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Server Build Engineer - Maritime / Defence (MOD Programme)
Warrington (with UK dockyard travel & extended vessel deployments)
£40,000 + 10% DV allowance + company car + paid overtime
Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC and DV clearance
I'm recruiting on behalf of a leading defence technology organisation supporting a long-standing MOD and Navy Digital programme delivering mission-critical network and infrastructure solutions across Royal Navy vessels and secure maritime environments.
This is a rare opportunity for an infrastructure or network engineer to work directly on operational Royal Navy platforms, supporting everything from secure server builds and VMware environments through to network deployment, installation and live support.
This is not a typical 9-5 network infrastructure role, it's hands-on engineering work that moves from secure factory build in Warrington → dockyard deployment → onboard live naval systems. Expect real engineering, real environments, and real impact.
What You'll Be Doing
Working as part of a specialist engineering team, you'll support the delivery of secure infrastructure and network solutions across multiple naval platforms.
Building and configuring server and node environments (Windows & VMware)
Supporting network infrastructure deployment and integration
Installing and configuring switches, communications equipment and associated infrastructure
Supporting software build activities, patching and system updates
Deploying solutions into secure MOD environments
Installing and integrating systems onboard Royal Navy vessels
Supporting data migration, fault finding and L2 infrastructure support
Working closely with network, communications and infrastructure specialists during deployment activities
Supporting factory acceptance, harbour acceptance and live operational activities
This is a build → deploy → support role with significant hands-on engineering involvement.Experience Required
Networking & Infrastructure
Cisco networking experience (switches, routing, VLANs, network troubleshooting)
Network deployment and installation experience
Infrastructure support and fault finding
Understanding of communications and networked environmentsServer & Virtualisation
VMware vSphere (essential)
Windows Server
Active Directory, DNS and Group Policy
Server build and deployment experienceAdditional Skills (Desirable)
VMware NSX or Horizon
Riverbed technologies
PowerShell (ability to understand and troubleshoot scripts)
Remedy or other ITSM tools
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