Telecommunications Systems Engineer

About the job

Job Title: Telecommunications Systems Engineer
Location: Corsham, Wiltshire
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57303

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Telecommunications Systems Engineer at our site in Corsham.

The role
As a Telecommunications Systems Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an opportunity to be involved in the leading latest technologies, with worldwide travel to support customer and deliver the UK's satellite communications system.

Day-to-day, you'll be involved in:

• The design of new internet protocol (IP) and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services and systems, and upgrades to current infrastructure, to deliver a new service capability
• Ensuring new services and systems meet UK security requirements
• Managing obsolescence within the existing system to ensure the system remains supportable and compliant to security requirements
• Managing the installation and configuration of new system elements
• Testing and commissioning of new equipment and services
• Providing third line support to operations teams

This position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, 37-hours per week and is based on site in Corsham.

Essential experience of the Telecommunications Systems Engineer

• Experience in the design and delivery of IP communication networks, ideally with Cisco accreditation
• Knowledge of VoIP network architectures
• Worked at a telecoms or satellite communication company

Qualifications for the Telecommunications Systems Engineer

• Higher level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 15/04/2024