IT Team Leader

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK seeks an IT Team Leader to manage a customer-facing IT support team at Ashchurch 13, Tewkesbury. The role involves ensuring excellent service delivery while providing first and second-line support for bespoke systems. Candidates should have experience in Windows administration and Active Directory, and must achieve Enhanced Developed Vetting security clearance. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including a pension scheme and wellness support.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team in a customer-facing IT support role.
• Ability to provide first/second line support for bespoke systems.
• Knowledge of incident management and asset/system management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team in IT support.
• Ensure high standards of service delivery and team performance.
• Provide technical advice and system commissioning.

Skills

Windows administration

Active Directory administration

IT system build and development

Education

HND/HNC in IT or equivalent experience

Job description

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Location:

Gloucester, GB, GL20 8LZ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: IT Team Leader

Location: Tewkesbury,Gloucestershire

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65651

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as the IT Team Leader at our Ashchurch 13 site.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Systems Support technician to join an established, forward thinking and responsive team within the Mission Systems Business Stream.

Day-to-day, you will help to enhance an existing busy team, bringing continuous professionalism and knowledge to the service provided to our prestigious customers.

You will be leading and managing a small team in a customer-facing IT support role, ensuring high standards of service delivery and team performance. As part of the team, you will provide first / second line support for bespoke / niche systems, including incident management, system commissioning, provision of technical advice, and asset / system management.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Ashchurch 13, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Essential Experience of the IT Team Leader

• Windows administration.
• Active Directory and authentication administration.
• A knowledge and application of IT system build and development.

Qualifications for the IT Team Leader

• HND/HNC in IT or equivalent experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Enhanced 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

• 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 is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

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 [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.

Closing Date: 13/08/2025

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