Network Operator

Job Title:           Network Operator
Location:           Chippenham, Wiltshire
Compensation:  Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:         Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:             SF64441 

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 Operator at our Corsham, Wiltshire site.

The Role
As a Network Operator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence’s military satellite communications system and ground stations.

Day-to-day, you’ll support Babcock customers globally, using the Skynet constellation of satellites. Your role will provide first-line technical solutions/fault investigations for Ministry of Defence’s customer incidents within the Skynet Network.
Performing health checks of the network and underlying infrastructure.

• Provide 1st line investigations within the Skynet Network for both Radio Frequency (RF) and Baseband.
• Complete set-ups and testing of new user accesses.
• Generating reports to validate network state and inform customers.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time, 39 hours per week (12-hour shift, 2 days, 2 nights) and is based on site at Corsham, Wiltshire. 

Essential Experience of the Network Operator

• Broad understanding of data communications.
• Good IP switching and routing skills.
• Broad exposure to the telecommunications industry in general.
• Exposure to / familiarity with satellite communications systems.
• CISCO certified technician or equivalent would be beneficial.

Qualifications for the Network Operator
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

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.

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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘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

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

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: 06/06/2025

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