Thales

Location: Reading, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Location: Ebbw Vale, Reading, Crawley, Bristol, Templecombe, and Cheadle (any Thales office) Step into a role where your cyber expertise shapes national-level resilience and the future of secure critical systems! What the role has to offer Enterprise-wide technical influence - shaping consequence informed, secure-by-design and AI-enabled security technologies, and steering the evolution of Thales' future cyber design capabilities Own the UK Digital Trust technical strategy, ensuring consequence informed, SbD principles are embedded from concept to decommissioning. Lead development of design patterns for Zero Trust Architecture, including supporting and guiding on the adaption for products, identification of variance and applicability, segmentation, continuous verification, and policy-driven access. Define and evolve Data-Centric Security model product, including the classification, tagging, encryption, attribute-based access control strategies. Contribute to the global approach to DCS across the wider Thales enterprise. Drive inclusion of cryptographic architecture into solutions, including PQC-ready design patterns Hybrid classical/PQC key exchange Cryptographic agility frameworks Secure key management and HSM integration Develop defensible design patterns, for high-assurance systems, ensuring alignment with NCSC, NIST, ETSI and sector specific standards. Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding implementation, testing, and assurance. Engage with senior stakeholders, translating complex trust and crypto concepts into clear, actionable decisions. Shape internal standards, patterns, and governance, ensuring consistency across programmes. Represent the organisation externally, contributing to working groups, standards bodies, and partner ecosystems. Innovation leadership - driving next-generation of security capabilities, defining and using new technologies and architecture patterns such as ZTA, DCS and SbD, leveraging AI opportunities, and shaping Thales' long-term cyber resilience strategy. Our Opportunity You will lead the technical direction for our Digital Trust capability, shaping how we design, assure, and deploy trust-enabling technologies across complex, multi-domain environments. This includes Secure-by-Design (SbD) engineering, Zero-Trust Architecture (ZTA), Data-Centric Security (DCS), and the integration of advanced cryptographic technologies such as Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) into modern design patterns. This is a role for someone who can operate at architecture engineering, and governance levels simultaneously - and individual who can define the blueprint, assure the implementation, and influence the organisation. Building a Future, we can all trust. Are you looking for the opportunity to directly shape and deliver world-class solutions to our customers? If so, then Engineering & Technical Management may be just the ticket. Whether focusing on leading large teams or working as a technical expert, roles in this area provide you with an opportunity to shape the world we live in today. Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Reading, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. We are seeking a highly skilled Hybrid Algorithm Researcher to develop advanced algorithmic software for future products in Advanced Signal Processing (ASP) and Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT). This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of classical signal processing and AI-based methods, applying both to complex sensing, modelling, tracking, fusion, and estimation challenges in contested electromagnetic environments. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving difficult technical problems and enjoys turning novel research into practical, high-impact solutions. You will contribute to low-TRL research and development activities, helping to shape technologies that remain robust, adaptable, and effective in real-world and adversarial conditions. What you will do Lead the development of hybrid algorithmic software in C++, MATLAB, Mathematica, and Python. Design, adapt, and evaluate hybrid algorithms for sensor modelling, processing, data fusion, tracking, state estimation, and anomaly detection. Apply time- and frequency-domain methods, including Fourier analysis, digital sampling, and filter design. Review recent research and translate novel techniques into practical ASP/PNT solutions. Improve the robustness of traditional algorithms for challenging, real-world data and systems. Use machine learning where it adds value, particularly for non-linear dynamics and complex system behaviour. Support proposals, bids, and project delivery for research and development activities. Mentor junior engineers and help strengthen technical capability across the team. What we are looking for You will bring substantial recent experience in low-TRL research and development, ideally within ASP, PNT, sensor fusion, or a related field. You should be confident working across theory and implementation, and comfortable applying hybrid white-box and black-box approaches to real engineering problems. Essential experience Experience implementing hybrid algorithms that combine classical and ML-based approaches. Applied experience in one or more of the following: feature extraction, data fusion, target tracking, image segmentation, image matching, sensor calibration, state estimation, anomaly detection, integrity monitoring, system modelling, or synthetic data generation. Strong understanding of time and frequency domain methods, including Fourier transforms, digital sampling, and filter design. Ability to evaluate, adapt, and implement techniques from recent research papers. Experience making algorithms robust to real-world data and complex physical system behaviour. Practical coding experience in C++, MATLAB, Mathematica, and/or Python. Proven ability to work across research, development, technical leadership, and delivery. Desirable experience Knowledge of emerging sensing and PNT technologies, electronic warfare, radar, sonar, or related domains. Experience with EKF, UKF, Lie Group UKF, or physics-informed machine learning. Experience supporting bids, funding applications, or collaborative consortia. Exposure to contested electromagnetic environments and resilient sensing challenges. Experience mentoring engineers or acting in a technical leadership capacity. About you You are a technically curious problem-solver who enjoys working at the boundary between research and practical engineering. You are able to move confidently between mathematical reasoning, software development, and applied experimentation, and you know when to use classical methods, machine learning, or a combination of both. You communicate complex ideas clearly, work well across disciplines, and are motivated by difficult problems that have real operational value. You take pride in producing high-quality technical output and contributing to an innovative, collaborative environment. A Bachelors degree with honours, Masters degree, or PhD in a relevant discipline is expected, along with few years of recent experience in related research and development. Why join us This is an opportunity to work on technologies that support the next generation of resilient sensing and navigation capability. You will help develop solutions for challenging operational environments, contribute to future product concepts, and play a meaningful role in building technical depth across the team. The work is ambitious, collaborative, and highly impactful - ideal for someone looking to apply advanced algorithms to genuinely complex, real-world challenges. Benefits Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Remote UK, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Location: Ebbw Vale, Reading, Crawley, Bristol, Templecombe, and Cheadle (any Thales office) Step into a role where your cyber expertise shapes national-level resilience and the future of secure critical systems! What the role has to offer Enterprise-wide technical influence - Own the Exercise and Training technical strategy, defining the product and services SCT offer to UK customers. Lead architecture design of OT Range capabilities, including identity, segmentation, continuous verification, and policy-driven access. Define and evolve Exercise and Training products, including the classification, tagging, encryption, and attribute-based access control strategies. Drive inclusion of Thales wider solutions into Exercise and Training capabilities, including Thales security products and solutions. Develop defensible design patterns, for OT Exercising and assurance capabilities within the Ebbw Vale facility. Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding implementation, testing, and assurance of Exercise and Training offers. Engage with senior stakeholders, translating complex exercise and training concepts into clear, actionable decisions. Shape internal standards, patterns, and governance, ensuring consistency across programmes. Represent the organisation externally, contributing to working groups, standards bodies, and partner ecosystems. Innovation leadership - driving next-generation of exercise and training capabilities, defining and using new technologies and architecture patterns such as leveraging AI opportunities, and shaping Thales' long-term OT cyber, Exercise and Training strategy. Our Opportunity You will lead the technical direction for our Exercise and Training capability, shaping how we design, assure, deliver, and deploy Exercises for cyber resilience to Thales' customers and OT Training capabilities operated out of the Thales UK Ebbw Vale facility. The role shall include the definition of the technologies Thales UK will implement into a Cyber Exercise product offer. In addition, the role will work closely with the technical leads in Ebbw Vale to define the product needs and architectures for OT Training as a product offering out of the Ebbw Vale office in support of our MOD customers. This is a role for someone who can operate at architecture engineering, and governance levels simultaneously - an individual who can define the blueprint, assure the implementation, and influence the organisation. About You At Thales, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges. Essential Skills: Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related technical field Proven experience acting as a Technical Authority, Design Authority, or equivalent senior engineering role Deep expertise in modern security engineering practices OT & Industrial Skills: Strong understanding of: ICS/SCADA environments Industrial operations and processes PLC/DCS/SIS environments Industrial networking Remote access in OT OT incident response Industrial safety considerations Knowledge of: Purdue model OT resilience principles High-availability operations Critical infrastructure environments Cyber Security Skills: OT threat landscape awareness. Knowledge of: MITRE ATT&CK for ICS Adversary behaviours Industrial ransomware threats OT detection and monitoring concepts Incident response coordination. Risk communication and cyber awareness delivery. OT security governance and assurance understanding. Training & Facilitation Skills: Exercise facilitation and scenario management. Adult learning and instructional design principles. Development of technical training material. Executive briefing and communication skills. Workshop and stakeholder facilitation. Ability to simplify complex technical topics for varied audiences. Leadership & Business Skills: Programme leadership. Cross-functional stakeholder engagement. Organisational change management. Strategic planning and roadmap development. Strong written and verbal communication. Ability to influence operational and executive stakeholders. Ability to design and review high-assurance architectures for regulated, mission-critical environments. Proven ability to lead complex technical decisions, challenge suppliers, and provide defensible recommendations. Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and maintain a strong external network. A strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development. Desirable: Postgraduate degree (MSc/MEng) in Cyber Security, Systems Engineering, Industrial Automation, or a related field Experience in regulated environments such as defence, healthcare, policing, utilities, manufacturing, or critical infrastructure Professional certifications such as GICSP, GRID, ISA/IEC 62443, CISSP, or CISM Motivated by contributing to a safer, more secure world through Cybersecurity & Trust If you're ready to lead, influence, and engineer the next generation of OT cyber security, we'd love to receive your application. Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Statement: This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK ( ) At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Reading, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. We are seeking a highly skilled Hybrid Algorithm Researcher to develop advanced algorithmic software for future products in Advanced Signal Processing (ASP) and Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT). This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of classical signal processing and AI-based methods, applying both to complex sensing, modelling, tracking, fusion, and estimation challenges in contested electromagnetic environments. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving difficult technical problems and enjoys turning novel research into practical, high-impact solutions. You will contribute to low-TRL research and development activities, helping to shape technologies that remain robust, adaptable, and effective in real-world and adversarial conditions. What you will do Lead the development of hybrid algorithmic software in C++, MATLAB, Mathematica, and Python. Design, adapt, and evaluate hybrid algorithms for sensor modelling, processing, data fusion, tracking, state estimation, and anomaly detection. Apply time- and frequency-domain methods, including Fourier analysis, digital sampling, and filter design. Review recent research and translate novel techniques into practical ASP/PNT solutions. Improve the robustness of traditional algorithms for challenging, real-world data and systems. Use machine learning where it adds value, particularly for non-linear dynamics and complex system behaviour. Support proposals, bids, and project delivery for research and development activities. Mentor junior engineers and help strengthen technical capability across the team. What we are looking for You will bring substantial recent experience in low-TRL research and development, ideally within ASP, PNT, sensor fusion, or a related field. You should be confident working across theory and implementation, and comfortable applying hybrid white-box and black-box approaches to real engineering problems. Essential experience Experience implementing hybrid algorithms that combine classical and ML-based approaches. Applied experience in one or more of the following: feature extraction, data fusion, target tracking, image segmentation, image matching, sensor calibration, state estimation, anomaly detection, integrity monitoring, system modelling, or synthetic data generation. Strong understanding of time and frequency domain methods, including Fourier transforms, digital sampling, and filter design. Ability to evaluate, adapt, and implement techniques from recent research papers. Experience making algorithms robust to real-world data and complex physical system behaviour. Practical coding experience in C++, MATLAB, Mathematica, and/or Python. Proven ability to work across research, development, technical leadership, and delivery. Desirable experience Knowledge of emerging sensing and PNT technologies, electronic warfare, radar, sonar, or related domains. Experience with EKF, UKF, Lie Group UKF, or physics-informed machine learning. Experience supporting bids, funding applications, or collaborative consortia. Exposure to contested electromagnetic environments and resilient sensing challenges. Experience mentoring engineers or acting in a technical leadership capacity. About you You are a technically curious problem-solver who enjoys working at the boundary between research and practical engineering. You are able to move confidently between mathematical reasoning, software development, and applied experimentation, and you know when to use classical methods, machine learning, or a combination of both. You communicate complex ideas clearly, work well across disciplines, and are motivated by difficult problems that have real operational value. You take pride in producing high-quality technical output and contributing to an innovative, collaborative environment. A Bachelors degree with honours, Masters degree, or PhD in a relevant discipline is expected, along with few years of recent experience in related research and development. Why join us This is an opportunity to work on technologies that support the next generation of resilient sensing and navigation capability. You will help develop solutions for challenging operational environments, contribute to future product concepts, and play a meaningful role in building technical depth across the team. The work is ambitious, collaborative, and highly impactful - ideal for someone looking to apply advanced algorithms to genuinely complex, real-world challenges. Benefits Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Systems Architect - Weapon Systems (IAS) Location: based in Belfast, minimum 3 days/ week in office (hybrid), with Other: permanent, full-time Interested in shaping the future of advanced Weapon Systems? Read on to discover how you can play a pivotal role in defining next-generation capabilities, influencing technical strategy, and delivering innovative solutions to customers. What the role has to offer Shape Future Capability: Lead the development of cutting-edge Weapon System architectures and technology roadmaps that influence future defence solutions High Impact, High Visibility: Work directly with customers, senior stakeholders, and product leaders, acting as a key technical authority across major programmes and strategic initiatives Innovation at the Forefront: Evaluate emerging technologies, de-risk future capabilities, and turn advanced concepts into operational products that deliver real-world impact Our Opportunity Reporting to the Head of Capability Development - Weapon Systems within the IAS Technical Directorate, this is a rare opportunity to influence the future of advanced defence capability. As a System Architect, you will lead the development of innovative Weapon System solutions, shaping architectures, technology roadmaps, and strategic investment decisions that drive next-generation products. Working at the intersection of engineering, technology, and customer engagement, you will provide technical leadership across bids, programmes, and product development, ensuring solutions deliver operational excellence, performance, and value. We are looking for an experienced Systems Architect or Technical Leader who thrives on solving complex challenges, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and turning emerging technologies into real-world capability. You'll be a credible technical authority, confidently engaging with customers and senior stakeholders while providing governance across the product lifecycle. If you're passionate about innovation, systems thinking, and shaping the future of Weapon Systems, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact. Building a Future, we can all trust. Integrated Airspace Protection Systems (IAS) - our main purpose is to protect and defend. We provide rapid integrated solutions for detection, coordination, fire control, engagement and support. We cover three sectors: Surface Attack & Air Defence (UK), Air Defence (International) and Air Operations & Services as well as Space. What we offer you We offer a competitive salary and benefits package designed to support our employees' wellbeing and professional growth, which includes: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Main Responsibilities Define and evolve Weapon System architectures, including Concepts of Operation, functional partitioning, interfaces, and system-level design to meet operational, technical, and customer requirements Develop innovative technical solutions and proposals for complex Weapon Systems, balancing cost, schedule, performance, risk, and compliance within bid and programme constraints Provide technical leadership and governance across the development lifecycle, ensuring engineering activities, system designs, and project deliverables comply with requirements, standards, and product policies Act as the principal technical interface for customers, partners, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, supporting technical discussions, requirement trade-offs, and the successful delivery of development opportunities Maintain and apply domain expertise in Weapon Systems, related sub-systems, speciality engineering disciplines, and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to enhance capability and competitive advantage Support Design Authority activities and communicate technical solutions effectively, using system architecture tools and methodologies to capture, develop, and present system designs to stakeholders across the business and customer community About You At Thales, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges. Ideal Experience & Skills Essential Degree-qualified in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline, with the ability to obtain and maintain UK SC clearance Significant experience in senior engineering, systems architecture, technical leadership, or product development roles within a complex technology environment Proven expertise in architecting, developing and managing complex systems, including ownership of technical solutions across the product lifecycle Experience developing and delivering technical roadmaps, aligning technology, product strategy, and business objectives Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence customers, partners, suppliers, and senior internal stakeholders Demonstrable leadership capability, able to work independently, provide objective technical direction, manage technical risk, and collaborate effectively within cross-functional leadership teams Desirable Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or equivalent professional accreditation Experience in a Design Authority, Chief Engineer, or similar technical governance role, providing oversight of complex programmes or products Knowledge of Weapon Systems and Short-Range Defence, including operational concepts, relevant sub-systems, emerging technologies, and product lifecycle management If you're a technically minded leader with a passion for complex systems and emerging technologies, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help us deliver the next generation of world-leading defence capabilities. Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Reading, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Location: Ebbw Vale, Reading, Crawley, Bristol, Templecombe, and Cheadle (any Thales office) Step into a role where your cyber expertise shapes national-level resilience and the future of secure critical systems! What the role has to offer Enterprise-wide technical influence - shaping consequence informed, secure-by-design and AI-enabled security technologies, and steering the evolution of Thales' future cyber design capabilities Own the UK Digital Trust technical strategy, ensuring consequence informed, SbD principles are embedded from concept to decommissioning. Lead development of design patterns for Zero Trust Architecture, including supporting and guiding on the adaption for products, identification of variance and applicability, segmentation, continuous verification, and policy-driven access. Define and evolve Data-Centric Security model product, including the classification, tagging, encryption, attribute-based access control strategies. Contribute to the global approach to DCS across the wider Thales enterprise. Drive inclusion of cryptographic architecture into solutions, including PQC-ready design patterns Hybrid classical/PQC key exchange Cryptographic agility frameworks Secure key management and HSM integration Develop defensible design patterns, for high-assurance systems, ensuring alignment with NCSC, NIST, ETSI and sector specific standards. Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding implementation, testing, and assurance. Engage with senior stakeholders, translating complex trust and crypto concepts into clear, actionable decisions. Shape internal standards, patterns, and governance, ensuring consistency across programmes. Represent the organisation externally, contributing to working groups, standards bodies, and partner ecosystems. Innovation leadership - driving next-generation of security capabilities, defining and using new technologies and architecture patterns such as ZTA, DCS and SbD, leveraging AI opportunities, and shaping Thales' long-term cyber resilience strategy. Our Opportunity You will lead the technical direction for our Digital Trust capability, shaping how we design, assure, and deploy trust-enabling technologies across complex, multi-domain environments. This includes Secure-by-Design (SbD) engineering, Zero-Trust Architecture (ZTA), Data-Centric Security (DCS), and the integration of advanced cryptographic technologies such as Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) into modern design patterns. This is a role for someone who can operate at architecture engineering, and governance levels simultaneously - and individual who can define the blueprint, assure the implementation, and influence the organisation. Building a Future, we can all trust. Are you looking for the opportunity to directly shape and deliver world-class solutions to our customers? If so, then Engineering & Technical Management may be just the ticket. Whether focusing on leading large teams or working as a technical expert, roles in this area provide you with an opportunity to shape the world we live in today. Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Our work is organised into two portfolios that guide strategic growth in Secure Communication and Protection. The Land Communications team focuses on tactical radio and electronic countermeasures for UK and global markets. Our Security and Naval Communications team draws on over 100 years of partnership with the Royal Navy, delivering an evolving portfolio of integrated voice and data systems that support resilient, mission-ready communication. We are looking for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to lead the delivery of complex, large-scale naval communications programmes for UK and international customers. This is a high-impact role at the forefront of advanced defence technology, combining technical leadership, systems thinking, and programme delivery across the full engineering lifecycle. Location: Crawley, Reading & Fareham The Role: You will play a critical role in defining, developing, and delivering end-to-end systems solutions for naval communications. Working across bids and live programmes, you'll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, shape solution architectures, and ensure successful delivery through all lifecycle phases-from concept through to deployment and in-service support. Key Responsibilities: Lead the definition of technical solutions, from requirements capture through to system architecture and design Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver solutions to cost, schedule, and quality Support bid activities by interpreting customer requirements and shaping robust, competitive solutions Plan, estimate, and deliver engineering work packages aligned to programme objectives Ensure compliance with engineering governance, including Thales Chorus 2 and project Engineering Management Plans Manage technical risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies throughout the lifecycle Own and maintain the system design baseline through to customer acceptance Support integration, verification, validation, qualification, and acceptance (IVVQ) activities Lead technical investigations and resolve system-level and equipment-level issues Review and manage design changes, problem reports, and technical queries Prepare and present key design documentation, including validation and certification artefacts About You: Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex systems programmes Strong background across the full systems engineering lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, V&V, acceptance) Experience working within structured governance frameworks and design review milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.) Ability to define system and subsystem specifications from high-level requirements Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including customer-facing experience and leading design reviews Knowledge of naval environments and constraints (e.g. shock, vibration, EMC, TEMPEST, safety, cyber, ILS) Experience with naval communications systems, infrastructure, and operational architectures is highly desirable Familiarity with installation, commissioning, and trials in a naval or defence context Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in complex, fast-paced programme environments Why Join Thales? This is an opportunity to lead the design and delivery of mission-critical naval communication systems at scale. You'll work on cutting-edge programmes, influence system architecture decisions, and collaborate with global teams to deliver innovative solutions that operate in some of the most demanding environments. Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Our work is organised into two portfolios that guide strategic growth in Secure Communication and Protection. The Land Communications team focuses on tactical radio and electronic countermeasures for UK and global markets. Our Security and Naval Communications team draws on over 100 years of partnership with the Royal Navy, delivering an evolving portfolio of integrated voice and data systems that support resilient, mission-ready communication. We are looking for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to lead the delivery of complex, large-scale naval communications programmes for UK and international customers. This is a high-impact role at the forefront of advanced defence technology, combining technical leadership, systems thinking, and programme delivery across the full engineering lifecycle. Location: Crawley, Reading & Fareham The Role: You will play a critical role in defining, developing, and delivering end-to-end systems solutions for naval communications. Working across bids and live programmes, you'll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, shape solution architectures, and ensure successful delivery through all lifecycle phases-from concept through to deployment and in-service support. Key Responsibilities: Lead the definition of technical solutions, from requirements capture through to system architecture and design Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver solutions to cost, schedule, and quality Support bid activities by interpreting customer requirements and shaping robust, competitive solutions Plan, estimate, and deliver engineering work packages aligned to programme objectives Ensure compliance with engineering governance, including Thales Chorus 2 and project Engineering Management Plans Manage technical risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies throughout the lifecycle Own and maintain the system design baseline through to customer acceptance Support integration, verification, validation, qualification, and acceptance (IVVQ) activities Lead technical investigations and resolve system-level and equipment-level issues Review and manage design changes, problem reports, and technical queries Prepare and present key design documentation, including validation and certification artefacts About You: Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex systems programmes Strong background across the full systems engineering lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, V&V, acceptance) Experience working within structured governance frameworks and design review milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.) Ability to define system and subsystem specifications from high-level requirements Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including customer-facing experience and leading design reviews Knowledge of naval environments and constraints (e.g. shock, vibration, EMC, TEMPEST, safety, cyber, ILS) Experience with naval communications systems, infrastructure, and operational architectures is highly desirable Familiarity with installation, commissioning, and trials in a naval or defence context Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in complex, fast-paced programme environments Why Join Thales? This is an opportunity to lead the design and delivery of mission-critical naval communication systems at scale. You'll work on cutting-edge programmes, influence system architecture decisions, and collaborate with global teams to deliver innovative solutions that operate in some of the most demanding environments. Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Remote UK, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Location: Ebbw Vale, Reading, Crawley, Bristol, Templecombe, and Cheadle (any Thales office) Step into a role where your cyber expertise shapes national-level resilience and the future of secure critical systems! What the role has to offer Enterprise-wide technical influence - Own the Exercise and Training technical strategy, defining the product and services SCT offer to UK customers. Lead architecture design of OT Range capabilities, including identity, segmentation, continuous verification, and policy-driven access. Define and evolve Exercise and Training products, including the classification, tagging, encryption, and attribute-based access control strategies. Drive inclusion of Thales wider solutions into Exercise and Training capabilities, including Thales security products and solutions. Develop defensible design patterns, for OT Exercising and assurance capabilities within the Ebbw Vale facility. Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding implementation, testing, and assurance of Exercise and Training offers. Engage with senior stakeholders, translating complex exercise and training concepts into clear, actionable decisions. Shape internal standards, patterns, and governance, ensuring consistency across programmes. Represent the organisation externally, contributing to working groups, standards bodies, and partner ecosystems. Innovation leadership - driving next-generation of exercise and training capabilities, defining and using new technologies and architecture patterns such as leveraging AI opportunities, and shaping Thales' long-term OT cyber, Exercise and Training strategy. Our Opportunity You will lead the technical direction for our Exercise and Training capability, shaping how we design, assure, deliver, and deploy Exercises for cyber resilience to Thales' customers and OT Training capabilities operated out of the Thales UK Ebbw Vale facility. The role shall include the definition of the technologies Thales UK will implement into a Cyber Exercise product offer. In addition, the role will work closely with the technical leads in Ebbw Vale to define the product needs and architectures for OT Training as a product offering out of the Ebbw Vale office in support of our MOD customers. This is a role for someone who can operate at architecture engineering, and governance levels simultaneously - an individual who can define the blueprint, assure the implementation, and influence the organisation. About You At Thales, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges. Essential Skills: Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related technical field Proven experience acting as a Technical Authority, Design Authority, or equivalent senior engineering role Deep expertise in modern security engineering practices OT & Industrial Skills: Strong understanding of: ICS/SCADA environments Industrial operations and processes PLC/DCS/SIS environments Industrial networking Remote access in OT OT incident response Industrial safety considerations Knowledge of: Purdue model OT resilience principles High-availability operations Critical infrastructure environments Cyber Security Skills: OT threat landscape awareness. Knowledge of: MITRE ATT&CK for ICS Adversary behaviours Industrial ransomware threats OT detection and monitoring concepts Incident response coordination. Risk communication and cyber awareness delivery. OT security governance and assurance understanding. Training & Facilitation Skills: Exercise facilitation and scenario management. Adult learning and instructional design principles. Development of technical training material. Executive briefing and communication skills. Workshop and stakeholder facilitation. Ability to simplify complex technical topics for varied audiences. Leadership & Business Skills: Programme leadership. Cross-functional stakeholder engagement. Organisational change management. Strategic planning and roadmap development. Strong written and verbal communication. Ability to influence operational and executive stakeholders. Ability to design and review high-assurance architectures for regulated, mission-critical environments. Proven ability to lead complex technical decisions, challenge suppliers, and provide defensible recommendations. Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and maintain a strong external network. A strong commitment to continuous learning and professional development. Desirable: Postgraduate degree (MSc/MEng) in Cyber Security, Systems Engineering, Industrial Automation, or a related field Experience in regulated environments such as defence, healthcare, policing, utilities, manufacturing, or critical infrastructure Professional certifications such as GICSP, GRID, ISA/IEC 62443, CISSP, or CISM Motivated by contributing to a safer, more secure world through Cybersecurity & Trust If you're ready to lead, influence, and engineer the next generation of OT cyber security, we'd love to receive your application. Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Statement: This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK ( ) At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. We are seeking an experienced and innovative AI Technical Lead to drive the design, development and deployment of AI-powered solutions across the organisation. The successful candidate will lead technical delivery of AI initiatives, establish best practices, provide technical leadership to engineering teams, and ensure AI solutions are secure, scalable, ethical and aligned to business objectives. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic thinking to accelerate business value through artificial intelligence. Location(s): Crawley or Reading or Cheadle or Bristol or Glasgow or any other Thales site in the UK Key Responsibilities: AI Strategy & Leadership Lead the technical implementation of the organisation's AI strategy. Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities for adoption. Define AI engineering standards, patterns and best practices. Act as the technical authority for AI-related projects and programmes. Mentor and develop engineers, architects and technical specialists. Solution Design & Architecture Design scalable AI and machine learning solutions. Define architecture for Generative AI, Machine Learning and Intelligent Automation platforms. Establish patterns for integrating AI services into enterprise applications. Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security and compliance requirements. Lead technical design reviews and architecture governance activities. Engineering & Delivery Build and oversee development of AI-powered applications and services. Lead proof-of-concepts, pilots and production implementations. Collaborate with Agile delivery teams to embed AI capabilities into products and services. Establish CI/CD pipelines and MLOps practices. Drive technical quality, performance and operational resilience. Generative AI & Large Language Models Design and implement solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs). Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures. Implement prompt engineering and AI orchestration frameworks. Evaluate AI model performance, accuracy and cost optimisation. Ensure effective use of Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI and other enterprise AI services where appropriate. Governance, Risk & Compliance Ensure responsible AI principles are embedded in all solutions. Implement monitoring, auditability and model governance controls. Assess risks relating to bias, security, privacy and ethical use of AI. Work with legal, security and compliance teams to maintain regulatory adherence. Support AI governance boards and decision-making forums. Stakeholder Management Engage with senior business stakeholders to understand challenges and opportunities. Translate business requirements into technical solutions. Present AI roadmaps, technical options and recommendations to leadership audiences. Build strong relationships across technology, data and operational teams. Required Skills & Experience Technical Expertise Strong software engineering background. Experience delivering AI, machine learning or Generative AI solutions. Knowledge of Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, AWS AI or Google Vertex AI. Experience with Python and modern development frameworks. Strong understanding of APIs, microservices and cloud-native architecture. Experience with data platforms, databases and data engineering concepts. Knowledge of MLOps, DevOps and CI/CD practices. AI & Data Hands-on experience with: Large Language Models (LLMs) Prompt engineering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Vector databases AI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel or similar Understanding of model evaluation methodologies. Knowledge of responsible AI principles. Leadership Demonstrable experience leading technical teams. Ability to coach and mentor engineers. Strong technical decision-making skills. Experience influencing stakeholders at multiple organisational levels. Desirable Skills Microsoft AI certifications. Experience implementing Microsoft 365 Copilot. Knowledge of Power Platform and AI Builder. Experience in regulated industries. Experience with Data Science and Machine Learning Operations (MLOps). Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerisation technologies. Experience with agentic AI and autonomous workflow solutions. Qualifications Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience. Relevant cloud certifications (Microsoft Azure preferred). AI, Machine Learning or Data certifications advantageous. Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Green Park, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Communications & Networking Research - Software Solution Lead Reading Hybrid (minimum 3 days onsite) Permanent Closing date for applications: Friday 4th September Help Shape the Future of Connectivity Are you a communications and networking expert who thrives on turning cutting-edge ideas into working solutions? At Thales Research and Technology (TRT) we're looking for an experienced engineer with a deep technical background in wireless communications, networking and connectivity systems to lead the development of next-generation solutions for critical defence and security applications. This is not a traditional product development role. You'll work at the forefront of applied research, taking innovative concepts from early-stage exploration through to demonstrable prototypes and operational trials. You'll combine your expertise in communications technologies with modern software engineering approaches to solve some of the most complex connectivity challenges facing our customers. If you're passionate about SATCOM, terrestrial communications, network architectures and emerging connectivity technologies, and want to influence the future technical direction of mission-critical systems, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Be Doing Leading the technical delivery of innovative connectivity demonstrators and prototype solutions Designing and implementing software-enabled communications and networking systems Translating wireless concepts into scalable architectures and deployable capabilities Providing technical leadership and mentoring a small team of engineers Engaging with customers and stakeholders to understand challenges and shape solutions Supporting technology strategy, innovation activities and future research bids What We're Looking For Strong technical background in communications, networking and connectivity systems Experience developing wireless communication solutions, ideally across SATCOM and terrestrial technologies Proven ability to translate communications concepts into practical system architectures Embedded software development experience, from proof-of-concept through to prototype delivery Experience with modern software practices, including: Cloud-native architectures Containerised development Microservices Kubernetes/K3s Edge and enterprise deployments Experience working in innovation, research, advanced engineering or concept development environments Ability to provide technical leadership and guide less experienced engineers If you're excited by solving complex connectivity challenges and turning breakthrough ideas into reality, we'd love to hear from you. Our Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. 