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Some roles may also be subject to nationality requirements where these are necessary to meet UK Government or contractual security obligations.\nThis is a senior engineering role for an individual with a strong background in systems engineering, engineering architecture or technical leadership, who can provide technical governance and assurance across complex engineering programmes. The Engineering Governance Lead will ensure that engineering activities are conducted consistently, rigorously and in accordance with the customer-defined Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), applicable standards, security requirements and agreed engineering practices. The role will provide a focal point for engineering governance across the programme, working with engineering leads, architects, quality, programme leadership and customer stakeholders to ensure that technical decisions, engineering processes, tooling and evidence support successful delivery in a quality manner\nYou will work across engineering, architecture, quality and programme leadership to ensure that technical decisions, engineering practices and delivery outcomes are aligned with the customer-defined Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), applicable standards and security requirements. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. The focus is on engineering authority, governance, technical assurance and continuous improvement, rather than people management.\nKey Responsibilities\nOwn and govern the engineering governance framework across the programme and systems lifecycle.\nProvide technical assurance across requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, validation and release as the Engineering technical-authority operating at Chief Engineer level alongside the Chief Architect.\nEnsure engineering practices align with the SEMP, customer requirements, regulatory standards and security obligations.\nProvide governance and constructive challenge around technical decisions, engineering risks and architectural outcomes.\nEnsure clear traceability from requirements through design and implementation to verification evidence.\nGovern engineering tooling, including Azure DevOps Server, Jira, Confluence and Ansible, ensuring it supports effective engineering delivery and auditability.\nGovern the CI/CD and automated testing capability supporting Agile delivery.\nSupport the adoption and maturity of SAFe and Agile engineering practices.\nDrive engineering maturity, continuous improvement and reduction of rework across delivery teams.\nAct as a focal point for engineering governance, assurance and escalation across the programme.\nWhat You'll Bring\nSignificant experience in systems engineering, engineering architecture, technical leadership or engineering governance.\nExperience providing engineering governance or technical assurance across complex programmes or large-scale technology delivery.\nStrong understanding of the end-to-end systems engineering lifecycle.\nAbility to understand and constructively challenge technical and architectural decisions.\nExperience in working across multiple engineering disciplines, including Networks, Hosting/Infrastructure, Platforms, Workplace and/or Applications.\nExperience with SAFe and/or agile delivery environments.\nStrong understanding of CI/CD, automated testing and modern engineering toolchains.\nExperience working in regulated, security-sensitive or high-assurance environments.\nStrong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without direct authority.\nITIL v4 Foundation or above.\nExperience with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 27001.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nEffective engineering governance across the programme.\nAppropriate technical assurance of engineering decisions and delivery.\nClear requirements-to-verification traceability.\nConsistent engineering practices across delivery teams.\nImproved engineering maturity, automation and delivery efficiency.\nStrong audit and customer assurance outcomes.\nAt DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.\nRecruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. 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