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Communication Infrastructure Engineer
Join the Royal Signals as a Communications Infrastructure Engineer, a specialism within the Communications Engineer role, and build the digital backbone on the information battlefield. Are you ready to provide the essential digital infrastructure that ensures our superiority in information warfare?
Starting salary
£26,334
Age range
16.6 to 35.6
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 16 years & 6 months old and 35 years & 6 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
2km run 11 min 30 sec
Education
Maths GCSE grade 4/C, Scottish National C, or above, and
English GCSE grade 3/D, Scottish National C, or above, or
RQF level 2 equivalents.
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Step into the role of Communications Engineer in the Royal Signals and specialise as a Communications Infrastructure Engineer with a focus on designing, installing, and maintaining fibre optic and cable networks. These networks support critical voice and data communications for exercises and missions around the globe. Your work will form the communications backbone of military operations, ensuring seamless connectivity for our troops and commanders.
Your Role:
Design and Installation: Create and install robust fibre optic and cable networks essential for reliable communication.
Technical Expertise: Build a solid foundation in fibre optic and cable network technology. Ensure the integrity and performance of these networks to support both voice and data communications.
Decision Advantage: Ensure our frontline troops and commanders maintain a communication edge over our enemies through reliable network infrastructure.
Team Collaboration: Work alongside a dedicated team within the Corps, delivering credible and agile communications across the globe.
Why Join Us?
Advanced Technology: Become an expert in the latest fibre optic and cable infrastructure technologies.
Strategic Impact: Using your knowledge of robust fibre optic and cable networks, play a critical role in maintaining our Decision Advantage on the information battlefield.
Skill Development: Gain valuable qualifications in engineering and aerial rigging.
If you are passionate about building and maintaining essential communication networks and want to be at the forefront of military digital infrastructure, join the Royal Signals as a Communications Infrastructure Engineer.
Key Responsibilities
Engineer, maintain and repair a range of communications equipment for use on the battlefield
Install, service and repair telecommunications data cable networks, data centres, configure switches, routers, servers
Get continuous personal and professional development, including civilian-accredited transferable qualifications
Learn to drive and operate military vehicles ranging from Land Rovers or HGVs and fully armoured fighting vehicles
Operate as a Royal Signals soldier conducting military tasks wherever UK Armed Forces are deployed
Learn to instruct and pass on your expert skills and knowledge
Get continuous personal and professional development including civilian accredited transferable qualifications
Step 1
Your initial military training teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.
If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the basic military training (short) course at Harrogate.
If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the regular adult basic training.
Step 2
This is the start of your Initial Trade Training (ITT) for 25 weeks, designed to introduce you to the complex designing, building, installation and maintenance of Local Area Networks (LANs). You will be instructed in health and safety at work, as well as electrical and communications principles sufficient to enable you to work with circuit diagrams and use modern test equipment. It also includes training in the correct and safe use of power tools, principles and techniques of LANs and exchange installations whilst adhering to the CIDA regulations and inspec on protocols. as part of this training you will complete several internationally and industry-recognised certificates and qualifications, such as PASMA, DAO Level 3, BTEC awards, and CNet CNCI.
Once this course is complete you will be posted to the field army as a Communications Infrastructure Engineer.
You'll earn £26,334 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.
Find out more about pay and benefits.
Level 3 Network Cable Installer Apprenticeship
CAT C + E Driving Licence
Certified Integrated Infrastructure Technician (CIIT®) (CNet Level 4)
Internationally and industry recognised Pearson BTEC Level 4 Professional Award in Certified Integrated Infrastructure Technician
Certified Telecommunications Project Manager (CTPM®) (CNet Level 4)
Internationally and industry recognised Pearson BTEC Level 4 Award in Certified Telecommunications Project Management
CIBT Course (Entry Level):
PASMA Training Course – Mobile Scaffold Tower
Certification - Person In charge of Confined Space (DAO Level 3)
Certified Network Cable Installer (CNCI®) (CNet Level3)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award in Certified Network Cable Installer (Copper)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award in Certified Network Cable Installer (Optical Fibre)
DISP Course (Practitioner Level):
Certified Network Infrastructure Technician (CNIT®) (CNet Level 4)
Pearson BTEC Level 4 BTEC Award in Certified Network Infrastructure Technician
DISI Course (Intermediate Level):
Certified Network Infrastructure Design Professional (CNIDP®) (CNet Level 5)
BTEC Level 5 Professional Award Certified Network Infrastructure Design Professional
You also have the opportunity to work towards an MSc in Infrastructure Design and Management.