At a Glance
- Tasks: Support advanced defence technology and maintain critical systems across secure sites.
- Company: Leading tech and engineering firm in the defence sector.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work, and opportunities for travel.
- Other info: Dynamic role with ongoing technical development and customer interaction.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on mission-critical systems while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in military communications or IT infrastructure; HNC/HND or equivalent required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Field Service Engineer Hampshire/Hybrid (2 - 3 days wfh)
Join a 24/7 on-call rota (1 week in 4)
£60,000 - £70,000 (depending on experience)
Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC and DV security clearance.
If you've served in the RAF, Royal Signals, 14 Signal Regiment, REME or another defence communications or infrastructure role, and enjoy solving technical problems where reliability really matters, we'd like to hear from you.
We're recruiting a Field Service Engineer to support advanced defence technology across secure customer sites throughout the UK for a client who are a leading tech and engineering firm operating within defence. This isn't a desk-based support role. You'll be out with customers maintaining critical systems, supporting military exercises, carrying out technology upgrades, diagnosing complex faults and ensuring operational capability is always maintained.
Whether your experience comes from deployed operations, secure headquarters, NATO exercises or supporting classified infrastructure, your background is highly relevant.
Responsibilities:- Support mission-critical systems across secure defence sites
- Carry out planned maintenance, firmware updates and infrastructure upgrades
- Diagnose and repair hardware faults through structured root cause analysis
- Install and configure servers, network infrastructure and virtual environments
- Support military exercises, trials and customer acceptance testing
- Deliver operator and maintainer training
- Provide remote 1st/2nd line support when required
- Work closely with MoD customers, providing clear technical updates and confidence throughout incidents
- Royal Air Force, Royal Signals, 14 Signal Regiment, REME or Defence Communications
- Electronic Warfare or secure defence systems
- Supporting operational or deployed IT infrastructure
- Cisco networking, routers and switches
- Windows Server 2016/2019/2022
- VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V, LAN, WAN and VLAN networking
- Firewalls and secure network infrastructure (CCNA advantageous)
- Hardware installation, preventative maintenance and lifecycle management
- Cryptographic equipment
- Satellite communications or resilient communications systems
- Working across Official, Secret or Top Secret environments
- Customer-facing engineering within the MoD
- HNC/HND or Degree in Engineering (or equivalent military experience)
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Eligibility for SC and DV Security Clearance
- Flexibility to travel to customer sites and occasional overseas opportunities
Why Join: You'll continue supporting technology that genuinely matters while working with some of the UK's most advanced defence systems. This role offers varied engineering work, direct customer interaction, ongoing technical development and the opportunity to remain at the forefront of secure defence capability.
If you've maintained operational military communications, deployed infrastructure or classified IT systems, your experience is exactly what we're looking for. If you are interested in this role, please submit your CV!
334 Field Service Engineer employer: CBSbutler Holdings Limited
Join a leading tech and engineering firm in defence, where you'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to maintaining mission-critical systems that support national security. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will benefit from ongoing technical development, direct customer interaction, and the chance to work with advanced defence technology in a hybrid work environment. Our supportive culture values your military experience and offers unique opportunities for travel and engagement in meaningful projects that truly make a difference.
Contact Details:
CBSbutler Holdings Limited Recruitment Team
