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Platform Engineer

Employer
Raytheon UK
Location
United Kingdom, Manchester
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
27 Mar 2019

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Recruiter Type
Direct Employer
Sector
Defence
Job Role
Software Developer
Job Type
Permanent

Job Details

Raytheon are holding an Open Day in Manchester on Thursday 7th March 2019 at The Hilton Hotel, 303 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ. Recruiters and Managers will be present from 12-2pm and again from 4-6pm to discuss our vacancies. Register today at

www.eventbrite.co.uk and search for Raytheon events, or alternatively, email:

Michael.forshaw@raytheon.co.uk with the subject line 'Manchester Open Day'.

Job Title: Principal SysOps Engineer
Req ID: 134866

Location: Manchester

About the role...


This is a fantastic opportunity to join Raytheon UK in our Cyber Innovation Centre in Manchester, developing mission critical applications and systems as part of a growing team working alongside world class partner organisations. Increasingly the lines between development, systems and networking have blurred. DevOps is widely used to describe this but this role is far deeper than that. The team require people that can understand developed applications and large datasets and the challenges faced when deploying them at scale. This role is pivotal, they will influence the architecture and its development and deploy durable and scalable mission critical systems. This is a career defining role.

Main Duties:
  • Develop and lead a small team of System Engineers/Administrators
  • Drive the systems engineering capability
  • Sets and operates procedure for maintenance activities.
  • Contributes to infrastructure strategy with recommendation and experience
  • Oversees operational procedures of a routine nature.
  • Sets strategy for continuous availability and performance of services
  • Accountable for the operational sustainment of a large on premise and cloud based software stack
  • Assists in investigation and resolution of application, network and infrastructure challenges.
What we are looking for...

Experience with the following tools/technologies:

An interest in anything and everything and the drive to learn and implement cutting edge technology in a unique environment.

  • Knowledge of AWS, Azure and other cloud infrastructures
  • Knowledge of Hadoop
  • Knowledge of NiFi
  • Knowledge of ELK stack
  • Knowledge of containerisation and serverless architectures
  • Knowledge of Java
  • Knowledge of Atlassian tool stack (JIRA, Confluence)

Expertise in Automating processes including CI & CD, Batch, Data flow etc.

  • Agile techniques including SCRUM and SAFE
  • Software development environments
  • Role based Security
  • An appreciation of Linux administration and deployment and VMware Vsphere ESXi administration
  • A wide range of understanding around support and maintenance of server, storage and desktop physical and virtual hardware
  • Networks and system health monitoring utilising KPI monitoring and dashboards

About Raytheon...


Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. We are a prime contractor and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence and have developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, National & Cyber security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software solutions at its facilities in Manchester, Gloucester, Harlow, Glenrothes, Waddington and Broughton.

Increasing demand for our Cyber Security capabilities led to the establishment of our Cyber Innovation Centre in Gloucestershire, which has grown rapidly since opening in late 2014. Additionally in February 2017 we opened our brand new Raytheon Cyber Centre in Manchester to grow our presence in the North. This has created a broad spectrum of roles to support our customers in developing solutions for cyber security, research and mission support both technical and non-technical.

What we can offer you...


Ongoing development, with formal and on-the-job training, alongside the following benefits:

25 days holiday + statutory holidays

Annual bonus + for this division an additional bonus for maintaining the highest level of government clearance

1.30pm finish on a Friday (37 hour week)

Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits; such as buy/sell holiday, childcare vouchers, cycle to work, Gymflex and more

Enhanced sick pay scheme

Diversity:


Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success.

Security:


Due to the nature of Raytheon's commercial government client base, successful candidates will be expected to achieve the appropriate level of clearance specific to their employment.
134866
Relocation Eligible
No

Clearance Type
DV

Expertise
Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering
Algorithms
Cloud Computing
Communications & Corporate Affairs
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer/Management Information Systems
Cyber Jobs
Data Science
Engineering Technology
Information and Knowledge Systems
Integration & Test Engineering
Intelligence Analyst
Machine Learning
Quality Assurance
Research & Development
Security
Software Engineering
Systems Engineering
Technical
Test Engineering

Type Of Job
Full Time

Work Location
United Kingdom - Manchester

Company

Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. It is a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence and has developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, national security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software at facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Gloucester, Waddington, Broughton and Manchester.

 

Raytheon UK has six key sites. Our manufacturing hub is in Glenrothes in Fife where we employ more than 560 people. The aircraft systems integration takes place in Broughton, North Wales. We manage the Sentinel programme from RAF Waddington where we provide training and a wide range of development work for the RAF. At Gloucester and Manchester, our new cyber business centres conduct specialist research and software development work for customers, and finally there’s our technology centre in Harlow.

 

With more than 1,600 employees situated across England, Scotland and Wales, Raytheon UK continues to invest in its infrastructure and people as well as growing its graduate and apprenticeship programmes.

 

Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25 billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.

Company info
Telephone
01895 816248
Location
Uxbridge
GB

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