UK Ministry of Defence
Senior Communications Engineer
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Job Summary
The Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) ensures our Armed Forces remain among the most technologically advanced in the world. We do this by putting innovative and effective technology into the hands of over 200,000 users, from the boardroom to front line.
We lead on cutting-edge data science, automation, and cybersecurity at scale. Our mission goes beyond the battlefield by leading humanitarian efforts and driving digital innovation that impact lives across the globe.
CSOC manages the MOD's joint capabilities for the Army, RAF, and Royal Navy.
Passionate about using your skills to make a critical difference? Your next career move could be here.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
Our TEMPEST Team is part of the Defence Electromagnetic Authority (DEMA), who deliver crucial Defence enterprise-wide services to enable military capability to use the electromagnetic spectrum globally.
As a Communications Engineer, working in our TEMPEST Team, you'll lead TEMPEST assessments. The assessments are completed on a range of mobile platforms including, Warships, Fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Future testing may include various buildings and establishments.
Using a range of test equipment, you'll conduct assurance on various Defence assets both in the UK and overseas, analysing the data collected, to produce reports for customers, advising them of their level of compliance against legislation and suggesting any remedial actions, where appropriate.
In addition to carrying out inspections, you'll support a range of projects, such as capability research, development and testing.
As a Line manager you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Team members assigned to you, this includes the writing of Mid-Year and End of Year reports.
This job will involve travel away from home, at locations both in the UK and Overseas, but is expected to be no more than 2 weeks at a time.
This is a customer-facing role, working closely with our MOD customers and partners across government. You'll need good interpersonal skills and the ability to explain complex technical data in a clear way.
Hybrid working is limited (Occasionally possible).
Responsibilities:
- Conduct TEMPEST Assessments of areas as directed.
- Scoping and planning of Tasks to ensure they are conducted effectively.
- Completion and delivery of Task reports, identifying activities undertaken and any recommendation made.
- Manage equipment holdings of the Team, ensuring they are functioning correctly, calibrated (if required) and ready to deploy at short notice.
- Fulfil your duties as a Line manager.
- Provide technical advice and guidance to MOD and Government customers.
- Interact with industry, international experts and policy teams, ensuring you are up to date with technical and policy changes.
- Any other Task allocated by Line Manager.
Person specification
Please ensure that your CV and application demonstrate the essential criteria below:
- Security aware, with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience of using MS Office 365 applications.
- Good communication skills, verbal and written skills (including technical report writing, verbal briefings and presenting)
- Able to work as part of a Team, supporting colleagues and sharing knowledge.
- A broad understanding and awareness of the Electromagnetic environment and or TEMPEST.
- Experience of Knowledge of working in testing and assurance.
- Able to build and maintain good working relationships with a wide range of personnel and act with integrity and discretion.
- Great organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Commitment and desire to continue to learn and develop your technical skills.
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Essential Licence:
- Full Category B, UK Driving Licence
Desirable Qualifications:
- Minimum Level 3 qualification (such as BTEC or A-level) in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics-related discipline or demonstrable experience.
Licences
- Full Category B, UK Driving Licence
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- 25 days paid annual leave, rising (by 1 day per year) to 30 days on completion of Five years’ service.
- Ability to roll up to 10 days annual leave per year.
- In addition, you will receive 8 days public holiday per year and 1 extra day for HM The King's birthday.
- Parental and Adoption leave
- Discounts on a range of services within and external to the Civil Service.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
To apply please complete the CV template provided on the CS Jobs dashboard. You will be assessed against your relevant, skills, knowledge and experience which demonstrates the essential criteria listed within this advert.
You will need to provide a statement of suitability in no more than 1250 words detailing the essential criteria.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following Success Profiles:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
At Interview, You Will Be Assessed Against The Following:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Further Information:
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.
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