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title: 'Principal Engineer - Technical Delivery Lead at Skyral Group'
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# Principal Engineer - Technical Delivery Lead at Skyral Group

- **Company:** Skyral Group
- **Location:** Warminster, United Kingdom
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/skyralio/2a958244-ffac-495b-bc65-6eb5767a2c49

## Job description

We Are Skyral: We believe every decision maker can be empowered by technology. Skyral combines AI, leading edge simulation technology and world class expertise to transform the decision making experience. Our products and services enable faster and more confident decisions in a complex, unforgiving world. We deploy practical, intuitive and efficient solutions to governments and enterprises, delivering outstanding outcomes at the speed of relevance.

What We Do: (Omnia Training)

At Omnia Training, we’ve brought together some of the UK’s most innovative defence training organisations under one powerful mission: to transform the British Army’s training system and create the best-trained Army in the world. Omnia Training is redefining the British Army’s collective training. To do that, we are looking for the best and brightest minds from across the UK. Omnia Training is at the heart of the UK’s bold Land Industrial Strategy. This is more than a job — it’s a mission. You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative environment, where every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering Omnia Training’s vision; designing, delivering, and transforming collective training.

## MPORTANT – PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING

This role is based full-time onsite in Warminster, Wiltshire. You will be required to work from the Warminster site five days per week. This is not a hybrid or remote role, and we cannot accommodate candidates who are only able to attend the site for part of the working week.

Security Clearance (SC) is a mandatory requirement for this role. To be considered, you must have been resident in the UK for the last five years and be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. If you do not meet this residency requirement, we will not be able to progress your application.

Please only apply if you meet both of these requirements: five days per week onsite in Warminster, Wiltshire, and five years’ UK residency for SC clearance.

What We Are Looking For: Proven ability to lead a software development team Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams. Ability to engage with MOD customer and commercial content providers Ability to translate architecture into working systems. Ability to unblock teams across modelling, integration, and platform issues. A solid understanding of modelling and simulation principles. A strong grounding in distributed systems design.

Key Technical Proficiencies: C++ and Go (Golang). Cloud Native Computing & SDLC (Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, ORAS, ArgoCD etc.) Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across system boundaries. Ability to reason about performance, latency, and system behaviour. Familiarity with containerisation, Kubernetes-style environments, and distributed deployments.

What You’ll Be Responsible For: Leading a team of developers and the Skyral primary point of contact at Warminster. You will hold technical accountability across multiple concurrent projects, whilst ensuring the team delivers a fully working training system, not just components. Support the development solution architectures and turn these into implementation. Make technical decisions across modelling, integration, and platform usage. Step into problems across modelling challenges, integration issues, deployment blockers and guide engineering work across all disciplines. Ensure solutions are designed to be composable, reusable, and comply with platform-first principles. Act as the final escalation point for technical issues on site. Maintain momentum across multiple parallel workstreams.

Note: Please feel empowered to apply for this position, even if you think you may only align with some of the qualities listed above. Your unique skills and perspectives could be just what we’re looking for.

What We Can Offer You: (Same For All Roles)

Honest Conversations About Compensation - We are actively recruiting for various positions and considering candidates with diverse levels of experience. Skyral maintains a well defined salary range which a member of our Talent team will discuss with you during the first initial call. Unlimited Paid Holiday - At Skyral, we recognise the dedication and individual circumstances of our team members. We value and support the need to maintain a work-life balance, whether it’s taking time off during school holidays to be with your children, or simply having the flexibility to enjoy extended weekends without the stress of monitoring your remaining days off. Private Medical & Dental Insurance - Your health and wellbeing is our priority. Skyral is partnered with Bupa and from day one you are covered with a Level 3 policy. Additionally, if you wish to include family members or dependents on this policy, we offer a substantial discount. Enhanced Parental Leave - 26 weeks Maternity and 4 weeks Paternity leave. Everything Else - Company Pension, Company Swag, Employee Assistance Programme.

At Skyral, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. We also ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to reasonable adjustments. If you require such accommodations during the job application process we ask that you inform a member of our talent team.

## About Skyral Group

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Skyral Group builds advanced modelling, simulation, and AI-powered decision-support systems for enterprise, defence, and national security customers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) – total funding $20M
- **Headquarters**: London, England, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: Year not publicly available (company states “over a decade” of history)
- **Founders**: Jason Kennedy (CEO), Naomi Hulme (CEO – Skyral Defence & Government), Nick Blair (Executive Chairman)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Defence & National Security, Enterprise Software, AI-Driven Simulation
- **Target customers**: Western governments, defence organisations, and large enterprises facing high-stakes, complex decision-making challenges
- **Mission**: “Every decision maker can be empowered by technology” – putting people in the ideal position to make the best decisions based on both knowns and unknowns.

## Products & Services
- **Decision Support Systems**: AI-fused, simulation-based tools that help users test and refine choices in digital environments before acting in the real world.
- **Digital Twins**: Real-time digital representations of complex scenarios (e.g. military operations, unstable markets) for strategy testing and risk mitigation.
- **Modelling & Simulation Suite**: Modular, open, and interoperable software that integrates with existing systems; covers data fusion, AI/ML, and scenario modelling.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding $20M (Series A led by NOIA Capital, announced July 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: NOIA Capital (lead), plus one prior corporate round investor
- **Growth Signals**: Active contracts with Western governments and enterprises; headcount ~50 employees (down ~24% YoY, though company maintains active hiring with 3 open roles); high LinkedIn follower growth (+26.5% YoY); team includes alumni from Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Palantir, elite military units, and Formula 1

## Competitive Advantages
- Deep domain expertise in defence and national security – “we are experts in selling to governments and hold multiple production contracts”
- Technology built for security and extensibility – modular, open, interoperable design allows rapid deployment with low disruption
- Partnership model rather than vendor – they work as “technology partners” who understand customer challenges first-hand

## Strategic Focus
- Continue to expand modelling & simulation footprint across Western governments and allied nations
- Apply core technology to commercial enterprise markets (e.g. digital twins for unstable markets)
- Build on Series A funding to scale team, product, and customer delivery

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Radical and pioneering” company with a focus on mission-driven impact (preservation of security, prosperity, freedom). Diverse, high-calibre team.
- **Hybrid/Remote**: Minimum 2 days/week in the central London office; flexible scheduling with manager approval.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Unlimited paid holiday; enhanced parental leave (26 weeks full-pay maternity, 4 weeks paternity); private medical & dental insurance; company pension; employee assistance programme; dog-friendly office; company swag.
- **Engineering Culture**: Emphasis on problem-solving, innovation through iteration, and working on the “most important mission”. Technical stack includes AI, simulation, data fusion, and secure system design.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/skyral)
2. [Skyral – Our Story](https://www.skyral.com/our-story/)
3. [Skyral – Our People](https://www.skyral.com/our-people/)
4. [Skyral – Join Us](https://www.skyral.com/join-us/)
5. [Lever Job Board](https://jobs.lever.co/skyralio)

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