Synoptix

Systems Engineer The Role: As a Systems Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on a number of our projects helping to deliver solutions to our customers. In this role, you will be able to support technical systems engineering work, enhance your project management skillset and be involved in team leadership of junior engineers if this interests you. You will have opportunities to enhance your skills and capabilities in line with personal and business objectives. Day to day tasking can include: Delivering technical expertise on a variety of customer projects from air to sub-surface Supporting Systems Engineering activity across the design lifecycle Working with multidisciplinary teams Contributing to the development of proposals and statements of work Engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders Key Skills Required: We are interested in any of the following skills, but they are not essential for you to apply: Requirements Capture, Management and Analysis Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Systems Integration Verification and Validation Understanding of various types of SE documentation Knowledge of supporting toolsets (e.g. DOORs, JAMA, JIRA, Enterprise Architect, Cameo Systems Modeller, Rhapsody, MATLAB, Simulink) Benefits: Annual Company Bonus Based on company performance 25 Days holiday not including bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days Flexible hybrid working arrangements Continuous professional development including incentives Access to online Udemy training facility to support grade specific learning pathways Electric car scheme Bike to work scheme Private health care (BUPA) Job well done scheme Employer assistance scheme About Us: Synoptix was formed in 2011 to provide engineering solutions across various technical industries. We have evolved from a company established and focussed on Systems Thinking principles into an Engineering company providing solutions and services across three key capabilities: Systems, Cyber & InfoSec and Technology. What makes us stand out is how we engage in the crossover areas between these disciplines, combining our strengths to provide a truly bespoke, market leading approach. Our engineering competence is bolstered by expertise in commercial, legal, financial and resource, thereby ensuring that we uphold excellence in our product and service offerings. Please note that due to the nature of our projects we can only accept Sole UK National candidates who will need to be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. By applying to this position, you are confirming that you consent to the retention of your personal data. Your data is held securely on our own premises and under the terms of the Data Protection Act (2018). It will be treated as confidential, and will not be transferred to any third party, or to any other jurisdiction without your consent. We will not hold any data for any longer than is necessary for us to fulfil our obligations and will remove any data at your written request.

Senior Systems Engineer The Role: As a Senior Systems Engineer at Synoptix you will support the scope and direction of the engineering projects you are working on. In this role, you will engage with external stakeholders at a high level within customer organisations whilst feeding back to the business within engineering management meetings etc. You will have opportunities to enhance your skills and capabilities in line with personal and business objectives. Day to day tasking can include: Delivering technical expertise on a variety of customer projects from air to sub-surface Supporting Systems Engineering activity across the design lifecycle Working with multidisciplinary teams Development of proposals and statements of work Engaging with customer representatives to identify opportunities and seeing them through to delivery Guiding junior engineers in project delivery, where needed Key Skills Required: We are interested in any of the following skills, but they are not essential for you to apply: Concepting Requirements Capture, Management and Analysis Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Systems Integration Verification and Validation Development of SE documentation such as SEMP, ICD, ITEAP Knowledge of supporting toolsets (e.g. DOORs, JAMA, JIRA, Enterprise Architect, Cameo Systems Modeller, Rhapsody, MATLAB, Simulink) Benefits: Annual Company Bonus Based on company performance 25 Days holiday not including bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days Flexible hybrid working arrangements Continuous professional development including incentives Access to online Udemy training facility to support grade specific learning pathways Electric car scheme Bike to work scheme Private health care (BUPA) Job well done scheme Employer assistance scheme About Us: Synoptix was formed in 2011 to provide engineering solutions across various technical industries. We have evolved from a company established and focussed on Systems Thinking principles into an Engineering company providing solutions and services across three key capabilities: Systems, Cyber & InfoSec and Technology. What makes us stand out is how we engage in the crossover areas between these disciplines, combining our strengths to provide a truly bespoke, market leading approach. Our engineering competence is bolstered by expertise in commercial, legal, financial and resource, thereby ensuring that we uphold excellence in our product and service offerings. Please note that due to the nature of our projects we can only accept Sole UK National candidates who will need to be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. By applying to this position, you are confirming that you consent to the retention of your personal data. Your data is held securely on our own premises and under the terms of the Data Protection Act (2018). It will be treated as confidential, and will not be transferred to any third party, or to any other jurisdiction without your consent. We will not hold any data for any longer than is necessary for us to fulfil our obligations and will remove any data at your written request.

