Configuration and Data Management Engineer

Location: Remote with adhoc visits to Reading when required (minimal)

Duration: 6 month initial contract

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Role details:
Our client, a leading provider in defence and security technology, is currently seeking a Configuration and Data Management Engineer (CDME) to join their team on a contract basis. This role is primarily remote, with occasional travel required near Reading. The successful candidate will work within the TTS Mission Area, supporting a training programme with the Royal Navy.

• Ensuring that all required contract data is properly identified, scheduled, marked, approved, inspected, submitted, and accepted.
• Administering the project's Configuration Change Control Board (CCCB).
• Supporting ongoing data management processes, including CMMI, IPDP, and DM internal audit gate review activities.
• Applying and administering configuration planning.
• Ensuring configuration identification, change management, verification, and audits in compliance with standards.
• Managing digital files and work products, including those imported from the Authority and suppliers.
• Championing and fostering a culture of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) compliance and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring that all programme-related information is effectively stored and controlled at the contract's close-out.
• Any other duties required to meet the needs of the programme.

• Experience with configuration and data management systems, such as Windchill.
• Understanding of records management.
• Knowledge of CMDM processes and artefacts.
• General awareness of the five configuration management pillars.
• Understanding the importance of handling data and documents according to the Government Security Classification Policy (GSCP).
• Experience with SharePoint and/or Kahootz.

You should have a solid understanding of configuration and data management principles ideally within the defence sector. You are detail-oriented, methodical, and capable of working independently while also contributing to a broader team effort. Your expertise will play a vital role in ensuring that documentation and data control processes meet rigorous standards.

Interested? Apply today via the link provided!