Generalist IT Engineer

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Guildford || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Frimley || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Gloucester || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London 

Job Title:  Generalist IT Engineer

This is a fixed term contract to the end of 2027

Location:  Frimley, London, Gloucester.

Due to the nature of this role, whilst we can offer a hybrid working environment, there will be a requirement to work on-site, and travel between sites as necessary.

What you’ll be doing:

This is an exciting opportunity to work across a wide range of systems and technologies, primarily but not exclusively, applying cyber security improvements to meet InfoSec priorities.

Tasks could include: operating system configuration; security software installation and configuration; Cloud technology deployment and configuration (IaaS, Paas, Saas) and hardware configuration.

The successful candidate will be supported by a team of experienced engineers and will also be expected to work independently at times.
 

Your skills and experiences:

3-5 years experienced in:

• Widows Server
• COTS (e.g. security tools including AV, End Point Protection, etc)
• Cloud technologies (primarily Azure)
• Hardware and software networking & storage
• Linux (preferred)
• Virtualisation (preferred)

Quick familiarisation with a range of diverse systems 

Good stakeholder collaboration and communication skills

Independent working & problem solving

Knowledge transfer to system owners

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

You will join the End User Compute Engineering team within the IT function, working alongside the Cyber Portfolio Team to deliver a diverse range of secure IT solutions. We are a flexible, collaborative team that values a supportive work environment and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks

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