Duty Engineer

Duty Engineer

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Location:

Northallerton

Type:
Permanent

Rate/Salary:
Competitive Salary

Benefits:
Excellent Benefits Package

Duty Engineer will provide 24/7 operational and incident response support across secure Defence ICT environments, ensuring high availability, resilience, and compliance of critical MOD systems. The role requires strong technical expertise across networking, virtualisation, security, automation, and Linux systems to maintain and support mission‑critical platforms.

HSB Technical’s client is an established Defence‑focused organisation delivering secure, high‑availability ICT services to the UK MOD.

• Provide 24/7 operational support ensuring availability, security, and performance of Defence ICT systems
• Troubleshoot and maintain LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD‑WAN networks, firewalls, and VPN services
• Administer Active Directory, DNS, PKI, RDS, WSUS, and associated domain services
• Manage VMware virtualisation platforms including ESXi, vCenter, and VMware Cloud Foundation
• Operate and support ASTERIX VoIP systems
• Maintain SIEM and monitoring platforms including Splunk, SCOM/SCCM, and telemetry tools
• Perform Linux system administration, patching, and security hardening
• Develop and maintain automation using Power Shell, Ansible, and Git Lab
• Support vulnerability remediation, audits, and compliance readiness
• Deliver incident response, root‑cause analysis, and service restoration in line with SLAs and KPIs

• CCNA (or equivalent networking qualification)
• Strong experience with LAN, MAN/Campus networking environments
• Knowledge of BGP, MPLS, VPLS, and VPN technologies
• Experience with Software Defined Networking (VMware NSX) and SD‑WAN
• Security systems experience including IDS/IPS administration
• Strong Active Directory and Microsoft infrastructure knowledge
• VMware vSphere, ESXi, and VMware Cloud Foundation experience
• SIEM and monitoring tools such as Splunk and System Centre Suite
• Linux administration and security patching experience
• Automation skills using Power Shell, Ansible, and Git Lab

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd, who have been appointed to act as a recruitment partner for this role.