The Role
As a Senior Field Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering engineering excellence across one or more technology domains by providing deep technical insight, continuous improvement and ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with our strategic objectives.
Day-to-day, you’ll leads the design, implementation, and support of complex technology solutions, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. As a technical authority, you will also mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Supporting the design and delivery of field engineering services across diverse locations and environments, ensuring consistent and secure infrastructure deployment
2. Acting as a technical point of contact between field teams, engineering functions, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment between operational needs and technical delivery
3. Supporting device provisioning and software deployment using Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune/SCCM) and Autopilot
4. Supporting enforcement of endpoint and infrastructure security controls in field environments, including encryption, access control, and secure device handling
Essential experience of the Senior Field Engineer:
5. Deep technical expertise in one or more domains such as Infrastructure (Storage & Compute), Networking, End User Computing, Monitoring, Field Services, Applications, Cloud & Web, Linux, Identity & InfoSec and Modern Workplace
6. Experience contributing to field support models, including vendor coordination, service-level adherence, and escalation handling
7. Hands-on experience with infrastructure rollouts including structured cabling, network hardware, AV systems, and end-user compute devices
8. Proven ability to manage installation and maintenance activities in secure and regulated environments, including defence and critical infrastructure
9. Strong working knowledge of health and safety practices in field environments, including risk assessments and safe working procedures
10. Experience delivering infrastructure changes within secure and classified environments, ensuring compliance with defence protocols
Essential qualifications for the Senior Field Engineer:
11. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
This role is 37 hours per week based at any of our main UK locations. Shift patterns for this role are 0730am-1830pm GMT and you may be asked to work at specific times. As part of a commitment to maintaining high service availability and rapid incident response, this role will be required to participate in an on-call rota. This responsibility reflects the trust placed in the role to act swiftly and decisively when critical systems are impacted.
QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
Our Benefits
12. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
13. Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
14. Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
15. Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
16. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
17. Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community
Our Recruitment Process:
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.