Network Engineer / Integration Engineer

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized recruitment agency is seeking a UKLTI Facility Engineer based in Portsmouth for a 12-month contract. The role involves maintaining networks, implementing changes, and ensuring equipment availability for government projects. Candidates must have strong skills in IT networking and server administration, and must be eligible for SC clearance. This position offers a competitive rate of £56.44 per hour.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for SC clearance to work on UK eyes only projects.
• Experience with Cisco and other networking vendors is essential.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day running of the LSIF.
• Maintain government furnished computer equipment.
• Perform configuration control of assets and documents.
• Liaise with suppliers and manage testing event requirements.

Skills

IT Networking

IT Monitoring

Cisco VOIP implementation

Microsoft Server Administration

VMware administration

General IT troubleshooting

IT Security

Backup and Recovery

Installation and Cable Management

Microsoft SQL database administration

Web Server administration

Job description

Location : Portsmouth (Site based)

Duration : 12 Month Contract

Rate : £56.44 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)

Note : Must be eligible for SC, working on UK eyes only projects

Overview

The Lightning Systems Integration Facility (LSIF) is established at the Maritime Integration & Support Centre (MISC) on Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, to support testing and integration of the F35 Lightning II Aircraft within the UK military infrastructure. A UKLTI Facility Engineer is required to implement and maintain the LSIF design in the MISC environment.

The UKLTI Facility Engineer will commission LSIF networks between allocated rooms (server room and testing / event rooms). The role will involve both implementation of changes to the facility and maintenance of the established infrastructure. In particular, the role will be required to perform some reconfiguration of the Facility in line with testing event requirements.

A major function of the role is the maintenance of government furnished computer equipment (including large servers). As part of this, the liaison and effective communication between suppliers, owners, partners and users is crucial in ensuring the equipment is available to the right groups at the right time.

The incumbent of this role will require good organisational and communication skills on top of technical ability. The incumbent will be trained on how to use the system and will be expected to become an expert in using and administering it. Key Deliverables :

Key Deliverables

• Assisting with the day to day running of the LSIF
• Assisting with the build state, production and maintenance of LSIF hardware
• Assisting with LSIF security matters (including IVCO-related duties)
• Assisting with the planning, execution and reporting of testing events
• Assisting with longer-term facility planning
• Assisting with procurement and management of LSIF hardware and software
• Configuration control of assets, documents, change requests, passwords etc
• Become a resident expert in the administration of the government provided system

Key Knowledge & Skills

Knowledge

IT Networking: Mostly Cisco but other vendors such as F5, McAfee. Experience configuring, troubleshooting and upgrading network devices is required. Need knowledge of LAN and WAN infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls).

IT Monitoring: Knowledge of the likes of WhatsUpGold, Microsoft Configuration Manager, System Centre Operations Manager, SNMP, SysLog.

Ability to implement and manage a Cisco VOIP system

IT system interconnection : Ability to design, plan, implement and manage integration of separate IT systems, including at different security classifications.

Skills

Microsoft Server Administration : Including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policies, Disk Management, Troubleshooting, Updates and hardware repair.

VMware / Microsoft hypervisor administration : Ability to design, implement and manage a virtual environment.

IT Testing : General IT trouble shooting skills

IT Security : Experience applying security patches, using WSUS, auditing system log files, and anti-virus monitoring. Knowledge of ITAR, EAR, DEAL, SCIDA accreditation requirements of JSP 440 and 480, etc.

IT Backup and Recovery : Experience using the likes of Symantec Backup Exec 2015, Acronis Snap Deploy, Windows Server backup.

IT Installation and Cable Management : Ability to install Servers, workstations and network devices, and to perform cable management to MoD Standard.

Experience of ITIL processes and procedures.

Microsoft SQL database administration

Web Server administration