Systems Engineer – MoD & Defence

Elvis Eckardt Recruitment; Redhill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Elvis Eckardt Recruitment is seeking a Systems Engineer to join an experienced Enterprise Engineering team. You will design, develop, test and support complex communications and IT solutions for defence, government, maritime, and enterprise environments.

Responsibilities include designing networks across remote sites, supporting VoIP and secure infrastructure, and maintaining detailed technical docs. The role requires MoD/government sector experience and strong Linux/ networking skills.

Qualifications

• Degree, HND or HNC in IT, Programming, Engineering or related field preferred.
• Equivalent commercial experience will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Act as in-house technical expert for selected systems, services and apps.
• Support design, requirements capture and development of advanced comms and IT services.
• Design and support customer networks across remote sites, vessels, secure environments.
• Work with VSAT, Starlink, OneWeb, LTE and PoP infrastructure.
• Support traffic shaping, VoIP, systems management and secure networking solutions.
• Produce and maintain detailed technical documentation for new systems.
• Assist Product and Account Management with technical customer meetings and demos.
• Investigate and resolve escalated engineering issues.
• Evaluate new products and technologies before wider deployment.
• Support rollout of new systems across the organisation.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Documentation

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

VSAT

Starlink

OneWeb

LTE

TCP/IP

Linux

Apache

MySQL

VMware

VoIP

Bash/Perl

Job description

Location: Redhill, Surrey, full-time onsite for the first 6 months, after that up to 6 days per month remote

Employment Type: Permanent

Industry: Satellite Communications, Secure Communications, Defence/Government, Maritime & Enterprise Technology

About the Role

We are supporting a leading organisation within the satellite communications, secure networking and systems integration sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join an experienced Enterprise Engineering team responsible for designing, developing, testing and supporting complex communications and IT solutions for customers operating in defence, government, maritime, remote site and enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an in-house technical expert for selected systems, services and applications.
• Support the design, requirements capture and development of advanced communications and IT services.
• Design and support customer networks across remote sites, vessels and secure environments.
• Work with technologies including VSAT, Starlink, OneWeb, LTE, PoP infrastructure and customer network solutions.
• Support traffic shaping, traffic acceleration, VoIP, systems management and secure networking solutions.
• Produce and maintain detailed technical documentation for new systems, developments and customer solutions.
• Assist Product Management and Account Management teams with technical customer meetings, demonstrations and project discussions.
• Investigate and resolve escalated engineering service issues.
• Evaluate new products, software releases and technologies before wider deployment.
• Support the rollout of new systems and developments across the organisation.
• Maintain strong technical knowledge of networking, communications technologies and security best practices.
• Participate in a technical support rota where required.
• Previous experience working within MoD, defence, government, military, secure communications or similarly regulated mission-critical environments.
• Strong understanding of the standards, expectations and sensitivities involved in delivering technical solutions to MoD or defence-related customers.
• Good knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts.
• Routing, switching and firewalling experience.
• Understanding of Layer 7 firewalls.
• Linux experience, ideally CentOS or Ubuntu.
• Experience with Apache and MySQL.
• Ability to diagnose complex technical faults.
• Strong documentation and follow‑up skills.
• An analytical and methodical approach to problem‑solving.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and make sound engineering decisions.
• Professional, flexible and customer‑focused approach.
• Ability to work independently on assigned projects and collaboratively within a team.
• Defence communications.
• Military networks.
• Secure ICT.
• Satellite communications.
• Deployed communications.
• Naval or maritime defence systems.
• Government systems.
• Mission‑critical infrastructure.
• Secure systems integration.
• Defence project engineering.
• VSAT, Starlink, OneWeb or LEO communications experience.
• Project planning and delivery experience.
• Asterisk or VoIP platform experience.
• VMware experience.
• Hardware or software systems development and design experience.
• Scripting knowledge, ideally Bash or Perl.
• Traffic shaping and network optimisation experience.
• Experience working with firewalls and secure infrastructure.

Qualifications

• A degree, HND or HNC in IT, Programming, Engineering or a related discipline would be beneficial.
• Equivalent commercial experience will also be considered.

Why Apply

• Work on complex communications and systems engineering projects.
• Support customers across defence, government, maritime, enterprise and mission‑critical environments.
• Gain exposure to advanced satellite communications and secure networking technologies.
• Join an experienced engineering team with strong technical capability.
• Build deeper expertise across systems integration, networking, Linux, satellite communications and secure infrastructure.
• Long‑term opportunity within a growing international technology business.

Package

• Benefits package.
• Exposure to advanced satellite and networking technologies.
• Supportive engineering environment.
• Opportunity to work on international communications projects.

Interested? If you are a Systems Engineer with strong networking, Linux and troubleshooting experience, combined with previous MoD, defence, government or secure communications experience, we would be keen to speak with you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.