Senior / Lead Systems Detail Specialist

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Senior / Lead Systems Detail Specialist

Location - Farnborough

Security Clearance Level- High 'Developed Vetting' (DV)

The Senior/ Lead Systems Engineer will play a critical role within a major UK defence IT delivery programme, taking ownership of requirements management, traceability, and the formal acceptance process. The role will act as a key technical and assurance interface between the delivery organisation and the UK Ministry of Defence ensuring that contractual, functional, and non-functional requirements are fully met, evidenced, and formally accepted.

This position requires a senior engineer with strong systems engineering discipline, experience operating in high-assurance, regulated environments, and the confidence to engage directly with MOD stakeholders, assurance bodies, and delivery teams.

Requirements Management

• Lead the end-to-end requirements management lifecycle, from capture and baseline through to verification and acceptance

• Ensure requirements are clear, testable, traceable, and aligned to contractual and operational needs

• Maintain robust requirements traceability matrices (RTMs) linking requirements to design, implementation, and test evidence

• Manage requirements change control in line with programme governance

Acceptance & Assurance

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• Own and manage the acceptance strategy and acceptance plan for the IT delivery programme

• Define and agree acceptance criteria with MOD stakeholders

• Coordinate and oversee acceptance activities, ensuring objective evidence is produced and collated

• Support formal acceptance events, reviews, and assurance boards

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