IT Infrastructure Engineer

Babcock International; Corsham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension + life cover

Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservist leave

Holiday trading

Flexible working

Dynamic culture

Job summary

Babcock is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer at Hawthorn, near Corsham, Wiltshire, with hybrid working arrangements. You will design, modernise, and maintain IT systems that support national defence and secure satellite communications.

Day-to-day you’ll maintain on‑premise platform services, ensure patches align with policies, provide 3rd/4th line support, and join an on‑call rota. You’ll contribute to a new Hosting Platform and system capability enhancements.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, building or supporting on-premise infrastructure and virtualization based on VMware ESX/VCentre/VCF.
• Operating system support such as Redhat Linux, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 and 2025.
• Identity and Access Management such as Windows Active Directory.
• Detailed understanding of IP networking and controls.
• Some software scripting and debugging expertise would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, develop and improve on-premise IT platform services to support critical national infrastructure.
• Ensure that services are patched and maintained according to internal and customer policies and procedures.
• Provide 3rd/4th line technical support to the customer, 3rd parties and wider satellite communication teams.
• Be part of an on-call rota to support fault diagnosis and rectification out of normal working hours.
• Working within a team for the specification, development, and implementation of a new Hosting Platform.
• Provide systems level expertise to the evaluation, specification, and implementation of new capabilities on the system.

Skills

VMware ESX/VCentre/VCF

Redhat Linux

Windows 11

Windows Server 2022/2025

Active Directory

IP networking

Scripting & debugging

Education

Degree or equivalent in Engineering

Job description

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Location:

Corsham, GB, SN13 9NP Bordon, GB, GU35 9JA

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: IT Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Hawthorn, Corsham + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF73526

Engineer the networks that keep critical missions 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 IT Infrastructure Engineer at Hawthorn, near Corsham, Wiltshire. There will also be the opportunity to work at our Oakhanger location near Bordon, Hampshire.

Babcock supports defence, aerospace and engineering programmes that protect people, nations, and infrastructure. Our work in space and secure communications sits at the forefront of innovation, enabling vital connections where they matter most.

The role

As an IT Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of a critical military satellite communications programme, supporting secure networks that operate in complex and demanding environments. You’ll help design, modernise, and maintain IT Systems that underpin national defence capabilities work that truly makes a difference to society.

This is an exciting opportunity to deepen your expertise in IT infrastructure, telecommunications, network management, and satellite-enabled infrastructure, while working alongside specialists who share your passion for engineering excellence. The experience you gain here will accelerate your career, broaden your technical depth, and place you at the centre of mission‑critical innovation.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Maintain, develop and improve on-premise IT platform services to support critical national infrastructure.
• Ensure that services are patched and maintained according to internal and customer policies and procedures.
• Provide 3rd/4th line technical support to the customer, 3rd parties and wider satellite communication teams.
• Be part of an on-call rota to support fault diagnosis and rectification out of normal working hours.
• Working within a team for the specification, development, and implementation of a new Hosting Platform.
• Provide systems level expertise to the evaluation, specification, and implementation of new capabilities on the system.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and predominantly based at our Hawthorne site near Corsham, Wiltshire, with flexibility for home working dependent on business needs.

Essential experience of the IT Infrastructure Engineer

• Experience designing, building or supporting on-premise infrastructure and virtualisation solutions based on VMWare ESX, VCentre and VCF.
• Operating system support such as Redhat Linux, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 and 2025.
• Identity and Access Management such as Windows Active Directory.
• Detailed understanding of IP networking and controls.
• Some software scripting and debugging expertise would be an advantage.

Qualifications for the IT Infrastructure Engineer

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Engineering Discipline

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading to buy or sell annual leave
• Flexible working to support work‑life balance
• A dynamic working environment where expertise is valued

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

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 [e-mail] 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.

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