Technical Manager

SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) are a market leader in its domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. We are respected, established and an ambitious multi-national company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base.

The company has a global impact in the marine domain by leading the next generation of Maritime Domain Awareness "MDA" technologies, products and systems that significantly enhance, security, safety and environment protection and sustainability. Our customers are worldwide and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners.

SRT is an exciting company where high quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious and are constantly seeking to innovate to deliver better products and services to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work where talented hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact across the marine world.

Role overview of our Technical Manager – Customer Support

The SRT MDA system is a sophisticated integrated IT system built around our proprietary GeoVS software, which is fully installed and operated on our customers' premises. It is constantly for mission critical activities that vary from detection of smuggling, to marine safety.

The Technical Manager – Customer Support will be responsible for ensuring that our mission critical MDA "Maritime Domain Awareness" systems in active use by our customers, are operating reliably and properly and any reported issues; or that we find through our own monitoring activities, are rapidly investigated, diagnosed and resolved.  As the front-line support for our systems and the point of first contact for our customers, this is a dynamic, fast paced and interesting role for an individual who is extremely inquisitive and technically talented.  

As our Technical Manager – Customer Support, you will not only be extremely "hands-on" but also manage a small team of technicians who will support the customers own system support teams. The diversity of our systems and customers means the role will suit an ambitious person who has deep IT system and / or system engineering background coupled with a highly inquisitive nature, you will like to diagnose root causes and define and implement solutions quickly. You will become the expert on each system and its setup and be the go-to person within SRT Customer Support

The role of Technical Manager – Customer Support role is based in our Bristol office with some flexibility for Hybrid working.  Our office is based in Bristol City Centre and therefore easily commutable.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & System Expertise

Become the CST technical authority on the MDA system, including (not exhaustive):

• GeoVS software architecture and functionality
• System data sources, Sensor integration (AIS, radar, satellite, cameras, radio, etc.)
• Network infrastructure, server environments, virtualisation, interfaces, and data pipelines
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance for CST engineers, customers, and cross-functional teams
• Own and maintain CST technical documentation, troubleshooting, and diagnostic frameworks

Advanced Problem-Solving Ownership

• Lead and drive problem solving for all system issues
• Ensure issues are not closed until
• True root cause is identified (not a symptom or assumption)
• Corrective actions are verified as effective and Preventative actions are implemented and documented
• Lead, coach and guide other CST engineers and technicians

Continuous Improvement & Quality Assurance

• Analyse trends across tickets, events, and sensor/system performance to identify recurring patterns and systemic weaknesses
• Drive initiatives to improve System uptime and reliability, Data quality, Installation and configuration standards along with recommend and initiate improvements in process, documentation, and training

Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure: networks, firewalls, VLANs, servers, virtualisation, storage
• Experience of diagnosing and resolving issues on complex integrated professional IT systems
• Ability to interpret system logs, data flows, and performance metrics
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to track, record, diagnose and resolve complex technical issues and eliminating recurrence

About You

• Technically curious and self-driven to understand why systems behave as they do
• Comfortable in both hands-on diagnostics and strategic-level system analysis
• Willing to be included in our 24/7 on-call rota system
• Calm, structured approach during high-pressure incidents in an extremely fast-paced engineering sector

Benefits of the Technical Manager – Customer Support

• Highly Competitive Salary
• Matched company pension contributions up to 5%
• 25 days annual leave rising to 28 days with service
• Career development opportunities
• Company "Get to know you" days

SRT Marine Systems plc are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.