Information Technology Engineer
Posted Today by eTeam
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Technology Engineer role in London focuses on driving innovation within the Client asset base by reducing manual maintenance through automation and emerging technologies. The position involves leading projects that enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in asset management and maintenance. Key responsibilities include engaging with stakeholders, ensuring compliance, and supporting data-led maintenance decisions. The role requires a strong technical mindset and experience in deploying new technologies, particularly in the context of the rail industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive automation of manual inspection and maintenance activities
- Support delivery of efficiency and performance targets across Client
- Translate emerging technologies into scalable operational solutions
- Contribute to innovation-led transformation within asset management and maintenance
- Lead and progress innovation projects from concept through to deployment
- Act as technical authority/SME within assigned project areas
- Engage with maintenance teams, asset managers, and stakeholders
- Ensure engineering assurance, safety, and compliance of new technologies
- Support business cases and benefits realisation
- Attend and contribute to project/stakeholder meetings
Key Skills:
- Experience in introducing or deploying new technologies / innovation projects
- Exposure to drones and/or remote condition monitoring solutions
- Strong technical/technology mindset (software/systems understanding)
- Ability to operate autonomously and engage senior stakeholders
- Understanding of working in a regulated engineering environment
- Rail industry experience (engineering / asset management) - desirable
- Experience with One Big Circle / AiVR / transmission dynamics - desirable
- Exposure to digital inspection, AI or automation technologies - desirable
- Degree in Engineering, Technology, Software or Computer Science - desirable
- Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) preferred
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Type: Senior Technology Engineer
Location: London, UK
Job Type: Full-time contract, 6 months (potential to convert to perm)
Work Model: Hybrid (min.2 days per week onsite)
Summary:
- The role will play a key part in driving the innovation agenda across the Client asset base, with a focus on reducing manual maintenance activity and introducing automation and emerging technologies to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability.
Key Objectives
- Drive automation of manual inspection and maintenance activities
- Support delivery of efficiency and performance targets across Client
- Translate emerging technologies into scalable operational solutions
- Contribute to innovation-led transformation within asset management and maintenance
Core Projects / Areas of Focus
- Vision & Camera Technology
- Deployment of cameras on passenger and engineering trains
- Use of tools such as One Big Circle / AiVR for automated visual track inspections or Transmission Dynamics for OLE inspections.
- Data & Analysis
- Monitoring infrastructure behaviour (e.g. pantograph/OLE interaction, track) through various software with machine algorithms
- Supporting data-led maintenance decisions
- Drone Technology (Key Focus Area)
- Inspection of hard-to-reach assets (e.g. ventilation shafts, steep embank-ments)
- Environmental monitoring and reporting
- Potential user cases such as vegetation management
- Innovation Initiatives
- Supporting a range of smaller R&D and digital transformation projects
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Lead and progress innovation projects from concept through to deployment
- Act as technical authority/SME within assigned project areas
- Engage with maintenance teams, asset managers, and stakeholders
- Ensure engineering assurance, safety, and compliance of new technologies
- Support business cases and benefits realisation
- Attend and contribute to project/stakeholder meetings (not meeting-heavy but regu-lar engagement required)
Candidate Profile (Key Requirements)
Essential:
- Experience in introducing or deploying new technologies / innovation projects
- Exposure to drones and/or remote condition monitoring solutions
- Strong technical/technology mindset (software/systems understanding)
- Ability to operate autonomously and engage senior stakeholders
- Understanding of working in a regulated engineering environment
Desirable:
- Rail industry experience (engineering / asset management)
- Experience with One Big Circle / AiVR / transmission dynamics
- Exposure to digital inspection, AI or automation technologies
- Candidates do not need to have both rail and tech, however strong technical capabil-ity is the priority if we can’t find both.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Engineering, Technology, Software or Computer Science (desirable)
- Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) preferred