Principal Systems Engineer The Role: As a Principal Systems Engineer at Synoptix you will be helping guide the scope and direction of the engineering projects you are working on. As an agile business in the true sense the principal engineer will be given the relative freedom to take ownership at the strategic level of the project. This involves talking to the external stakeholders at a high level within the customer organisation and feeding back to the business within engineering management meetings etc. Internally to Synoptix you are seen as a technical authority and mentor to the early career engineers within Synoptix and have the ability to shape their future by passing on knowledge and experience as well as guiding them on customer project delivery. Day to day tasking can include: Delivering technical consultant expertise on a variety of customer projects from air to sub-surface Supporting Systems Engineering activity across the design lifecycle Development of proposals and statements of work Engaging with customer representative to identify opportunities, and seeing them through to delivery Attending Synoptix internal management strategy meetings Guiding junior engineers in project delivery, where needed Key Skills Required: We are interested in any of the following skills, but they are not essential for you to apply: Requirements Capture, Management and Analysis Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Systems Integration Verification and Validation Successful delivery of SE documentation Knowledge of supporting toolsets (e.g. DOORs, JAMA, JIRA, Enterprise Architect, Cameo Systems Modeller, Rhapsody, MATLAB, Simulink) Benefits: Annual Company Bonus Based on company performance 25 Days holiday not including bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days Flexible hybrid working arrangements Continuous professional development including incentives Access to online Udemy training facility to support grade specific learning pathways Electric car scheme Bike to work scheme Private health care (BUPA) Job well done scheme Employer assistance scheme About Us: Synoptix was formed in 2011 to provide engineering solutions across various technical industries. We have evolved from a company established and focussed on Systems Thinking principles into an Engineering company providing solutions and services across three key capabilities: Systems, Cyber & InfoSec and Technology. What makes us stand out is how we engage in the crossover areas between these disciplines, combining our strengths to provide a truly bespoke, market leading approach. Our engineering competence is bolstered by expertise in commercial, legal, financial and resource, thereby ensuring that we uphold excellence in our product and service offerings. Please note that due to the nature of our projects we can only accept Sole UK National candidates who will need to be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. By applying to this position, you are confirming that you consent to the retention of your personal data. Your data is held securely on our own premises and under the terms of the Data Protection Act (2018). It will be treated as confidential, and will not be transferred to any third party, or to any other jurisdiction without your consent. We will not hold any data for any longer than is necessary for us to fulfil our obligations and will remove any data at your written request.

Principal Security Engineer The Role: Synoptix are expanding their Cyber Security capability by applying it to Systems Thinking, allowing for delivery of Cyber Security Solutions to both defence and commercial clients. We re looking for a technically strong, client-focused Principal Security Engineer to support the development, implementation, and assurance of secure system architectures and solutions. This role sits within our Secure by Design capability and supports both internal development projects and external client engagements. Working alongside the existing team, contributing to security requirements definition, risk assessments, technical security design, and security documentation for both internal platforms and client systems. Dynamic Working: A blend of home and office-based working is encouraged Key Responsibilities: Lead and Deliver Cyber Security work packages to clients, this includes applying Systems Engineering methodologies into Cyber solutions. Risk identification and management Requirements Capture Validation Verification Be responsible for the technical content of client deliverables, for example. Security Management Plans Security Case Report following Secure by Design through life principals Verification Plans Validation Test Schedules and Reporting Penetration Test Remedial Action Plans Managing Risk Appetite and Risk Analysis Assessments Support the Sales and Business Development team in winning work through the generation of proposals and support to client meetings. Represent Synoptix at conferences, symposia, and trade shows. Lead Cyber security related research programmes with Academia. Represent the client and Synoptix at both internal and external customer facing security working groups. Delivering Key Management in accordance with agreed management plans. Assist in the further development of the Synoptix Cyber security capability. Skills Required: Essential: Knowledge of Secure by Design principles Experience in system security engineering, ideally in defence, space, or critical infrastructure Familiarity with MOD, NCSC, and ISO standards (e.g. ISO 27001/2, NIST 800-series, JSP 604) Competence in requirements engineering and systems thinking Practical experience with security in software and/or system development environments Effective communication and report-writing skills Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams Desirable: CISSP, CISM, or relevant NCSC-certified qualifications Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) Experience supporting formal security assurance processes Understanding of space system architectures or satellite communications DevSecOps awareness or experience with security automation Benefits: Annual Company Bonus 25 Days holiday not including bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days Competitive pension contribution Continuous professional development including incentives Access to online Udemy training facility Flexible working arrangements Bike to work scheme Electric car scheme Private health care Job well done scheme Please note that due to the nature of our projects we can only accept Sole UK National candidates who will need to be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. By applying for this position, you are confirming that you consent to the retention of your personal data. Your data is held securely on our own premises and under the terms of the Data Protection Act (2018). It will be treated as confidential, and will not be transferred to any third party, or to any other jurisdiction without your consent. We will not hold any data for any longer than is necessary for us to fulfil our obligations and will remove any data at your written request.

