Hardware Engineer

Hardware Engineer
- Defence Technology
- Hampshire - £80,000

We're looking for a Hardware Engineer to join a dynamic team delivering innovative technology solutions for Defence customers. This role involves designing, deploying, and supporting hardware and infrastructure that underpin mission-critical systems and capabilities.

• Design, build, and maintain physical and virtual infrastructure environments.
• Support hardware development, deployment, testing, and demonstrations.
• Design and implement LAN, WAN, and VLAN networks.
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server and Linux environments.
• Manage virtualisation platforms such as VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper‑V.
• Configure and maintain firewall platforms and security controls.
• Manage hardware lifecycle activities, upgrades, and capacity planning.
• Maintain hardware inventory, asset tracking, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with technical teams and engage with customers and stakeholders.

• Proven experience delivering and supporting hardware and infrastructure solutions in Defence, government, or commercial environments.
• Strong knowledge of networking, hardware, virtualisation, and Windows/Linux administration.
• Experience supporting systems in live operational environments.
• Understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and security best practices.
• Comfortable communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and source control tools is desirable.

For further information and to apply please contact Victoria at Copello.