Lead SCIDA Engineer

Babcock International; Oakhanger; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check via Aviva

Employee share scheme

Shopping savings portal

Professional Fees paid

Reservists leave (10 days)

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Flexible working

Growth and progression opportunities

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Lead Site Co-ordination and Installation Design Authority Engineer to oversee configuration and installation activities for critical military satellite communications networks. You will ensure compliance with design standards, security requirements and CMDB practices across multiple sites.

The role combines leadership, governance and hands-on coordination in a highly regulated environment, with hybrid working and regular travel to Colerne, Hawthorn and

Qualifications

• Experience in a Defence SCIDA role.
• Understanding of security architecture in compartmented certified environments.
• Experience with ICT systems in complex environments.
• Knowledge of JSP 604, JSP 440 and BS EN standards.
• Experience creating, maintaining and cataloguing Configuration Management documentation.
• CIDA training or evidence of working in a SCIDA role.
• Must be able to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) clearance and be Sole UK National.

Responsibilities

• Configuration control for all engineering installation activities at communication sites.
• Liaising with stakeholders for proposed configuration changes.
• Allocating equipment, room, rack and floor space; quality control of installations.
• Ensuring compliance with standards (ISO & JSP).
• Maintaining CMDB processes for hardware and software across the estate.
• Quality assessment of ICT projects to ensure conformance to design and standards.
• Final authorisation on project completion (Certificate of Conformity).
• Travel between sites and between Colerne, Hawthorn and Oakhanger.

Skills

SCIDA experience

Security architecture

ICT systems in complex environments

JSP 604/440 knowledge

BS EN standards knowledge

Configuration Management

DV security clearance

Job description

As a Lead Site Co-ordination and Installation Design Authority Engineer, you'll take a leading role in supporting one of the United Kingdom's most critical military satellite communications networks. Working within our Mission Systems business, you'll oversee complex configuration and installation activities, ensuring infrastructure is compliant, secure, and built to the highest standards. This is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of defence and aerospace engineering, where every decision you make supports, secure communications used to protect the nation. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, influence engineering design and delivery, and enhance your expertise in highly regulated, technically advanced environments. Day-to-day, responsibilities will include:

• Configuration control for all engineering installation activities at communication sites
• Liaising with all stakeholders, internal and external for proposed configuration changes
• Allocating equipment, room, rack and floor space, quality control of all installations work carried out at sites
• Ensuring compliance with appropriate standards (ISO & JSP)
• Ensuring the Configuration Management for all ICT projects is captured, catalogued and maintained.
• Quality assessment of all ICT projects to ensure the installation/changes comply with the design and required standards
• Final authorisation on project completion (Certificate of Conformity)
• Ensure suitable CMDB processes are completed to maintain the Configuration Management of all hardware and software across the communication estate

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides an element of hybrid working but will also need to travel between sites. There will be regular travel between our Colerne, Hawthorn and Oakhanger sites.

• Experience in an SCIDA role within a Defence setting
• An understanding of security architecture required within compartmented certified environments
• Experience of ICT systems in complex environments
• Knowledge of JSP 604, 440 and relevant BS EN standards
• Experience creating, maintaining, and cataloguing Configuration Management documentation, CIDA training or evidence of working in a SCIDA role, The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK National.

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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.

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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 you to buy or sell annual leave
• 'Be Kind Day' to support volunteering
• Flexible working to help you balance life and work
• A dynamic working environment with opportunities for growth and progression