Defence IT Engineer: Academy Path to Infrastructure

Thorn SDS Ltd; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £30-35k

25 days leave

Pension

Health & dental

EV Salary Sacrifice

Wellbeing services

Academy training

Certifications

Job summary

Thorn SDS Ltd in the United Kingdom is offering an IT Career through our Defence Engineering Academy. If you have an IT-related degree or around 2-3 years of practical IT experience, this programme provides a clear route into engineering within the Defence & Security sector.

You'll join experienced engineers, gain hands-on project experience across hardware, software, networks and infrastructure, and receive structured Academy training with mentoring to progress into advanced technical roles.

Qualifications

• You have an IT-related degree or around 2–3 years of IT experience.
• Structured training with hands-on engineering exposure across IT domains.
• Motivation for pursuing a long-term IT engineering career in Defence & Security.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and commission IT hardware and software.
• Set up PCs, workstations, servers and related equipment.
• Support network and infrastructure installations.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software and connectivity issues.
• Assist with upgrades, deployments and decommissioning.
• Work with structured cabling and physical IT infrastructure.

Skills

IT hardware troubleshooting

Windows environments

Networking fundamentals

Structured cabling

Curiosity and problem solving

Education

IT-related degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

TCP/IP

DNS

DHCP

Linux

CCNA (certs welcome)

Job description

Thorn SDS Ltd in the United Kingdom is offering an IT Career through our Defence Engineering Academy. If you have an IT-related degree or around 2-3 years of practical IT experience, this programme provides a clear route into engineering within the Defence & Security sector.

You'll join experienced engineers, gain hands-on project experience across hardware, software, networks and infrastructure, and receive structured Academy training with mentoring to progress into advanced technical roles.