IT Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Hawthorn, Corsham + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Engineer the networks that keep critical missions connected. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an IT Infrastructure Engineer at Hawthorn, near Corsham, Wiltshire. There will also be the opportunity to work at our Oakhanger location near Bordon, Hampshire. Babcock supports defence, aerospace and engineering programmes that protect people, nations, and infrastructure. Our work in space and secure communications sits at the forefront of innovation, enabling vital connections where they matter most.

The role:

As an IT Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of a critical military satellite communications programme, supporting secure networks that operate in complex and demanding environments. You’ll help design, modernise, and maintain IT Systems that underpin national defence capabilities - work that truly makes a difference to society. This is an exciting opportunity to deepen your expertise in IT infrastructure, telecommunications, network management, and satellite-enabled infrastructure, while working alongside specialists who share your passion for engineering excellence. The experience you gain here will accelerate your career, broaden your technical depth, and place you at the centre of mission‑critical innovation.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be required to:

• Maintain, develop and improve on‑premise IT platform services to support critical national infrastructure.
• Ensure that services are patched and maintained according to internal and customer policies and procedures.
• Provide 3rd/4th line technical support to the customer, 3rd parties and wider satellite communication teams.
• Be part of an on‑call rota to support fault diagnosis and rectification out of normal working hours.
• Work within a team for the specification, development, and implementation of a new Hosting Platform.
• Provide systems level expertise to the evaluation, specification, and implementation of new capabilities on the system.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and predominantly based at our Hawthorne site near Corsham, Wiltshire, with flexibility for home working dependent on business needs.

Essential experience:

• Experience designing, building or supporting on‑premise infrastructure and virtualisation solutions based on VMWare ESX, VCentre and VCF.
• Operating system support such as Redhat Linux, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 and 2025.
• Identity and Access Management such as Windows Active Directory.
• Detailed understanding of IP networking and controls.
• Some software scripting and debugging expertise would be an advantage.

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Engineering Discipline.
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK National.

What we offer:

• 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 to buy or sell annual leave.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ paid volunteering leave.
• Flexible working to support work‑life balance.
• A dynamic working environment where expertise is valued.

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. 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. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 22/05/2026