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Location: Belfast, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Thales technology makes it possible for two thirds of planes to take off and land safely. Thales also protects 80% of the world's payment card transactions and is Europe's number one supplier of defence electronics. Beyond that our people have made London's Jubilee and Northern Lines 20% more efficient and have delivered more than 300 air defence radars in 26 countries. We are a leading name in our markets and a diverse, constantly evolving organisation. Join us. We are currently looking to recruit an End User Support Technician to join our team in Belfast. The role will assist the support of the IT infrastructure covering around 2000 users in a multi network environment providing desktop support services. Key Responsibilities and Tasks: Provide desktop support (2nd/3rd Line) to user calls, fed via the UK Service Desk / Activity Controllers to EUS staff. (Includes the resolution of incidents up to Priority One level and handling Service Requests from basic Laptop/desktop builds to entire user IT relocation projects). Build / rebuild and deployment of desktop / laptop machines in line with "Desktop-on-Demand" procedures and build standards using automated tools (SCCM) and manual processes as necessary. Ensure appropriate support is provided within contractual support hours (the minimum hours per week will be 37 - (8hrs Mon to Thu and 5hrs Fri). However, a flexible attitude to work hours is expected and may require evening and weekend work on occasion. The candidate should be available for on-call if required. Incident support and troubleshooting of any reported issues raised by a UK based service desk on behalf of users. Support and deployment of Smartphone's - iPhone and Android. Support and cover a kiosk-based support solution to troubleshoot IT requests at a drop-in centre based in the Belfast sites giving the customer flexibility for the support provided. Qualifications, Experience and Skills: Experience working in an IT support environment working directly with users in face-to-face situations. Ability to diagnose faults and think on their feet to find a solution. Experience with desktop/laptop environments covering Windows 11, Windows 10, Office applications. Skills with engineering and bespoke desktop applications desirable. Ability to interact with users at all levels including senior VIPs. Resilience to challenging feedback and able to show sympathetic but firm and positive responses. Teamwork focus, able to work with teams located at other remote sites as required. Ability to prioritise and action calls in busy user environment and to take on work delegated by central Service Desk Ability to identify and suggest where team and processes could develop and enhance levels of service to users and IS internally A highly flexible attitude is required where the ability to take on tasks and travel to other sites in the region at short notice is needed. Knowledge of the following: Desktop Support experience (Windows 11 / Windows 10), Fault-Finding and Troubleshooting skills, User Administration, Cisco AnyConnect support, SCCM, Bitlocker, VMware Horizon, Active Directory, Software Installation, Laptop / Desktop / Virtual desktop builds Desirable: Automation tools (such as SCCM) Network patching and Cable Tracing Hardware Installation/Troubleshooting iOS / Android / Phone Support Good knowledge of - IP, WINS, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy etc. At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Cyber Security & Digital Identity (CDI) From secure software to biometrics and encryption, CDI technologies and services enable businesses and governments to authenticate identities and protect data, so they stay safe and enable services in personal devices, connected objects, the cloud and in between. Description: UK TrustNest is an underpinning capability forming part of the wider UK Digital Competency Centre playing a pivotal role in Thales UK's digital transformation agenda. As a member of the leadership team, you will be transforming how the organisation develops, deploys and manages accredited software solutions to our Customers. Key Responsibilities: Act as an industry expert in cloud, infrastructure, and network technologies Serve as a leader and subject matter expert to guide the platform team Design and architect next generation architectures across multiple domains including storage, compute, network, containerisation, and cloud native applications. Build solution architectures that align requirements, reference architectures design patterns and technology standards Lead collaboration with project teams, application, data, integration, infrastructure, and security enterprise architects to develop and deploy comprehensive solution architectures. Develop extensible architectures to enable future technology agility. Provide strategic support to staffing teams and key stakeholders with thought leadership, program design principles and implementation support. Research, analyse and recommend technical approaches for solving difficult and challenging architectural problems. Provide technical and governance direction to internal and external implementation teams. Participates in the vendor request for proposal (RFP), tool selection process and sourcing negotiations for new tools and applications. Analyse business process, data flows, IT / technical artefacts' and extract understanding of how the system or business process works as input into solutions. Weighs Risk, ROI, schedule & budget considerations to provide solution recommendations. Ensure projects are delivered in-line with Information Reference Architecture, roadmap and to the defined standards and best practices. Define and maintain references architectures. Lead the creation/socialization of IT strategies and roadmaps within the cloud domain based on business strategy, business and IT trends, and current and future architectures. Effectively communicate and influence others towards future state solutions and architectures. Maintain technology strategy, vision, architectural roadmaps, reference architectures and engineering implementations. Ensure enterprise standards are established and followed while providing consulting on initiatives across multiple projects. Explore new technologies and industry trends and partner with the business to experiment and drive innovation. Create and maintain training and educational materials and technical position papers for solution delivery teams. Support business case development. Lead vulnerability management activities working closely with the platform team to initiate remedial action where required, utilising "Secure by Design" Principles. Develop security requirements, epics and stories, along with guidance & governance to squads to ensure data protection and data security are included in the scope of new and existing data & digital products Work collaboratively with other team member to ensure proposed solutions provide the required level of security assurance in line with data processing requirements, as well as Thales and customer risk appetites. Embedding the latest security best practice within the development team enabling the principle of 'everyone being responsible for security'. Support the delivery of technical security measures, to ensure successful and timely system accreditations and re-accreditations. Be central point of contact for all UK Digital Competency Centre technical security matters and concerns, supporting the UK TrustNest team throughout the DevSecOps lifecycle and engaging with key security stakeholders inc. UK Head of Information Assurance. Responsibility for developing, implementing and conducting formal and regular technical risk assessments of Thales' DCC environment, recommending remedial action where required, utilising "Secure by Design" Principles. Assist with the deployment and implementation of security related initiatives Profile: You have the ability to facilitate engagement with peers. You are strong in team orientation - someone who can enable others, instil a unified and collaborative atmosphere for a diverse team. You are eager to share knowledge and help team members develop their security awareness. You are committed towards continuous improvement and learning new skills and capabilities. You are curious about the latest developments and tools in your area(s) of expertise, passionate about innovations. You are open-minded, experienced or ready to adopt to new ways of working (agile). You are experienced and interested in the challenges associated with supporting Cloud Hosting and delivering DevSecOps in an agile environment. Skills Essential: In depth and demonstrable experience in technical security support with a variety of systems and applications. Evidential experience as subject matter expert in the evaluation and implementation of technical security products for Infrastructure as Code, Azure cloud based Public or Private sector organisations. Able to provide analytical advice on the security implications of new and existing systems/applications and for all proposed changes to said systems/applications. Able to interpret detailed system design documentation and identify potential security risks and mitigations to implement secure and appropriate security solutions. Ensure that the activities embody a compliancy approach such that Security Architecture and Services manage risk, maximising business value with appropriate security. Able to effectively communicate, both verbally and written, highly technical aspects of your field of expertise, to management, clients and staff at all levels. Desirable: Quantifiable experience in fundamentals of all aspects of Security technical design. Experience in performing formal risk assessments and production of Risk Management and Accreditation Documentation (RMADS) in line with UK Government policy. In depth experience in security technical support with a variety of systems and applications. Formal stakeholder for the successful assessment and delivery of security related change control processes. Experience in application of Security Frameworks: E.G. Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO27000 series, NIST-800 (including SP800-37 and SP800-53) and associated assurance activities. Experience Essential: Demonstrable understanding of cloud/ Infrastructure as Code technologies; Demonstrable understanding of application of security principles within an agile delivery framework; Demonstrable Experience of Secure By Design and SecDevOps Principles; Proven experience in assessing and managing technical risk; and Ability to provide technical security advice to business areas when required and to provide technical security input to the security risk registers. Desirable: Understanding of current and emerging Security technologies. Demonstrable understanding of Azure Stack including Security products. Reviewing/updating security policies and procedures. Key Stakeholder Relationships UK Digital Competency Centre stakeholders Head of Information Assurance Development Teams IT Service Support Squads (End User Support, Applications, Infrastructure, Networks) Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . Benefits Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for . click apply for full job details

