Job Title: Network Operations Engineer
Location: Corsham, Wiltshire
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Network Operations Engineer our Hawthorn site.

The role
As a Network Operations Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) military satellite communications system and ground stations.

Day-to-day, you’ll perform health checks of the network and underlying infrastructure, as well as:

Answer customer queries and assisting with satellite acquisition. Assist other Babcock teams in test and repair activities. Generate reports to validate network state and inform customers.

This role is full time and based onsite at our Hawthorn location.

Essential experience of the Network Operations Engineer:

Good IP switching and routing skills, to CCNA/CCNP level Broad exposure to the telecommunications industry in general Exposure to / familiarity with satellite communications systems Knowledge of digital broadcast technologies

Qualifications for the Network Operations Engineer:

Degree or HNC/HND or equivalent in Telecommunications or Electronic Engineering. Applications are also welcomed from individuals with significant demonstrable experience who don’t hold formal qualifications.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ()

What we offer 

Generous holiday allowance  Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance Employee share scheme  Employee shopping savings portal Payment of Professional Fees Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave  Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity