Data & Configuration Management Specialist

Date Posted:

2026-06-24

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Data & Configuration Management Specialist

Location: Barrow In Furness

Permanent

Hybrid (min 3 days a week on site)

Benefits:

• £: Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Through advanced technology and our people’s expertise, our Training Transformation Services is modernising what’s possible in the training and preparation of our armed forces. With a real blended approach to learning and using the latest innovative systems and technology, we ensure our service men and women really are prepared for any situation.

Role & Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Data & Configuration Management Specialist to manage large volumes of technical data and documentation within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The role will support engineering and operational teams by ensuring data accuracy, effective change management, and robust configuration control processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and control large volumes of data and technical documentation, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and accessibility
• Utilise advanced Microsoft Excel and other data management tools to analyse, track, and report on key information
• Support and administer engineering change processes, ensuring all changes are documented, controlled, and implemented in line with established procedures
• Apply structured change management practices to maintain integrity across documentation and systems
• Maintain and improve configuration management processes and systems, ensuring alignment with business and regulatory requirements
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders across engineering, project management, and operations teams
• Ensure compliance with internal processes, quality standards, and security requirements
• Identify opportunities to improve data handling, reporting, and configuration control processes

Required experience

• Proven experience managing large volumes of engineering or technical data and documentation within a regulated or high-assurance environment
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (data analysis, complex formulas, pivot tables, reporting) and familiarity with enterprise data systems
• Experience working with engineering change management processes in a controlled environment
  Strong understanding of configuration management principles, processes, and systems (e.g., CMII or equivalent frameworks)
• Ability to build effective working relationships across multidisciplinary defence teams and stakeholders
  Excellent analytical skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, programme-driven environment

Desirable experience

• Experience in defence, aerospace, or government programmes
• Familiarity with PLM and/or document management systems (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter, Windchill, SAP)
• Knowledge of relevant standards such as DEF STANs, ISO 10007 (Configuration Management), or AQAP
• Experience supporting in-service support or lifecycle management programmes

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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