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Platform Engineer Locations - Crawley, Doncaster (Hybrid Working) Full-time or Part-time Who are we and what do we do? Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Thales is continuing to develop its digital platform capabilities, and this role will play an important part in supporting and evolving a dedicated AI platform capability within the UK Digital Competence Centre (Best-In-Class). As an Infrastructure Systems Engineer, you will join an agile platform team responsible for supporting secure, resilient and high-performing on-premise infrastructure services that underpin a business-critical hosted AI solution. You will help maintain and improve the core infrastructure environment, ensuring services remain available, supportable and secure for internal users and engineering teams. This is a varied role with a strong operational focus, covering infrastructure support, systems administration, troubleshooting, lifecycle management and service improvement across a mixed technology estate. You will work closely with platform engineers, developers, security specialists and other stakeholders to support reliable service delivery and continuous improvement. Your career could develop within the DCC as it continues to grow or take you into the wider business as our digital and technical agenda evolves. Thales is a great place to work where diversity, integrity and a passion for what we do are very important to us. Whether you have worked with platform infrastructure for many years, or have gained relevant experience more recently and are looking to build on it, we would love to hear from you. Responsibilities Support and maintain the infrastructure underpinning an on-premise hosted AI platform, ensuring services remain secure, reliable and available. Monitor platform health and performance, investigating and resolving issues as part of day-to-day service support. Carry out routine maintenance and lifecycle activities, including patching, upgrades and scale-out activities. Work with engineering, security and service teams to support a resilient, supportable and well-governed platform. Contribute to technical documentation, operational standards and continuous improvement activities. Infrastructure and platform support Support the day-to-day operation of the hosted platform across physical server, the virtualisation layer and operating system environments. Help maintain service availability, performance and capacity through monitoring, troubleshooting and proactive maintenance. Support containerised services and the underlying infrastructure they rely on. Maintenance and lifecycle management Carry out routine maintenance activities including patching, upgrades and health checks. Support the ongoing management of hardware and software lifecycles to keep services secure and supportable. Maintain clear technical documentation and operational records. Incident resolution and service improvement Investigate and resolve infrastructure and platform issues in line with agreed support processes. Work with internal teams and, where necessary, suppliers to restore service and address recurring problems. Identify opportunities to improve reliability, supportability and efficiency across the platform. Experience Required We recruit for roles at many levels so we would be very interested to hear from you regardless of your length of experience. Experience working with Windows Server operating systems Experience with Unix-based operating systems, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Experience with VMware ESXi and/or other hypervisors Experience supporting containerised environments, particularly Kubernetes Incident and problem management, troubleshooting and working within change management procedures Good understanding of core networking principles Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of application and operating system lifecycle management Experience supporting infrastructure in an enterprise or operational environment Good understanding of platform and infrastructure support principles Desirable Skills Experience with build and CI/CD tools and pipeline (BitBucket/ Github) Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Ansible Active ability and interest in scripting languages HP Enterprise hardware Agile working methodologies Active Directory PowerBI Solid understanding of APIs and their function Connect with Fiona Tal, Talent Acquisition Partner who is eager to explore together with you this exciting opportunity. Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and m ai nt ai n SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, p ai d volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role . Read more about our benefits he r e. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your det ai ls will be share d with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities . Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future! At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Manor Royal Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Cash & Operating Capital Business Analyst Location: Crawley (hybrid working - 3 days a week in the office) Thales UK Corporate Finance Make a Real Impact on Business Performance Join Thales UK and play a key role in driving business performance through cash flow and working capital optimisation. Working within our UK Corporate Finance team and partnering with senior stakeholders across Finance, Operations and Commercial functions, you will provide insightful analysis, reporting and forecasting across areas including receivables, payables, inventory and capital expenditure. Using data to identify risks, trends and opportunities, you'll help shape strategic decisions that improve cash performance and support business growth. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified or part-qualified accountant, or someone qualified by experience, with strong analytical skills and a passion for turning complex data into meaningful business insights. In return, you'll join a global organisation that offers outstanding career development opportunities, flexible working and a culture built on innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement. What You'll Be Doing Analyse key working capital metrics including receivables, payables, inventory, customer advances and capital expenditure. Develop insightful reports, dashboards and forecasts to support business decision-making. Partner with Finance, Operations and Commercial teams to improve cash performance. Prepare monthly cash flow and working capital reporting for senior leadership. Identify trends, risks and opportunities, turning complex data into clear recommendations. Drive continuous improvement, including opportunities to leverage AI and automation in cash analysis. What We're Looking For Qualified or part-qualified accountant, or qualified by experience. Experience in cash flow forecasting, working capital analysis or operational finance. Strong Excel and data analysis skills, with exposure to ERP or BI tools. A collaborative mindset and the ability to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders. Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to a variety of stakeholders. Analytical mindset and problem-solving approach, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to identify discrepancies in complex financial data and propose corrective actions. A proactive, analytical and collaborative approach. Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales. At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. We are seeking an experienced and innovative AI Technical Lead to drive the design, development and deployment of AI-powered solutions across the organisation. The successful candidate will lead technical delivery of AI initiatives, establish best practices, provide technical leadership to engineering teams, and ensure AI solutions are secure, scalable, ethical and aligned to business objectives. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic thinking to accelerate business value through artificial intelligence. Location(s): Crawley or Reading or Cheadle or Bristol or Glasgow or any other Thales site in the UK Key Responsibilities: AI Strategy & Leadership Lead the technical implementation of the organisation's AI strategy. Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities for adoption. Define AI engineering standards, patterns and best practices. Act as the technical authority for AI-related projects and programmes. Mentor and develop engineers, architects and technical specialists. Solution Design & Architecture Design scalable AI and machine learning solutions. Define architecture for Generative AI, Machine Learning and Intelligent Automation platforms. Establish patterns for integrating AI services into enterprise applications. Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security and compliance requirements. Lead technical design reviews and architecture governance activities. Engineering & Delivery Build and oversee development of AI-powered applications and services. Lead proof-of-concepts, pilots and production implementations. Collaborate with Agile delivery teams to embed AI capabilities into products and services. Establish CI/CD pipelines and MLOps practices. Drive technical quality, performance and operational resilience. Generative AI & Large Language Models Design and implement solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs). Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures. Implement prompt engineering and AI orchestration frameworks. Evaluate AI model performance, accuracy and cost optimisation. Ensure effective use of Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI and other enterprise AI services where appropriate. Governance, Risk & Compliance Ensure responsible AI principles are embedded in all solutions. Implement monitoring, auditability and model governance controls. Assess risks relating to bias, security, privacy and ethical use of AI. Work with legal, security and compliance teams to maintain regulatory adherence. Support AI governance boards and decision-making forums. Stakeholder Management Engage with senior business stakeholders to understand challenges and opportunities. Translate business requirements into technical solutions. Present AI roadmaps, technical options and recommendations to leadership audiences. Build strong relationships across technology, data and operational teams. Required Skills & Experience Technical Expertise Strong software engineering background. Experience delivering AI, machine learning or Generative AI solutions. Knowledge of Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, AWS AI or Google Vertex AI. Experience with Python and modern development frameworks. Strong understanding of APIs, microservices and cloud-native architecture. Experience with data platforms, databases and data engineering concepts. Knowledge of MLOps, DevOps and CI/CD practices. AI & Data Hands-on experience with: Large Language Models (LLMs) Prompt engineering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Vector databases AI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel or similar Understanding of model evaluation methodologies. Knowledge of responsible AI principles. Leadership Demonstrable experience leading technical teams. Ability to coach and mentor engineers. Strong technical decision-making skills. Experience influencing stakeholders at multiple organisational levels. Desirable Skills Microsoft AI certifications. Experience implementing Microsoft 365 Copilot. Knowledge of Power Platform and AI Builder. Experience in regulated industries. Experience with Data Science and Machine Learning Operations (MLOps). Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerisation technologies. Experience with agentic AI and autonomous workflow solutions. Qualifications Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience. Relevant cloud certifications (Microsoft Azure preferred). AI, Machine Learning or Data certifications advantageous. Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Systems Architect - Weapon Systems (IAS) Location: based in Belfast, minimum 3 days/ week in office (hybrid), with Other: permanent, full-time Interested in shaping the future of advanced Weapon Systems? Read on to discover how you can play a pivotal role in defining next-generation capabilities, influencing technical strategy, and delivering innovative solutions to customers. What the role has to offer Shape Future Capability: Lead the development of cutting-edge Weapon System architectures and technology roadmaps that influence future defence solutions High Impact, High Visibility: Work directly with customers, senior stakeholders, and product leaders, acting as a key technical authority across major programmes and strategic initiatives Innovation at the Forefront: Evaluate emerging technologies, de-risk future capabilities, and turn advanced concepts into operational products that deliver real-world impact Our Opportunity Reporting to the Head of Capability Development - Weapon Systems within the IAS Technical Directorate, this is a rare opportunity to influence the future of advanced defence capability. As a System Architect, you will lead the development of innovative Weapon System solutions, shaping architectures, technology roadmaps, and strategic investment decisions that drive next-generation products. Working at the intersection of engineering, technology, and customer engagement, you will provide technical leadership across bids, programmes, and product development, ensuring solutions deliver operational excellence, performance, and value. We are looking for an experienced Systems Architect or Technical Leader who thrives on solving complex challenges, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and turning emerging technologies into real-world capability. You'll be a credible technical authority, confidently engaging with customers and senior stakeholders while providing governance across the product lifecycle. If you're passionate about innovation, systems thinking, and shaping the future of Weapon Systems, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact. Building a Future, we can all trust. Integrated Airspace Protection Systems (IAS) - our main purpose is to protect and defend. We provide rapid integrated solutions for detection, coordination, fire control, engagement and support. We cover three sectors: Surface Attack & Air Defence (UK), Air Defence (International) and Air Operations & Services as well as Space. What we offer you We offer a competitive salary and benefits package designed to support our employees' wellbeing and professional growth, which includes: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Main Responsibilities Define and evolve Weapon System architectures, including Concepts of Operation, functional partitioning, interfaces, and system-level design to meet operational, technical, and customer requirements Develop innovative technical solutions and proposals for complex Weapon Systems, balancing cost, schedule, performance, risk, and compliance within bid and programme constraints Provide technical leadership and governance across the development lifecycle, ensuring engineering activities, system designs, and project deliverables comply with requirements, standards, and product policies Act as the principal technical interface for customers, partners, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, supporting technical discussions, requirement trade-offs, and the successful delivery of development opportunities Maintain and apply domain expertise in Weapon Systems, related sub-systems, speciality engineering disciplines, and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to enhance capability and competitive advantage Support Design Authority activities and communicate technical solutions effectively, using system architecture tools and methodologies to capture, develop, and present system designs to stakeholders across the business and customer community About You At Thales, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges. Ideal Experience & Skills Essential Degree-qualified in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline, with the ability to obtain and maintain UK SC clearance Significant experience in senior engineering, systems architecture, technical leadership, or product development roles within a complex technology environment Proven expertise in architecting, developing and managing complex systems, including ownership of technical solutions across the product lifecycle Experience developing and delivering technical roadmaps, aligning technology, product strategy, and business objectives Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence customers, partners, suppliers, and senior internal stakeholders Demonstrable leadership capability, able to work independently, provide objective technical direction, manage technical risk, and collaborate effectively within cross-functional leadership teams Desirable Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or equivalent professional accreditation Experience in a Design Authority, Chief Engineer, or similar technical governance role, providing oversight of complex programmes or products Knowledge of Weapon Systems and Short-Range Defence, including operational concepts, relevant sub-systems, emerging technologies, and product lifecycle management If you're a technically minded leader with a passion for complex systems and emerging technologies, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help us deliver the next generation of world-leading defence capabilities. Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Reading, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. AI Researcher Reading (RG2 6GF) - Hybrid Primary Purpose of the Role: To conduct high-impact AI research that develops novel, trustworthy and operationally relevant AI capabilities across Thales UK businesses and for our customers, increasing the quality of our offers, winning new business, strengthening technical differentiation, and improving customer outcomes. As part of the growing software, AI and research capability in cortAIx Factory / cortAIx UK, the AI Researcher will collaborate with AI engineers, AI assurance specialists, human-machine teaming researchers, product owners, domain experts, data engineers and software engineers to turn complex operational and business challenges into validated AI research outcomes, proofs of concept and transferable technical capability. The role will contribute novel AI methods, research assets, technical reports, publications, invention disclosures and reusable experimental approaches to Thales UK's internal catalogue of capabilities, accelerating responsible AI adoption across programmes. The role will connect with data, digital, research and engineering specialists across Thales UK and Group, maturing emerging AI technologies for future deployment and acting as a technical expert on advanced AI research used transversally throughout the business. We are interested in people with a background of both conduct research and delivering across a diverse range of products or industries. We are looking for those who can undertake the research but also understand how to translate this into product. Highly advantageous if you've supported or led bids/bid requirements. Key Responsibilities and Tasks: Conduct applied and experimental AI research to solve complex customer and business problems across defence, aerospace, cyber security, rail, critical national infrastructure and related domains. Develop state-of-the-art AI/ML solutions, proofs of concept and research prototypes using real-world data and operationally relevant problem statements. Investigate, design, implement and evaluate advanced AI methods, including but not limited to deep learning, multimodal AI, self-supervised learning, foundation models, generative AI, computer vision, NLP/LLMs, time-series analytics and reinforcement learning where relevant. Translate business and customer needs into clear research questions, experimental plans, technical requirements and measurable success criteria. Design robust evaluation methodologies, including baselines, benchmarks, ablation studies, uncertainty assessment, robustness testing and performance measurement against operationally meaningful metrics. Collaborate with AI V&V, AI Assurance, Human-Machine Teaming and Applied AI groups to ensure research outputs are trustworthy, human-centred, explainable and suitable for future operational use. Build reproducible research pipelines, including data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, experiment tracking, evaluation and technical reporting. Ensure Responsible AI practices are embedded throughout the research lifecycle, including robustness, safety, explainability, transparency, fairness, privacy, security and alignment with MOD, regulatory and Thales governance requirements. Create proofs of concept, publications, invention disclosures, patents, technical reports and reusable research assets around advanced AI topics such as multimodal learning, self-supervised