IT Engineer - Defence Tech (On-Site Farnborough)

QinetiQ Limited; England; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension scheme,  

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan, Private Medical, and

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant and Defence ERS

Volunteering Opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited is seeking an IT Engineer to join our Farnborough site, delivering IT solutions and supporting project delivery. You will engage with customers, lead technical tasks, and mentor junior colleagues as part of a capable team.

The role is on-site, 37 hours per week, with a strong focus on Windows/Linux infrastructure, networking, and Hyper-V virtualization. Farnborough hosts cutting-edge laser tech and R&D projects in the UK.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in an IT engineering role.
• The ability to work with a broad and comprehensive range of concepts and principles within the areas of IT.
• Broad experience of Windows Client/Server Infrastructure, Networking, Virtualisation (Hyper-V) and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Delivering Hardware/Software builds and Systems Installation and Integration
• Proposals for CIDA
• Technically leading small projects or certain parts of larger projects to deliver solutions
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers
• Delivering outputs and providing pragmatic solutions which may include Technical presentations, Technical documentation, Test plans and reports, user guides and work instructions and Design or process documents
• Providing mentoring support to junior colleagues
• Undertaking tasks of increasing complexity through the derivation of solutions using existing practices

Skills

IT engineering experience

Windows Server

Networking

Virtualisation (Hyper-V)

Linux

Education

First degree in Science or Engineering

Job description

QinetiQ Limited is seeking an IT Engineer to join our Farnborough site, delivering IT solutions and supporting project delivery. You will engage with customers, lead technical tasks, and mentor junior colleagues as part of a capable team.

The role is on-site, 37 hours per week, with a strong focus on Windows/Linux infrastructure, networking, and Hyper-V virtualization. Farnborough hosts cutting-edge laser tech and R&D projects in the UK.