Capability Leader

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3 weeks ago
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The opportunity:

Our clients team bring together models, simulations, real equipment, and people for the entire product lifecycle, using Synthetic Environments. We are looking for those that can offer the best skills and capabilities to be the best lead and articulate weapon system architectures and as a result, develop a capability that spans the full product lifecycle.

You must have the drive and determination for delivering change and be someone with fresh ideas, creative input, and fit in to a role that is very varied and exciting!
You will be working directly with the Head of this project to realise strategic initiatives and ensure the facilities, programs, and capabilities are the best of their class.

As a keen technologist, able to engage various types of engineers, having themselves gained experience in AI, MLOps, and containerisation, to be able to achieve solutions that reduce risk and dispel the traditional approach.
We are keen on you having excellent communication and interpersonal skills to win over minds and hearts to become a trusted part of the team and influence across the business, with the MoD, as well as other leading industry partners.

In short we're looking for someone who:

Ensure the capabilities are best in class (facilities, networks, infrastructure and processes) to deliver the teams vision.
Be set on the best source of knowledge, with processes to capture and share specialised skill knowledge and to encourage self-development and innovation.
Own the Visitor Experience across the facilities within the business and into overseas locations.
Develop emerging technology plans through internal research in conjunction with the technical authorities in the teams.
Define and run capital investment plans to ensure the department keep its capabilities.
Have line management responsibilities for first reports, including professional development, sickness, absence, expenses and performance assessment.
Experience of working with key partners (internally and externally) to realise innovation and the adoption of new technologies
Able to quickly grasp sophisticated defence concepts and articulate them, whilst holding your own technically
Able to identify new technologies and how they can benefit systems engineering
A curious and growth mind-set eager to learn from our specialists in the field of Synthetic Environments
Omega Resource Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

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