learning, foundation models and human-AI collaboration. Package research outputs in a form that enables transition to AI engineering teams, including demonstrator code, model cards, experiment reports, design notes and handover documentation. Support bids, PoCs, demos, customer workshops, innovation campaigns and stakeholder briefings by communicating research concepts and outcomes to technical and non-technical audiences. Work with data engineers, architects and domain experts on data acquisition, labelling strategies, synthetic data approaches, integration of third-party data and data quality management. Horizon scan for major AI research and technology trends, assess relevance to Thales markets, run trials and share best practices to accelerate responsible adoption. Skills, experience and qualifications required Degree/Masters, an equivalent in a relevant Software/AI subject, or equivalent experience. Relevant subject areas may include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or a related technical discipline. Strong Python programming skills; proficiency with modern software engineering and research practices, including testing, code quality, reproducibility and collaborative development. Experience conducting AI/ML research or advanced AI development in complex technical environments, preferably including defence, aviation, rail, cyber security, safety-critical, mission-critical or similarly regulated domains. Expertise in ML/DL algorithms and techniques for supervised, unsupervised, self-supervised and, where relevant, reinforcement learning. Proven ability to take AI research from problem framing through experimental design, model development, evaluation and prototype demonstration. Hands-on experience in at least one advanced AI area such as deep neural networks, computer vision, NLP/LLMs, multimodal AI, self-supervised learning, reinforcement learning, time-series analytics or foundation models. Experience with AI frameworks and libraries: PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Hugging Face Transformers; OpenCV for vision applications. Strong understanding of experimental design, statistical evaluation, benchmarking and model validation. Experiment tracking and reproducibility tools, for example MLflow, Weights & Biases or equivalent. Data wrangling and analysis using Pandas, NumPy, SQL; familiarity with Spark or similar is a plus. Model optimisation and research-to-prototype deployment fundamentals, including ONNX, TorchScript, FastAPI/gRPC and GPU acceleration, with CUDA basics desirable. Responsible AI and security awareness: explainability, privacy-preserving methods, bias assessment, safety, assurance, adversarial robustness and secure AI. Scientific and technical writing skills, including preparation of technical reports, research papers, invention disclosures, model cards and experiment reports. Demonstrable experience producing high-quality technical documentation, research outputs, model evaluations or stakeholder briefings. Interpersonal Skills Ability to engage and influence diverse stakeholders, including Product Engineering Leaders, Customers, Design Authorities, Project Management, IS/IT, research partners and academic collaborators. Highly effective in a matrix-based organisation; a collaborative team player who drives outcomes while maintaining scientific rigour. Excellent communication skills; able to explain complex AI research concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Curious, creative and intellectually rigorous, with the ability to challenge constructively and develop novel solutions to ambiguous problems. Encourages an open environment where ideas are shared, technical debate is welcomed and innovation thrives. Desirable PhD or equivalent research experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or a related discipline. Peer-reviewed publications, patents, invention disclosures, open-source contributions or recognised technical innovations. Experience with governance of architecture, research designs or detailed technical designs throughout the project lifecycle. Experience with large-scale data initiatives, data labelling strategies, synthetic data generation and data quality management. Familiarity with MLOps practices and cloud platforms for AI deployment. Experience working with academic partners, research institutions, grant-funded programmes or collaborative research consortia. Experience contributing to bids, proposals, customer demonstrations or externally funded innovation activities. Knowledge of cloud AI services, HPC environments, containerisation and secure research environments is desirable. Security Clearance statement Due the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance- United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK ( ) To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances . click apply for full job details

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Thales technology makes it possible for two thirds of planes to take off and land safely. Thales also protects 80% of the world's payment card transactions and is Europe's number one supplier of defence electronics. Beyond that our people have made London's Jubilee and Northern Lines 20% more efficient and have delivered more than 300 air defence radars in 26 countries. We are a leading name in our markets and a diverse, constantly evolving organisation. Join us. We are currently looking to recruit an End User Support Technician to join our team in Belfast. The role will assist the support of the IT infrastructure covering around 2000 users in a multi network environment providing desktop support services. Key Responsibilities and Tasks: Provide desktop support (2nd/3rd Line) to user calls, fed via the UK Service Desk / Activity Controllers to EUS staff. (Includes the resolution of incidents up to Priority One level and handling Service Requests from basic Laptop/desktop builds to entire user IT relocation projects). Build / rebuild and deployment of desktop / laptop machines in line with "Desktop-on-Demand" procedures and build standards using automated tools (SCCM) and manual processes as necessary. Ensure appropriate support is provided within contractual support hours (the minimum hours per week will be 37 - (8hrs Mon to Thu and 5hrs Fri). However, a flexible attitude to work hours is expected and may require evening and weekend work on occasion. The candidate should be available for on-call if required. Incident support and troubleshooting of any reported issues raised by a UK based service desk on behalf of users. Support and deployment of Smartphone's - iPhone and Android. Support and cover a kiosk-based support solution to troubleshoot IT requests at a drop-in centre based in the Belfast sites giving the customer flexibility for the support provided. Qualifications, Experience and Skills: Experience working in an IT support environment working directly with users in face-to-face situations. Ability to diagnose faults and think on their feet to find a solution. Experience with desktop/laptop environments covering Windows 11, Windows 10, Office applications. Skills with engineering and bespoke desktop applications desirable. Ability to interact with users at all levels including senior VIPs. Resilience to challenging feedback and able to show sympathetic but firm and positive responses. Teamwork focus, able to work with teams located at other remote sites as required. Ability to prioritise and action calls in busy user environment and to take on work delegated by central Service Desk Ability to identify and suggest where team and processes could develop and enhance levels of service to users and IS internally A highly flexible attitude is required where the ability to take on tasks and travel to other sites in the region at short notice is needed. Knowledge of the following: Desktop Support experience (Windows 11 / Windows 10), Fault-Finding and Troubleshooting skills, User Administration, Cisco AnyConnect support, SCCM, Bitlocker, VMware Horizon, Active Directory, Software Installation, Laptop / Desktop / Virtual desktop builds Desirable: Automation tools (such as SCCM) Network patching and Cable Tracing Hardware Installation/Troubleshooting iOS / Android / Phone Support Good knowledge of - IP, WINS, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy etc. At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Join Thales at a pivotal time as we expand our Cyber Security capability across critical national infrastructure, defence, and aerospace programmes. As a Penetration Tester, you'll play a key role in identifying vulnerabilities across complex systems and helping secure technologies that truly matter. From secure software to biometrics and encryption, our CDI technologies and services enable organisations to confidently authenticate identities and protect data with care and precision. We support businesses and governments in keeping people safe and enabling trusted services across personal devices, connected objects, the cloud and everything in between. The Opportunity: You'll work on high-impact projects, performing penetration testing across IT and OT environments while influencing secure design and risk mitigation strategies from early project stages through to delivery. What You'll Be Doing: Conduct penetration testing across Windows, Linux, mobile (iOS/Android), web applications, and cloud environments Identify, exploit, and clearly communicate security vulnerabilities and risks Support accreditation and assurance activities on complex, high-security programmes Advise on security controls and mitigation strategies aligned to customer needs Contribute to governance frameworks, policies, and secure operating procedures Produce high-quality technical reports and through-life security documentation Act as a cybersecurity SME across projects, staying aligned with evolving regulations and standards Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and external stakeholders at all levels Support bid activities, including technical input and effort estimation What We're Looking For: Hands-on penetration testing experience across diverse platforms (IT and/or OT environments) CSTL (Cyber Scheme Team Leader) certification is a must Strong understanding of security testing methodologies and frameworks Experience producing clear, actionable technical reports Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience Industry certifications such as CREST, OSCP, CEH, GPEN, GXPN (or similar) Desirable Experience: Background in Defence, Aerospace, Government, Nuclear, Transport, or other regulated industries Familiarity with compliance-driven environments and secure system accreditation Why Thales? Work on mission-critical systems that protect national security and infrastructure Opportunities to move across domains, technologies, and international locations Clear pathways into technical leadership or people management Be part of a globally recognised engineering and technology organisation Benefits: Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for Private healthcare Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a non-ITAR country may be considered. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!