Lead Systems Engineer - Telecommunications

Are you ready to take your networking expertise global? 

The team is hiring a CCNA Network Engineer with 2–5 years of experience to support a dynamic project based in Rome, offering international exposure and hands-on involvement in deploying and supporting Cisco LAN/WAN infrastructure. With a strong reputation for delivering secure ICT and surveillance systems for critical government and enterprise clients worldwide, the organisation has decades of experience leading complex infrastructure projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. This role provides the opportunity to work with both Cisco and Fortinet technologies, gain real-world experience in high-impact environments, and travel internationally to support deployments.

If you’re driven by curiosity and want your work to shape the future of technology, this is the place to make it happen. Apply now!

Responsibilities:

• Work under general direction as senior technical authority to design, integrate, and evolve complex C4ISR systems and architectures.
• Analyze and translate operational and customer requirements into system, software and integration architectures in the Command & Control domain.
• Lead the technical design of C4ISR solutions including situational awareness, GIS services, message handling, and integration with external systems.
• Coordinate and technically manage internal engineering teams, external suppliers, and technology partners contributing to the C4ISR solution.
• Support projects with tight deadlines and defined milestones, overseeing system engineering activities throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Support integration, verification, validation, and acceptance activities of C4ISR systems.
• Prepare and review technical documentation including system architectures, interface control documents, and technical specifications.
• Contribute to engineering proposals by defining technical scope, system architectures, resource needs, and technical risks.
• Participate in technical meetings, design reviews, and coordination activities with customers and stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers when required.

Skills/Must have:

• 5 Years Project Coordination & Management
• Software Development 
• Defence Industry Experience 
• C4ISR familiarity