Network Capacity Engineer

As a Network Capacity Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. As a Network Capacity Engineer, you'll have a critical role in supporting the contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence's (MOD) military satellite communications system. Day-to-day, you'll have the responsibility for supporting the Skynet service delivery by evaluating our networks to ensure that they continue to meet current and future data traffic demands.

• Monitor and report the status of our Networks, Collaborating closely with the Skynet Engineering team.
• Develop effective reporting tools and methodologies necessary to monitor network capacity as well as effectively support the stakeholder's decision-making.
• Generate reports to establish ongoing network integrity, capacity pinch-points and fault trend analysis.
• Work in partnership with Supply Chain Management and directly with vendors to obtain the best pricing, billing, and service level availability for additional network elements.
• Work with the delivery teams across Defence Digital to understand the linkages between the Skynet ecosystem and other operational and fixed networks, including limitations and planning considerations.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Network Capacity Engineer
• An understanding of network infrastructure used to support satellite operations.
• Knowledge of different operating systems such as Unix, Linux, Windows etc.
• Experience with Network Operations.
• Experience of performance monitoring toolsets.
• Understanding in Satellite Communications, Tivoli Performance Manager and Cisco Prime along with other monitoring tools is desirable.
Qualifications for the Network Capacity Engineer
• CCNA / CCNP qualified or equivalent relevant experience.
• Server, UNIX, windows and language certifications would be desirable.
• Understanding of other toolsets such as PRTG, Solarwinds, Progress WhatsUp Gold, Nagios XI, LogicMonitor would be desirable.
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Network Capacity Engineer at our Hawthorn Corsham site.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). 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 is a benefit that allows the majority of 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
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• Potential to develop skills
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer
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