Field Service Engineer

Position: 334 Field Service Engineer
Field Service Engineer Hampshire/Hybrid (2 - 3 days wfh) Join a 24/7 on-call rota (1 week in
4) £60,000 - £70,000 (depending on experience) Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC and DV security clearance If you've served in the RAF, Royal Signals, 14 Signal Regiment, REME or another defence communications or infrastructure role, and enjoy solving technical problems where reliability really matters, we'd like to hear from you. We're recruiting a Field Service Engineer to support advanced defence technology across secure customer sites throughout the UK for a client who are a leading tech and engineering firm operating within defence.

This isn't a desk-based support role. You'll be out with customers maintaining critical systems, supporting military exercises, carrying out technology upgrades, diagnosing complex faults and ensuring operational capability is always maintained. Whether your experience comes from deployed operations, secure headquarters, NATO exercises or supporting classified infrastructure, your background is highly relevant. Responsibilities:
Support mission-critical systems across secure defence sites Carry out planned maintenance, firmware updates and infrastructure upgrades Diagnose and repair hardware faults through structured root cause analysis Install and configure servers, network infrastructure and virtual environments Support military exercises, trials and customer acceptance testing Deliver operator and maintainer training Provide remote 1st/2nd line support when required Work closely with MoD customers, providing clear technical updates and confidence throughout incidents We're looking for engineers with experience in:
Royal Air Force, Royal Signals, 14 Signal Regiment, REME or Defence Communications Electronic Warfare or secure defence systems Supporting operational or deployed IT infrastructure Cisco networking, routers and switches Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V, LAN, WAN and VLAN networking Firewalls and secure network infrastructure (CCNA advantageous) Hardware installation, preventative maintenance and lifecycle management Cryptographic equipment Satellite communications or resilient communications systems Working across Official, Secret or Top Secret environments Customer-facing engineering within the MoD You'll need HNC/HND or Degree in Engineering (or equivalent military experience) Full UK Driving Licence Eligibility for SC and DV Security Clearance Flexibility to travel to customer sites and occasional overseas opportunities Why Join You'll continue supporting technology that genuinely matters while working with some of the UK's most advanced defence systems.

This role offers varied engineering work, direct customer interaction, ongoing technical development and the opportunity to remain at the forefront of secure defence capability. If you've maintained operational military communications, deployed infrastructure or classified IT systems, your experience is exactly what we're looking for. If you are interested in this role, please submit your CV!