Job Description

A day in the life of a Software Engineer...

As an ICT Administrator you will be part of a dedicated and diverse team. An exciting opportunity to broaden knowledge and skills set in a unique and interesting environment. You will build relationships with our stakeholders across all areas of the business, customer and supplier organisations. You will have the opportunity to experience both our headquarters and operating sites. If you are interested in joining our exceptional ICT team, keep reading to find out more details on this exciting role.


You will:

Provide technical support for the ATOMS Training Management System. Provide technical support for Ascents Unified Communications. Proved support to the IT team for Software as a Service (SaaS) environments. Act as the POC for all local Ascent IT systems. Act as an Azure administrator for Ascents cloud services including user permissions. Act as the technical assistant for the MFTS BI system. Provide technical advice and support to the BI Developer, Babcock, Lockheed Martin and Users. Act as the technical assistant for the internal Graphics network. Provide assistance to sub-contractors for implementation of ICT, Audio Visual and MIS systems across MFTS. Provide support to the development and ongoing development of Ascents finance and HR systems. Provide administrative and user support for the Ascent ICT system. Manage and establish Concept of Operations.

What will make you successful

You will already have a breadth of fantastic IT experience, proven technical competence, but be keen to learn new technologies. You will have strong communication skills.


You will love working in an environment where alternative tailored solutions are the answer, being able to navigate both yourself and stakeholders to a positive solution. You will know the importance of being able to work successfully in situations that can often be pressured.


And you will also:

Strong interpersonal skills, good analytical and problem solving skills. A high degree of self-motivation and the ability to work flexibly within tight deadlines with demanding stakeholders. The ability to communicate complicated technical concepts clearly, both verbally and in written form. Strong knowledge of IT systems including experience in; + Training Management Systems
+ Exposure to Azure
+ Understanding of network protocols and services (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, MPLS)
+ Virtualisation, VMWareHyper-V
+ Modern Desktop Administration
+ Microsoft 365 technologies
+ Unified communications (MS Teams)
+ Network Patch Management


Ascent Flight Training was appointed in 2008 to design and deliver a modern and efficient flying training system by the UK MOD.


Created as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin UK AND Babcock International; and is responsible within the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS) for the training design and training delivery that creates the next generation of aircrew.