Field Service Engineer - Romsey

Salary: £60,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements

• We need engineers with experience in Royal Air Force, Royal Signals, 14 Signal Regiment, REME or defence communications.
• We need experience with electronic warfare or secure defence systems.
• We need experience supporting operational or deployed IT infrastructure.
• We need experience with Cisco networking, routers and switches.
• We need experience with Windows Server 2016, 2019 or 2022.
• We need experience with VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V, and LAN, WAN and VLAN networking.
• We value experience with firewalls and secure network infrastructure; CCNA is advantageous.
• We need experience in hardware installation, preventative maintenance and lifecycle management.
• We need experience with cryptographic equipment.
• We need experience with satellite communications or resilient communications systems.
• We need experience working within Official, Secret or Top Secret environments.
• We value customer-facing engineering experience within the MoD.
• We need an HNC/HND or Degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• We need a full UK driving licence.
• We need eligibility for SC and DV security clearance.
• We need flexibility to travel to customer sites and occasional overseas opportunities.

Responsibilities

• We support mission-critical systems across secure defence sites.
• We carry out planned maintenance, firmware updates and infrastructure upgrades.
• We diagnose and repair hardware faults through structured root cause analysis.
• We install and configure servers, network infrastructure and virtual environments.
• We support military exercises, trials and customer acceptance testing.
• We deliver operator and maintainer training.
• We provide remote 1st and 2nd line support when required.
• We work closely with MoD customers, providing clear technical updates and confidence throughout incidents.

Technologies

• Cisco
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Hyper-V
• Support
• LAN
• Network
• Security
• VMware
• Windows

More

We are recruiting a Field Service Engineer to support advanced defence technology across secure customer sites throughout the UK for a leading tech and engineering firm operating within defence. This is a Hampshire/Hybrid role with 2 to 3 days working from home and participation in a 24/7 on-call rota one week in four. The salary is £60,000 to £70,000 depending on experience. We offer varied engineering work, direct customer interaction, ongoing technical development and the opportunity to support some of the UKs most advanced defence systems while remaining at the forefront of secure defence capability.

last updated 27 week of 2026