Systems Engineer

Introduction

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 500 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

As part of the global entity Saab AB, Saab UK combines the innovative spirit of a start-up with the resources and expertise of a larger corporation. Globally, Saab employs over 22,000 people, with operations on every continent. Our partnerships with UK customers and industry mean we are able to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges, anticipating the threats of tomorrow. We invest 23% of our annual revenue into research and development, collaborating with a range of partners including industry and academia.

Saab is a company that offers our employees plenty of opportunities for growth and advancement. We embrace diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where individuals can thrive professionally, paving the way for future progression. We also recognise the need for a healthy work-life balance to ensure our staff have the chance to live a fulfilling life beyond the workplace.

Role Overview

You will be part of Public Safety Solutions (PSS) Sec-Ops team, which develops, supports and maintains advanced software applications and solutions for mission critical control room operations including for Police, Fire & Rescue and Airports. As a Systems engineer you will provide technical support to customers, projects and development teams. Working with engineers based in both the UK and Sweden, to maintain and update SAFE and its related integrated systems and services. You will gain a comprehensive knowledge of the SAFE operating environment, configuration and core functionality, as well as deep expertise in system components and integrations. The Sec-Ops team comprises three functions Operations, Platform Services and Security. While you will initially be aligned to one of these functions, the long-term goal is for engineers to gain a high level of competency in all three areas.

This is a fully remote position with the option of working from the Hull office. Occasional travel will be required to our customer sites.

How we work

A self-motivated team with the ability to work unsupervised securing mission-critical services.  Working to industry standards (Cyber Essentials+, ISO 27001 and CSA CCM), our collaborative team follows an everything-as-code security approach to secure a service that has a growing customer base. We are looking to expand our Sec-Ops team with the addition of a hands-on person that will both complement our existing skills and help us to grow through continuous improvement to become a centre of excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain and support SAFE operating environments for customers with a focus upon security best practices.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd line support to customers as part of service operations team.
• Maintaining on-premise infrastructure, server builds, configurations and patching.
• Planning, testing and documentation of installations and changes.
• Advising projects and customers with technical matters and system troubleshooting relating to infrastructure, applications and environments.
• Engineer and operate threat detection and vulnerability tooling.
• Provide advice to Product, Engineering and customers on Sec-Ops best practices.
• Ensuring proactive security is in place through automation, notifications, and event management.
• Be part of an on-call rotation shared across the Sec-Ops team.

Experience/Qualifications

Essential requirements

• 3+ years’ experience with the design and hands-on implementation of modern security platforms
• Product specialist in at least one of
  • Extended Detection & Response (XDR) and/or Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
  • Vulnerability scanning tooling

Demonstrable knowledge and experience in multiple of the following areas:

• Identity & Access Management
• Implementation and management of security platforms like SIEM/SOAR
• Develop and maintain automated processes for regular vulnerability assessments
• Securing datacenter and cloud deployments
• Everything-as-code, git, pipelines (GitHub Actions, self-hosted agents)
• Linux admin & scripting
• Windows Server Datacenter Core & Defender Antivirus

• Highly attentive with the ability to deal with changing priorities and context switching.
• A positive attitude to innovation, change and transformation are essential characteristics to be successful in this role.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal.

Desirable, but not essential

• Certifications such as CEH, GSEC, CCSP or similar security certifications
• Azure and/or VMware (vSphere, NSX-T)
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Code repositories & CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitHub Actions)
• Terraform, Ansible
• Networking (Load balancing, Firewalls, TCP/IP)
• Windows Server Datacenter Core & Defender Antivirus
• Linux administration
• IaaS, SDDC, DNS, NTP
• Datacenter infrastructure management
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, tools and ways of working