Location: Farnborough (Office-based)
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
Responsibilities
* Act as the Technical Design Authority for one or more customer projects, owning design decisions and approvals across the full lifecycle
* Create High Level Designs (HLDs) and Low Level Designs (LLDs) working with pre-sales and engineering colleagues
* Ensure designs comply with security, resilience, operational, and architectural standards
* Act as the senior technical interface to the customer, providing confidence in solution design and delivery approach
* Support delivery teams through build, test, and implementation phases, resolving design‑related issues and deviations
Qualifications
* Proven experience in a Technical Design Authority, Technical Design, or Senior Systems Engineer role within complex IT or managed service environments
* Current DV clearance or eligibility and willingness to undergo DV vetting
* Strong background in enterprise IT infrastructure and platforms, including: Windows, Linux (Redhat OpenShift), VMWare (Broadcom VCF) and messaging systems (Exchange)
* Experience designing and assuring customer‑facing solutions in highly‑secure environments
* Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge constructively and influence at senior levels
* Proven track record in IT, with experience delivering customer‑facing solutions requiring formal acceptance and sign‑off
* Proactive, self‑motivated, and able to keep up with the rapid pace of ICT
* Strong stakeholder management and clear communication with technical and non‑technical audiences
Benefits
We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. Personalise benefits such as discounts, vouchers, a pension plan, learning tools, and top‑notch parental leave policies.
Legal and Accessibility
We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website for guidance.
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