Tactical Data Links Expert – Link 16

Overview

As a Tactical Data Links Specialist, you configure, integrate, test, and support Link 16 gateway systems in customer environments. You’ll work hands-on with complex data-link infrastructure, troubleshooting issues and delivering demonstrations and acceptance activities. You collaborate with technical, operational and customer stakeholders to ensure smooth deployments at client sites across the UK and Europe. This role combines operations, systems integration and hands-on problem solving to enable secure, mission-critical communications. A security-clearance-ready profile and regular travel are part of the opportunity to impact defence and government-facing projects.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Share plans
• Career development and coaching
• Global career opportunities
• Internal tech communities and training
• Wellbeing programs

Responsibilities

• Configure and integrate Tactical Data Link and Link 16 gateway systems
• Support system testing, demonstrations and customer acceptance activities
• Troubleshoot technical and operational issues in customer environments
• Provide practical advice and technical guidance to customers and delivery teams
• Support the deployment and operation of Link 16 products
• Work collaboratively with technical, operational and customer stakeholders
• Communicate technical information clearly to both specialist and non-specialist audiences
• Travel regularly across the UK and to European locations
• Maintain the required security clearance and comply with all client security requirements

Key requirements

• Demonstrable hands-on experience with Tactical Data Links, particularly Link 16
• Experience configuring, integrating and troubleshooting tactical gateways
• Experience working directly with customers or operational users
• Ability to support technical demonstrations and explain system functionality clearly
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain SC clearance as a minimum
• Willingness and ability to undergo DV clearance in the future, if required by the client
• UK-based and able to travel regularly across the UK and Europe
• Ability to work in a security-sensitive customer environment

• Stakeholder-management
• Clear communication
• Collaborative mindset
• Link 16
• Tactical Data Links
• Gateway configuration and troubleshooting

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