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Hybrid in South Ayrshire·Added 2 days ago (last checked 31 Oct)
Our summary
- Salary
- £650 a day
- Work mode
- Hybrid, South Ayrshire
- Contract
- Contract role, inside IR35



Skills
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Strong understanding of IP networking principles.
- Strong scripting skills, including PowerShell or comparable scripting languages
- Understanding of complex or legacy operational systems and their interfaces
- Ability to understand system architecture, dependencies and integration points
- Experience with communications systems, including serial communications
Nice to have
- Experience working in safety-critical, defence, security, air traffic management or similarly regulated environments would be advantageous
The role
NATS (National Air Traffic Services) are looking for an experienced Technical Engineer to support the delivery and maintenance of critical networking and communications projects within a complex operational environment. The role will focus primarily on supporting a portfolio of networking projects, requiring a blend of networking expertise, scripting capability, systems knowledge, and communications experience.
What you'll do
- Supporting technical design and continual service improvement activities across operational systems
- Working hands-on at system level while considering wider architecture, interfaces and dependencies
- Supporting networking projects and identifying opportunities to improve system performance and resilience
- Using scripting and troubleshooting skills to investigate technical issues and develop effective solutions
- Analysing system and interface behaviour across complex or legacy operational environments
- Working with IP networking, serial communications and associated technical infrastructure
- Contributing to technically sound solutions within a safety-critical environment
- Collaborating with designers, architects and engineers across the wider technical team
- Identify improvement opportunities, understand system and interface behaviour and help develop technically sound solutions.
How you'll work
Location: Prestwick (3 days per week onsite per fortnight)
Duration: 5 month contract
What we are looking for
- Experience with OpenVMS or other VMS environments would be particularly valuable
Desirable skills
Interested? Apply today via the link provided.
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