Apprentice – Network Engineer Level 4

You’re not just looking for a career, you’re looking to make a difference.  

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. And we use the power of technology to help solve big challenges, like climate change and cyber security. 

From day one, you’ll have a voice at BT Group. You’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. You won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development. You’ll make great friends, discover new talents, and feel part of something exhilarating.   

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world. Grab it.

What you'll be doing

Our network is at the heart of everything we do; from sending a text, calling your friends, to accessing your socials on your phone, anywhere, anytime. It’s constantly evolving, and we’re at the forefront of technology for the next generation of cutting-edge mobile networks and services. Our Network Engineer apprentices play a key part in making sure that continues.

Your role in our team will be to ensure our networks are designed, tested, built, and maintained with fresh, new, innovative ideas in mind. You’ll be managing different services across our networks, ensuring that our customers have the very best experience. Not only that, you’ll have the opportunity to get involved in testing the latest networking technology, upgrading the existing network and the planning, installing and running of network elements and using world class data analytics to drive service improvements.

You’ll be taught job specific skills such as how to plan, design, build and test a simple network, applying appropriate security products and processes. From there, you’ll learn how to identify the key characteristics of a new network service, and how to develop estimates of the expected traffic load that the network must support. You’ll also be trained to identify and evaluate network security risks, ensuring our network design is secure and resilient.

Because we believe in placing the customer at the heart of everything we do, you’ll learn about things such as human-centred design and agile ways of working.  You’ll also work with our customers directly, helping both technical and non-technical users alike, to install and maintain computer networks.

About the apprenticeship you’ll study for

As an Apprentice Network Engineer, you’ll study with Firebrand at Firebrand TP their Wyboston training centre in Bedford for a Level 4 apprenticeship in Network Engineering. You will be required to attend the training centre 3 times during the course of the programme for 4 days of training at around month 8 , month 12, and month 16.

Food and accommodation is provided on Firebrands residential site, the travel to and from will be covered by BT.

Your apprenticeship will last for 24 months. You’ll spend a minimum of 20% of your time learning and studying. 

Location

Candidates will need to be based within 30 minutes of the location postcode:

Any Shetland Island

Entry Requirements 

5 GCSEs at grades 4 – 9 (GCSE C or above) including English Language and Maths. We require candidates to have at least a grade B or equivalent in Maths GCSE. Equivalent qualifications are accepted and 2 A levels at C grade or above, one in a STEM or equivalent.

You will be required to hold a Full UK driving licence and will be provided with a work vehicle.  

Starting Salary 

£21,000