Our client, based on the Cambridgeshire/Essex border is looking to recruit and Operations Engineer to join their group. The successful candidate will have a good engineering degree (or similar) and have experience in design, management or test of large IT systems; design or deployment of communication infrastructure; and customer support of IT or communications systems.

The Operations Engineer role is a combination of an office role to ensure the company networks are running okay and field based system installation, commissioning and customer support.

Once fully trained on the company system you will be working in the operations group helping to understand customer requirements, plan install and commission new systems and helping customers in the use of the system.

The role will be broad and will need someone who is prepared to get involved in a wide range of different engineering disciplines from radio system deployment to database and web software operation, and from practical hands on engineering in the field to the preparation of test and deployment documentation.

You are likely to have all, or at least many, of the following skills and experience:
* An engineering degree or similar qualification
* Experience of design, management or test of large IT systems
* Experience of design or deployment of communication infrastructure
* Customer support of IT or communications systems

Specific technical experience of the following area will be considered an advantage:
* Linux network management
* Database and web based systems (we use Firebird and Apache)
* Radio systems design, planning or deployment

You will be:
* An enthusiastic team player, but be able to work independently
* Prepared to do what is required in a small start up company environment
* Be prepared to learn new skills as necessary
* Have good communication skills, and be prepared to work in customer facing roles
* Have good organisation skills

This job will involve visits to customer sites and may include international travel