Junior Network Engineer

QinetiQ; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Junior Network Engineer at its Portsmouth site. The role involves providing technical support, setting up networks, and ensuring data is effectively ingested from battlefield sensors. Ideal candidates will have experience in IT service environments and networking qualifications, such as CCNP. This is an opportunity to work with innovative technology while contributing to significant defense projects.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan, Private Medical and Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in IT service desk or help desk environments.
• Familiarity with using WINTEL and VMware.
• Understanding of IP Subnetting and Routing protocols.

Responsibilities

• Respond to technical support calls from end users.
• Set up and install new computers and networks.
• Diagnose and fix network problems and hardware issues.

Skills

Experience of working within an IT service desk/help desk environment

WINTEL, VMware implementation experience

Knowledge of IP Subnetting and Routing protocols including OSPF and BGP

Knowledge of routers, switches and firewalls

Professional interpersonal/communication skills

Positive attitude and determination

Education

Networking certification e.g. CCNP

Job description

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF19375

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Junior Network Engineer at our Portsmouth site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Junior Network Engineer, you will be joining the LAND Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) programme delivering a flexible and agile system of systems that will enable the Army from 2035 and beyond to FIND the enemy across all the domains it will operate in.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll work with project managers and technical leads, to provide the systems required to ingest data from all battlefield sensors and Combined, Joint, Inter‑Agency, Intra‑Government and Multinational (CJIIM) information/intelligence feeds, fuse it, analyse it and distribute the resulting intelligence rapidly to battlefield users.

Responsibilities

• Responding to technical support calls from end users of computers and software applications
• Setting up and installing new computers, networks and software and follow work instructions to change components
• Installing updates and patches to software and hardware applications
• Diagnosing and fixing network problems and hardware or software faults
• Maintain network connectivity and accurately record changes
• Fault finding network and hardware issues

Essential Experience

• Experience of working within an IT service desk/help desk environment
• WINTEL, VMware and implementation experience
• Knowledge and understanding of the design, implementation and troubleshooting of Hierarchical IP Subnetting and Routing protocols including OSPF and BGP
• Knowledge of routers, switches and firewalls
• Professional interpersonal/communication skills to convey technical information
• Positive attitude and determination to see issues addressed successfully

Essential Qualifications

• Holds Networking certification e.g. CCNP or similar

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at Portsmouth. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of QinetiQ’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and predict performance.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)