Senior IT Ops Engineer — Windows & Cisco, DV Cleared

QinetiQ Limited; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension & life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Health & private insurance options

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant recognition

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited is recruiting an IT Ops Engineer to support enterprise Windows environments and Cisco networks at RAF Waddington. The role focuses on reliability, performance, and security, with technical leadership across incidents, upgrades, and improvements in a highly regulated defence setting.

The successful candidate will hold active MOD DV clearance, have certifications such as CCNA/ITIL, and contribute to continuous improvement while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with

Qualifications

• Experience supporting and administering enterprise Microsoft Windows environments.
• Strong infrastructure and networking knowledge, including troubleshooting complex technical issues.
• Experience delivering operating system upgrades, software deployments or infrastructure improvement projects.
• Experience working within secure, defence, government or highly regulated environments.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and administering enterprise Windows workstation and network environments
• Leading the investigation and resolution of complex infrastructure and network incidents
• Planning and implementing operating system upgrades, software deployments and infrastructure enhancements
• Configuring and supporting Cisco network technologies across secure environments
• Maintaining accurate technical documentation, asset records and configuration information
• Providing technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to junior engineers and support teams

Skills

Windows administration

Networking knowledge

OS upgrades & deployments

Defence/government environments

Technical leadership

Education

Active MOD DV clearance

CCNA

ITIL Foundation

CPD in infrastructure

Job description

QinetiQ Limited is recruiting an IT Ops Engineer to support enterprise Windows environments and Cisco networks at RAF Waddington. The role focuses on reliability, performance, and security, with technical leadership across incidents, upgrades, and improvements in a highly regulated defence setting.

The successful candidate will hold active MOD DV clearance, have certifications such as CCNA/ITIL, and contribute to continuous improvement while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with