Senior Network Engineer

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Hawthorn, Corsham

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Help Keep Critical Defence Communications Connected

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

Working within our Mission Technologies business, you'll support some of the UK's most important defence communications capabilities. This is an opportunity to apply your networking expertise in a role that directly supports national security while developing your career in a growing, innovative engineering environment.

The role

As a Senior Network Engineer, you'll play a key role in supporting the operation and maintenance of the UK Ministry of Defence's military satellite communications network. Working within the Network Operations Centre, you'll help ensure the reliability and performance of critical communications systems that support defence operations across the globe.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with advanced satellite and telecommunications technologies, collaborate with highly skilled technical teams, and make a meaningful contribution to a critical national capability. As part of a growing business, you'll benefit from exposure to cutting-edge projects and excellent opportunities for professional development.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Perform health checks of the network and underlying infrastructure
• Provide 1st line investigations within the Network for both RF and Baseband.
• Complete set-ups and testing of new user accesses.
• Generate reports to validate network state and inform customers

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at Oakhanger and Hawthorn. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Essential experience of the Senior Network Engineer

• Broad understanding of data comms
• Good IP switching and routing skills
• Broad exposure to the telecommunications industry in general
• Exposure to / familiarity with satellite communications systems

Qualifications for the Senior Network Engineer

• Degree or a qualification with equivalent demonstratable experience in a relevant Engineering Discipline.
• A valid Cisco Professional (CCNA) certification is preferred, demonstration of working at this level is also acceptable.

Security Clearance

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 Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 29, people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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