Solution Engineer - Water

Job Description

This is a technical engineering role. The candidate will require to have some knowledge of radio network communication and computer systems and demonstrate the ability to interrogate and investigate any issues identified.

Location Flexible working, with travel to Arqiva office or our clients office when required required.

We offer

• Up to £45K base salary
• 5% pension contribution
• Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave
• Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance
• Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture
  
  

Accountabilities

• Install, test, analyse, troubleshoot and modify new equipment/solutions to achieve maximum performance and availability
• Provide technical knowledge to the development and deployment of service infrastructure, driving improved technical and service performance (meters, smartpoints, sensors and other water products)
• Design and drive processes to facilitate smooth and seamless deployment of new services and products within Water environments
• Supervise the delivery of 3rd party suppliers and contractors to ensure that delivery specifications and standards meet Arqiva requirements
• Standardise equipment to minimise disruption and achieve straightforward integration with existing networks/infrastructure
• Document engineering build procedures and contribute to the continuous improvement of these policies, processes and procedures
• Contribute to accurate forecasting and capacity management
• Support and drive innovation, both small and large, into and through the business; deploy and evidence with outcomes, a continuous improvement (CI) mind-set
• View and provide solutions with a commercial perspective optimising returns on investments made in assets and tools
• Water RNI Platform support engineer ensuring all changes and system updates are applied
• Support internal teams and external Customers/Suppliers in the review and the implementation of customer requirements
  
  

Qualifications

• Either (A Higher Education or professional qualification in a relevant discipline) or relevant experience - Computer Science/Digital Telecommunications is desirable
  
  

Required Expertise

• Experience of designing, and implementation for the testing of IT systems or networks
• Experience in digital radio technology or AMI/AMR solutions
• Experience of working with 3 rd party suppliers –developing new services/capabilities and driving them to resolve and fix functionality issues and errors.
• Experience of technical standards and engineering practices.
• Experience of managing or using a data management system(s)
  
  

Required Technical / Professional Skillset(s

• Knowledge of technologies involved in utility data collection
• Ability to process, evaluate and use data to problem solve
• Good practical understanding of MSSQL, write and run scripts / queries to support fault investigation / analysis
• Radio Access Networks (Sensus), Software, OSS (ComArc), Comms Hubs (EDMI)).
• Understanding of Sensus Flexnet Protocol and Standard Water metering Protocols
  
  

Why join Arqiva? We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast, and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform. This means we have a strong heritage and foundation for future growth for you to grow your career with us.

Our journey is to transition global media distribution to cloud solutions, where we aim to double our revenue and continue to grow by being an innovator of scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors. We have opportunities in new technology applications and products, you will have opportunities to learn and develop with us.

Your wellbeing…. Our wellbeing mission is to help our people to be the best version of themselves at work and still have the time and energy to live a full life outside of work.

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