Configuration Engineer

Configuration Engineer

Portsmouth - as and when required

£35,000 - £42,000

Brief

Configuration Engineer needed for a leading defence engineering organisation based in Portsmouth who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Configuration Engineer that takes pride in their work.

You will be working within a dynamic, supportive, and open team alongside 5 other Configuration Engineers at all levels. There are a lot of development opportunities within the position and the business as a whole.

What the role entails:

Some of the main duties of the Configuration Engineer will include:

• Transition Management of existing WTA Configuration Management processes to CSM compliant methods.
• Liaises with the Capability Insertion Team to ensure that the status of the CRs, irrespective of origin can be clearly demonstrated
• Liaison with key project stakeholders, specifically to ensure that each change is adequately captured and that information is made available to support timely progress.
• Mentors junior team members to assist with their understanding of the Configuration Management Team's deliverables and cross train them in their responsibilities
• Leads Best Practice forums and challenges the existing processes and procedures to drive efficiencies and cost savings within Configuration Management
• Research problems and issues, gather information from a range of physical and informational sources, review defects on platform or assembly in order to gain a complete understanding of the problem and all relevant circumstances and analyse problems related to platform and support system issues
• Generate proposed solutions that impact on operation, efficiency and performance improvement.
• Ensure that procedures for use by the WTA meet all governance and business requirements.

What experience you need to be the successful Configuration Engineer:

• Excel experience including but not limited to structured queries, pivot tables and V-look ups
• In depth experience in Windchill
• Knowledge of Change Management

Desirables:

• CM2 qualification (configuration management)

In order to be eligible for this role you will need to undergo Security Clearance Background Checks that requires you to be a UK resident and UK passport holder.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Configuration Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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