Network Support Engineer

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Network Support Engineer at Corsham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Join our Mission Technologies team and help support the complex communications networks that underpin critical defence capabilities. Working within our Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) programme, you'll play a key role in maintaining and enhancing secure network services that make a real difference to national security. This is an exciting opportunity to work with advanced technologies, develop highly sought-after skills, and collaborate with talented engineers on projects of strategic importance.

As a Network Support Engineer, you'll provide advanced technical support across secure communications and network infrastructure, helping to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of critical systems. You'll work on fault investigation, system upgrades, network enhancements, and the introduction of new technologies, while contributing to the continuous evolution of military communications capabilities. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your expertise in IP networking, telecommunications, satellite communications, and secure systems engineering.

• Respond to customer faults, network incidents and performance issues.
• Manage the installation and configuration of new system elements.
• Test and commissioning of new equipment and services.
• Ensure new services and systems meet UK security requirements.
• Manage obsolescence within the existing system to ensure the system remains supportable and compliant to security requirements.
• Provide 3rd/4th line technical support to the customer, 3rd parties and wider MILSATCOM teams.
• Part of an on-call rota to support fault diagnosis and rectification out of normal working hours.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at Corsham.

• Experience in the design and delivery of IP communication networks, ideally with Cisco accreditation.
• Knowledge of IP network architectures
• Knowledge of Radio Frequency (RF) Satellite communications technology would be an advantage.
• Experience working in a telecommunication or satellite communication company.

• Degree or a qualification with equivalent demonstratable experience in a relevant Engineering Discipline.
• Hold or working towards Cisco Associate (CCNA) certification is ideal as a minimum

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Must be sole UK national.

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 -  ().

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• 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…