Network Administrator (DevOps) The Role: The Network Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day management and support of the network, systems, and servers for the company. This is a crucial role in ensuring the network infrastructure is optimised for performance and resilience, and mentoring support staff in network infrastructure best practice. The role combines hands-on support whilst contributing to the improvement of key systems. There is an opportunity for this role to develop into a full time DevOps supporting the product pipeline. Network Administrator Responsibilities: Maintain, support, and develop servers, and applications Implement procedures for reliable backup and restoration and security controls (e.g. anti-virus software) Develop and manage network monitoring and security processes Coordinate and implement upgrades in accordance with service commitments Proactively monitor resources to predict and prevent capacity issues Support system maintenance, security checks, and oversee backup procedures Maintain Active Directory, adhering to data protection and retention policies Manage documentation and change control processes for, servers, and applications Contribute to strategic planning for future IT requirements aligned with company growth and compliance needs (e.g. ISO27001, GDPR, DCC) Actively promote team values and adhere to all relevant company policies DevOps Responsibilities: Implement and manage DevOps pipelines for AI and computer vision products Integrate MLOps practices for data versioning, experiment tracking and model deployment Collaborate with the Technology team to ensure DevOps workflows accelerate product delivery and support Ensure strong data management, storage and backup solutions, including support for high volume sensor data Implement secure update and patching mechanisms for distributed field deployed systems Specify IT hardware and software for procurement Essential Skills: Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, networking, security and compliance frameworks Experience in managing, servers, systems and applications Hands on expertise in Linux systems administration Knowledge of Windows server management, Active Directory, DNS, MS Exchange Experience managing firewall configuration and enterprise anti-virus software Experience in managing and maintaining VMware (Hypervisor) Service-oriented with effective communication skills Ability to prioritize workload under minimal supervision Undergraduate degree or equivalent working experience Desirable Skills: Experience with DevOps practices including: CI/CD pipeline design and automation Containerisation and orchestration Monitoring and observability tools Experience in the defence or advanced technology sector Familiarity with GPU based computer environments Familiarity with MLOps and associated tooling Familiarity with data pipelines Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code Familiarity with security integration in DevOps i.e. DevSecOps Essential Tools: Ubuntu and Red Hat Linux Windows 365 environment Desirable Tools: Alpine Linux Gitlab CI, Jenkins Docker, Kubernetes Terraform, Ansible Additional tools as required Benefits: Annual Company Bonus Based on company performance 25 Days holiday not including bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days Flexible hybrid working arrangements Continuous professional development including incentives Access to online Udemy training facility to support grade specific learning pathways Electric car scheme Bike to work scheme Private health care (BUPA) Job well done scheme Employer assistance scheme About Us: Synoptix was formed in 2011 to provide engineering solutions across various technical industries. We have evolved from a company established and focussed on Systems Thinking principles into an Engineering company providing solutions and services across three key capabilities: Systems, Cyber & InfoSec and Technology. What makes us stand out is how we engage in the crossover areas between these disciplines, combining our strengths to provide a truly bespoke, market leading approach. Our engineering competence is bolstered by expertise in commercial, legal, financial and resource, thereby ensuring that we uphold excellence in our product and service offerings. Please note that due to the nature of our projects we can only accept Sole UK National candidates who will need to be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. By applying to this position, you are confirming that you consent to the retention of your personal data. Your data is held securely on our own premises and under the terms of the Data Protection Act (2018). It will be treated as confidential, and will not be transferred to any third party, or to any other jurisdiction without your consent. We will not hold any data for any longer than is necessary for us to fulfil our obligations and will remove any data at your written request.