Senior Operational Comms Engineer

Glasgow, Scotland
£350 per day (Outside IR35)
6-Month Initial Contract
1 in 12 On-Call Rota
Paid Overtime Available

We are currently supporting a large public sector organisation responsible for delivering critical operational services across Scotland. They are seeking an experiencedSenior Operational Communications Engineer to join their specialist technology team on an initial 6-month contract.

This role will focus on supporting and enhancing mission-critical communications infrastructure, ensuring essential operational systems remain available, secure and fully functional.

• Provide expert 3rd line support across operational communications platforms.
• Lead the investigation and resolution of complex technical incidents.
• Support the maintenance, monitoring and enhancement of critical communications systems.
• Contribute to system upgrades, lifecycle management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with disaster recovery, business continuity and resilience planning.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers within the team.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call support rota.

We're interested in speaking with candidates who have experience supporting one or more of the following:

• TETRA or radio communications systems
• Control room environments
• Mobilisation or dispatch platforms
• Telephony and VoIP technologies
• Airwave or ESN environments
• VHF/UHF radio systems
• Satellite communications
• Mobile data terminal (MDT) technologies
• Critical operational or emergency communications infrastructure

• Strong background in communications, telecommunications, radio or operational technology environments.
• Proven experience supporting business-critical systems.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Previous experience providing technical leadership, mentoring or support to engineering teams.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.