Senior Field Engineer (UK)

QinetiQ Group plc; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology and defense solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Field Engineer to deliver engineering excellence in various technology domains. This role requires strong technical insight and responsibilities such as supporting infrastructure services and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, with hands-on experience in secure environments. The position offers competitive benefits and emphasizes collaboration in a diverse working environment.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan options

Employee discount portal

Qualifications

• Deep technical expertise in infrastructure, networking, and end-user computing.
• Experience with structured cabling, AV systems, and network hardware.
• Proven ability to manage secure installation and maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Support design and delivery of field engineering services.
• Act as technical contact between field teams and stakeholders.
• Support device provisioning using Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

Skills

Deep technical expertise in infrastructure

Field support models

Hands-on infrastructure rollouts

Installation and maintenance in secure environments

Health and safety practices

Delivering infrastructure changes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune/SCCM)

Job description

As a Senior Field Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering engineering excellence across one or more technology domains by providing deep technical insight, continuous improvement, and ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with our strategic objectives. Day‑to‑day, you’ll lead the design, implementation, and support of complex technology solutions, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. As a technical authority, you will also mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the design and delivery of field engineering services across diverse locations and environments, ensuring consistent and secure infrastructure deployment
• Acting as a technical point of contact between field teams, engineering functions, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment between operational needs and technical delivery
• Supporting device provisioning and software deployment using Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune/SCCM) and Autopilot
• Supporting enforcement of endpoint and infrastructure security controls in field environments, including encryption, access control, and secure device handling

Job Details

This role is 37 hours per week based at any of our main UK locations. Shift patterns for this role are 07:30am–18:30pm GMT and you may be asked to work at specific times. As part of a commitment to maintaining high service availability and rapid incident response, this role will be required to participate in an on‑call rota.

Essential Experience

• Deep technical expertise in one or more domains such as Infrastructure (Storage & Compute), Networking, End User Computing, Monitoring, Field Services, Applications, Cloud & Web, Linux, Identity & InfoSec and Modern Workplace
• Experience contributing to field support models, including vendor coordination, service‑level adherence, and escalation handling
• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure rollouts including structured cabling, network hardware, AV systems, and end‑user compute devices
• Proven ability to manage installation and maintenance activities in secure and regulated environments, including defence and critical infrastructure
• Strong working knowledge of health and safety practices in field environments, including risk assessments and safe working procedures
• Experience delivering infrastructure changes within secure and classified environments, ensuring compliance with defence protocols

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

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.

About QinetiQ

QinetiQ operates state‑of‑the‑art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

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 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

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

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. 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.

All applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.