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Principal Engineer (MW and I&I)​

QinetiQ
Full-time Farnborough, England Engineers
Posted:
January 30, 2026
Location:
Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

The Role


As a Principal Engineer – Modern Workplace & Identity InfoSec, you will be a senior technical leader responsible for setting the direction across multiple technologies in IT within the modern workplace.

Day-to-day, you’ll be combining deep technical expertise with strategic thinking and play a pivotal role in solving complex, cross-cutting business challenges by applying technical insight and collaborating across organisational boundaries.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Working with architecture, assisting with defining the technical strategy and architecture for complex systems and platforms

  • Providing hands-on technical leadership across your team ensuring high-quality engineering outcomes

  • Leading the resolution of complex, cross-functional technical challenges

  • Championing modern engineering practices including DevOps, CI/CD test automation, and cloud-native development

  • Influencing an...

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    Job Overview

    Job Type: Full-time
    Location: Farnborough, United Kingdom
    Posted: January 30, 2026
    Deadline: March 11, 2026