IT Support Assistant in Bristol

As an IT Support Assistant, you'll have a fantastic opportunity to grow your technical capability, develop a specialist skillset within a highly regulated environment, and gain exposure to complex IT systems that support some of the UK's most important programmes. You'll be supported to build confidence, deepen your expertise and progress your career within a team committed to innovation and digital excellence.

Day-to-day, you'll work at the heart of our Digital Solutions team, ensuring that essential information moves accurately, safely and on time between IT systems, a core function that helps protect national security, enable operational readiness, and maintain the reliability of our digital infrastructure.

• Carry out electronic data transfers, including importing, exporting and moving files between IT systems and applications.
• Troubleshoot issues, resolve data transfer errors and support the smooth running of file workflows.
• Ensure all file transfer processes meet security requirements, including verification and anti-virus scanning.
• Meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) by ensuring timely and accurate file movement.
• Maintain documentation, policies and procedures to support consistent and compliant operations.

• Experience supporting Windows-based IT servers and client systems.
• Experience carrying out IT administrative tasks such as file transfers, anti-virus scans and audits.
• Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint (highly desirable).
• Experience using core IT applications and services including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and customer service skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Experience using IT systems with strong attention to detail.
• Additional IT training, certifications or practical experience supporting IT operations – Desirable.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information security clearance for this role.

We're Babcock – a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts – not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance.

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading – a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• Be Kind Day – enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.