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Join the Royal Signals as a Communications Infrastructure Engineer 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?
- £25,200The minimum amount you’ll earn during training
- £25,200Your pay after completing basic trade training
- AgeFrom 16 years & 6 months to 35 years & 6 months
- QualificationsGCSEs or equivalent
As a Communications Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll design, install, and maintain fibre optic and cable networks that support critical voice and data communications for exercises and operations worldwide. This role provides the opportunity to work towards becoming a Communications Engineer.
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.
Royal Signals
Fight and win the information battle and join the Royal Corps of Signals.
Are you ready to become a leader in IT, Cyber, Telecommunications, or Electronic Warfare? The Royal Corps of Signals seeks dynamic, flexible, and innovative individuals to join our ranks and lead the charge in the information battle.
As a member of the Royal Signals, you will be at the forefront of Defence activity, providing battle-winning communications and ensuring our forces are always connected. From setting up complex networks under fire to enabling communications for humanitarian missions, your role will be crucial in both conflict and peace. You will be instrumental in protecting allied networks and data while attacking those of the enemy.
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
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Regular (full time)
Entry requirements
Age:
From 16 years & 6 months to 35 years & 6 months
Qualifications:
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.
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
MSFT (beep test): Level 6 shuttle 6
Army Reserve standards
Mid Thigh Pull: 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw: 2m 70cm
MSFT (beep test): Level 5 shuttle 8
Training for the role
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.
Qualifications you could get after training
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
Additional:
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
Level 3 Network Cable Installer Apprenticeship
CAT C + E Driving Licence
You also have the opportunity to work towards an MSc in Infrastructure Design and Management.
Pay & benefits
You'll earn £25,200 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.
How to Apply
Once your online application has been approved, you'll meet with a local recruiter. This is your chance to tell us about the role that you're interested in. When you go to the Assessment Centre, you'll take tests - the results will show whether you'd be suitable for this role, or should consider a different role.
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