Job Title: Systems Engineer \xe2\x80\x93 requirements
Length: 6 months
IR35 status: INSIDE
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol (2 days a week onsite)
Rate: Umbrella hourly rate, dependent on experience - \xc2\xa355-80/hr
Description:
Our client have been awarded the contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence\xe2\x80\x99s (MOD) military satellite communications system. This six-year contract, which has an initial value of more than \xc2\xa3400 million, forms part of the MOD\'s \xc2\xa36 billion Skynet 6 programme and will enable them to sustain more than 400 jobs in the south-west of the UK.
Skynet Service Delivery Wrap (SDW) will encompass the operation of the UK\'s constellation of military satellites and ground stations, including the integration of terminals into the MOD network, ensuring they are integrated and supported.
Skynet has been in service since the 1960s \xe2\x80\x93 with the first satellite of the sixth Skynet generation satellite, Skynet 6A, set to be launched in 2025. The contract includes the services necessary to support the current Skynet infrastructure, as well as the successful transition and continuous delivery of service for future Skynet operations.
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