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Engineering Operations Coordinator
2013-02-22 13:37:15| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Astrium Services Government Communications is the worlds leading commercial provider of militarygrade satellite communications. EADS the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the worlds largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and EADS Astrium, the European leader in space programmes from Ariane to Galileo. Government Communications is the prime contractor for the Skynet 5 contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, signed in October 2003, valued at 3.6bn. The programme provides mobile voice, video, internet and broadcast communications for the UK armed forces, as well as a range of other Government departments and agencies. GC own, manage and operate the Skynet 5 satellite system, and are responsible for delivering the service, controlling the satellite, managing the network and implementing all upgrades throughout its life. From the outset GC designed Skynet 5 to be large enough and capable enough to provide military satellite services to a range of other countries and organisations. These include NATO and the armed forces of the Netherlands, Portugal, Canada, France and Germany. A vacancy has arisen for an Engineering Operations Coordinator with Astrium Services Government Communications, based in either Stevenage or Hawthorn, Corsham. The Engineering Operation Coordinator role sits within the UK Engineering team. The role is primarily focused on the process management and support of the day to day activities associated with two key business processes 1. Design Review process and 2. Patch and AntiVirus Management process. The successful applicant will provide support to the management process marshalling requirements and documentation, tracking and reporting, organising reviews, minutes and actions. The key responsibilities of the role are as follows Patch Management Identify and analyse patch notifications and alerts for all software across the PSL networks Recording of all Operating Systems, Applications, Utilities and firmware that will require patch updates Tracking of all alerts mapped against the relevant network segments Recording of all Patching decisions made across the network To work with the segment primes and leaders across the network in reviewing patches and timely decision making To support the assessment of criticality of the patches across each of the segments The production of a regular summary report for the Patch Management Board of the status of all decisions made with respect to both Patches and AntiVirus files To work with the Technical Security Manager in the identification of security related patches, and the suitable consideration by all stakeholders Administration of the Patch Management Board review itself The identification of process improvements and issue resolutions Design Review Organising the Design Reviews including booking of meeting facilities where required Provision of the material for review as provided by the lead engineer responsible Taking of minutes and actions during the reviews Follow up on gating actions Production of the Design Review Certificate Ensuring that signed off documents are stored appropriately The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject Experience in the management of MOD projects A detailed understanding of appropriate Policy Documentation associated with the provision and management of satellite services Experience of Complex Patch Management and AntiVirus management systems and processes, both in their use and structure Ability to assess and analyse complex data and deduce patterns in the data Ability to produce and present the analysis, conclusions and recommendations to a variety of audiences Ability to conclude and finish on initiatives and projects Ability to manage own time and deal with urgent requests TO APPLY click here
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