Description
Job Title: Degree Apprentice Digital and Technology Solutions – Network Engineer – Christchurch
Location: Christchurch
Salary: We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including free higher education, access to the Company pension, and Share Incentive plan.
What You Will Be Doing:
A DTS Engineering Degree apprenticeship involves working alongside experienced and world-leading engineers. It combines periods of time at University to acquire an Honours Degree with time working on real projects, enhancing the skills necessary to develop a long career in the industry.
This scheme will see you specializing in Network Engineering, where you will learn skills and knowledge associated with the design, installation, maintenance, and support of communication networks within an organization or between organizations, ensuring high levels of network performance and availability. You will gain an understanding of network configuration, cloud, network administration, and monitoring tools, and be able to give technical advice and guidance, becoming proficient in technology solutions as you analyze system requirements to ensure the network and its services operate to desired levels.
Following completion of the formal DTS Apprenticeship, this scheme also has a final 5th year of supplementary modules for candidates to apply for Professional Registration at Incorporated Engineering (IEng) level.
Through this combination of academic study and real work experience, you will become a valued member of the data analysis engineering team.
Please note you must not book any annual leave within the first 3 months of your apprenticeship. Following this, leave will be considered depending on the individual training delivery schedule and must be approved by your line manager.
What Qualification Will You Get?
By The End Of The Apprenticeship You Will Obtain:
* BSc (Hons) in Digital & Technology Solutions
What University will I go to?
Cranfield University Milton Keynes 3-4 times per year with travel paid for and virtual lessons weekly at your normal place of work.
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance, and a Company-contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
Team:
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to defend national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions. It’s rewarding work that truly makes a difference. And as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realize your true potential.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also want to ensure our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example, dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder, etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
We also provide the opportunity to get involved in projects outside of your primary remit. We encourage you to seek a stretch project in which you’ll gain different experiences. With our huge portfolio of products and our multinational presence, there are opportunities to get involved in something different around every corner. Additionally, we encourage involvement in community projects, STEM initiatives, and support groups (called employee resource groups), which all provide valuable learning and development experiences that you may not have access to in your day-to-day role. To ensure we retain our talented people, we offer a blend of sponsorship, additional support in career development planning, and a portfolio of high potential development programmes.
Export Control / Security:
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organization.
Qualification Requirements:
5 GCSEs A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent) including Mathematics, English, and Science.
96 UCAS Tariff Points (240 points old tariff) (or equivalent), including two STEM-based subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). #J-18808-Ljbffr