Configuration Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Configuration Manager

Location: Cowes, Great Baddow or Broad Oak. Hybrid 3 days/week onsite. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £77,100 (DOE)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

Responsible for overseeing software configuration management processes, ensuring version control, consistency, and reliability across systems. Manages and supports the tools used by the software development team, maintaining optimal performance and usability. Facilitates and coordinates Software Control Board (SCB) activities to review, approve, and implement changes in line with governance standards. Administers and maintains SAP and SharePoint platforms, ensuring effective document management, data integrity, and user access control.

Core duties:

• Software Configuration Manager for several projects across multiple sites and networks
• SAP Administrator, processing documents for software releases (CSRN) and Engineering Request (ERs) on behalf the Configuration department across multiple projects. Providing user support
• Organise and perform secretariat duties regarding project Local Technical Committees with the Customer
• Produce SAP and CM related regular progress reports required by the projects
• Manage SCCB meetings and other configuration reviews, audits and status accounting

Essential Skills:

• Proven experience in the collation, development, and production of technical documentation, including process creation and standardisation
• Demonstrated expertise in configuration lifecycle management, engineering change control, and continuous process improvement
• Advanced user proficiency in SAP, Teamcenter, and/or SharePoint is highly desirable
• Degree in a numerate discipline (e.g. Engineering, Mathematics, or similar) or equivalent practical experience
• Solid engineering background, with particular value placed on experience in design documentation control and governance

The Future Radar Team:

Join us in shaping the Future of Radar Technology. Building on our heritage of cutting‑edge, world‑leading radar products, we are rapidly evolving our portfolio to enhance existing capabilities while pioneering brand new systems designed to counter emerging and future threats across the battlespace. Through close collaboration with our customers and sustained investment in exceptional talent, we are committed to remaining at the forefront of defence innovation and defining the next generation of radar solutions for Future Air Dominance

Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 29th June 2026. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 6th July.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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