// Role Summary
Join QinetiQ as an IT Ops Engineer at RAF Waddington, working with cutting-edge defence technology and brilliant minds to maintain and enhance critical IT networks and systems. This role offers technical leadership and the opportunity to shape the future of defence innovation.
// Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance critical IT networks and systems in a secure defence environment.
- Administer Windows IT infrastructure and Cisco networks, resolving complex technical issues.
- Plan and implement upgrades, deployments, and infrastructure enhancements.
- Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.
- Requires active DV Clearance and relevant industry certifications.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow, we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an IT Ops Engineer at our RAF Waddington site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
As a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the critical IT networks and systems that support operational capability within a highly secure defence environment. You'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance and security of enterprise infrastructure whilst providing technical leadership across complex support and improvement activities.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Administering and supporting Windows-based IT infrastructure and Cisco networks.
- Investigating and resolving complex technical issues.
- Delivering infrastructure upgrades and acting as a subject matter expert for network and workstation technologies.
- Working closely with stakeholders, mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to the continual improvement of critical IT services.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting and administering enterprise Windows workstation and network environments.
- Leading the investigation and resolution of complex infrastructure and network incidents.
- Planning and implementing operating system upgrades, software deployments and infrastructure enhancements.
- Configuring and supporting Cisco network technologies across secure environments.
- Maintaining accurate technical documentation, asset records and configuration information.
- Providing technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to junior engineers and support teams.
Essential Experience
- Experience supporting and administering enterprise Microsoft Windows environments.
- Strong infrastructure and networking knowledge, including troubleshooting complex technical issues.
- Hands-on experience supporting Cisco network technologies.
- Experience delivering operating system upgrades, software deployments or infrastructure improvement projects.
- Experience working within secure, defence, government or highly regulated environments.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Essential Qualifications
- Active MOD DV clearance.
- Relevant industry certification such as CCNA, ITIL Foundation or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development within infrastructure, networking or IT operations disciplines.
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education. Provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.
This role is 37 hours per week based at our RAF Waddington site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. QinetiQ operates the RAF Waddington site in Lincolnshire in supporting advanced defence technology, flight systems engineering, and synthetic training environments.
Please note that all applicants for this role must have active DV Clearance.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
Our Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
- Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
- Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
- Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
- Proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
- Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community.