Defence Modelling and Simulation Technical Officer

Are you ready to join an expanding team in Defence Modelling & Simulation (M&S), an exciting and rapidly growing technical discipline used for training, experimentation, decision support and more?

We are looking for a motivated and knowledgeable professional to join our team in the Defence Modelling & Simulation Centre (DMSC) as a Technical Officer. You will play a key role in driving M&S coherence across Defence, supporting innovation, and ensuring interoperability. The ideal candidate will have a passion for technical problem-solving and a commitment to promoting the effective use of M&S resources. You’ll work closely with Front Line Commands, Other Government Departments, and Allies, providing impartial technical advice and helping shape Defence capabilities' future.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Do you want to help shape the way Defence uses modelling and simulation to make better decisions, develop future capability, and maximise value from investment?

As a Technical Officer within the Defence Modelling & Simulation Centre (DMSC), you will have the opportunity to work across Defence, supporting major programmes, projects and stakeholders to make the most effective use of modelling and simulation.

This is a varied and engaging role where no two days are the same. You will provide impartial technical advice, help assure new and existing capabilities, engage with industry and academic partners, and support the sharing and reuse of knowledge across Defence.

You will play an important role in helping Defence develop coherent, interoperable and effective solutions that support operational and strategic decision-making.

In this role, you will:

• Provide technical advice and guidance to Defence stakeholders.
• Support assurance and governance activities for modelling and simulation capabilities.
• Help improve collaboration, interoperability and reuse across Defence programmes.
• Engage with industry, academia, allies and government partners to understand emerging opportunities and challenges.
• Contribute to business improvement initiatives, digital transformation activities and the development of future ways of working.
• Build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across Defence.
• Participate in events and meet with stakeholders that will involve national and international travel.

You will be supporting the Technical Authority Head in driving M&S technical coherence, interoperability, and reuse, ensuring the maximum effective use of Modelling & Simulation across Defence. This is an exciting opportunity to develop a broad understanding of Defence, work with experts from across government, industry and academia, and directly contribute to the future use of modelling and simulation across Defence.

Open to UK nationals only.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability in no more than 500 words.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following Behaviour:

• Communicating and Influencing

In the event of a high volume of applications, an initial sift will be conducted using the CV and your Statement of suitability.

At interview, you will be assessed against your Presentation and the following Behaviours:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Assessment

At interview, you will also be asked questions based on Modelling and Simulation Knowledge, you will be provided further information prior to interview.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.