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Working at BAE Systems

  • Founded
    November 1999
  • Company employees
    Around 110,000

Hiring in

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • Malaysia
  • Poland
  • Singapore

Office locations

Join BAE Systems Digital Intelligence in Leeds as an engineer in Software Engineering, DevOps/Platform Engineering, or Cloud Engineering. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement with consideration for full-time and part-time applicants. You will work collaboratively in teams to deliver complex defence solutions and digital transformation projects supporting UK national security.

Requirements

  • Active eDV (Enhanced Developed Vetting) required before applying.
  • Must achieve at least Baseline Personnel Security Standard.
  • Many roles require 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK for security vetting.
  • Experience in Software Engineering, DevOps/Platform Engineering, or Cloud Engineering.
  • No specific degree requirement stated.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Software Engineering: Design and implement robust software solutions to collect, connect, and understand complex data.
  • DevOps/Platform Engineering: Build and manage reliable platforms and infrastructure to support critical national security operations.
  • Cloud Engineering: Deploy and maintain secure cloud environments enabling digital advantage in demanding environments.
  • Potential transition routes: People from software development, IT operations, or systems administration roles may bring technical problem-solving skills, alongside meeting mandatory security clearance and residency requirements.

Job description

Location(s): Leeds

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

National Security at BAE Digital Intelligence

Requistion ID: 120541

Location: Leeds – Hybrid working offered, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants – please speak to your recruiter about the options

Grade: GG08 – GG13

We are growing rapidly and are looking for security cleared engineers to join our team. We are proud of the work we do in National Security and the difference we make to the safety and prosperity of the UK.

Our areas of expertise

It is the in-depth expertise and creativity of our people which make NS a success. We have opportunities to expand our team in several areas, including:

· Software Engineering

· DevOps/ Platform Engineering

· Cloud Engineering

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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.

What we are made of

We pride ourselves on being able to solve some of our customers’ most complex problems. That ability is based on the skills and experience of our people and our culture, which respects and supports the individual.

Our people are what differentiate us, they are ingenious, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. In general, we work in teams. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with balanced, high quality solutions.

We work hard and often go the extra mile, but we recognise people’s efforts and that everyone has a life outside of work. We encourage people to speak up if they want to rotate to a new project in support of career development, or even just to face a new challenge. We also support flexible working and keeping a healthy work/life balance.

Our breadth across the National Security sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise or with new clients, if they choose.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of our work, successful candidates for this role will be required to hold an active eDV before applying for this opportunity.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

Inclusion is integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

Division overview: Capabilities

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.

As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.

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BAE Systems

National Security Professional

Leeds
On-site, Hybrid, Remote

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