Mission Systems Security Administrator

Draken Europe; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions up to 12%

Bonus incentives

Discounted PMI

Electric car scheme

Tech vouchers

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Draken Europe in Hurn, Dorset, is seeking a Security and System Administrator to support mission-critical systems across diverse environments. This full-time role covers security, maintenance and availability, including backups, encryption, and system lifecycle support.

Key responsibilities include patching, incident resolution, documentation, and ongoing improvement. The role may require UK/overseas travel to meet customer needs and ensure compliant operations in line with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting and maintaining secure mission systems or IT infrastructure.
• Experience administering networked, standalone and air-gapped systems.
• Experience with system builds, software deployment, patching, backup and recovery.
• Familiarity with system security controls and cryptographic solutions.
• Certifications in Microsoft, Cyber Security or IT Infrastructure are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all activities comply with quality, security and engineering standards.
• Administer, maintain and patch secure mission system environments.
• Support development, deployment and sustainment of mission systems.
• Manage system security, encryption, user accounts, backups and recovery.
• Build, configure, and troubleshoot mission system hardware and software.
• Investigate and resolve system, network, hardware and cyber security issues.
• Maintain documentation and technical baselines.
• Support customer and stakeholder engagements; travel as required.

Skills

System administration

Cyber security

Troubleshooting

Backup and recovery

Documentation

Tools

BitLocker

Encryption technologies

Job description

Draken Europe in Hurn, Dorset, is seeking a Security and System Administrator to support mission-critical systems across diverse environments. This full-time role covers security, maintenance and availability, including backups, encryption, and system lifecycle support.

Key responsibilities include patching, incident resolution, documentation, and ongoing improvement. The role may require UK/overseas travel to meet customer needs and ensure compliant operations in line with industry standards.