Network Engineer Industrial Placement 2027

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for Industrial Placements 2027. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us. You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office and learn what career opportunities are on offer at the Met Office after you graduate. We’re looking for Network Engineer Industrial Placement 2027 to help us make a difference to our planet. As our Network Engineer Industrial Placement 2027, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, enabling you to work part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement in Network Services, we would expect you to attend the office three days a week as a minimum. Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone. World changing work From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers Placement details Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience and work alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference. Best-in-class technology expertise: As a Network Engineer Industrial Placement, you will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, helping to deliver secure and reliable connectivity across the Met Office and enabling world-leading science and operational services. (We keep evolving) High-quality teamwork: As part of a team of around 20 skilled Network Engineers, you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation, contributing to a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement. (Better Together) Exciting projects: you will get involved with a mix of complex, technical activities, and large-scale life cycle projects ranging from data centre networking, next generation firewalls, cloud-based security solutions to SD-WAN. Your key duties Install, document, maintain and troubleshoot networking equipment. Assist in the supervision of network engineering works at Exeter HQ and remotely. Respond to and resolve incidents, investigate and diagnose network problems and work with users, other technical staff and suppliers as appropriate. Implement changes as required by the business to meet the demands of systems delivery, including switch, load balancer and firewall configuration. Maintenance of local and wide area networks for the delivery of weather data and enterprise communications. Work closely with experts and leading network specialists within the Met Office. Person specification Essential criteria, skills and experience: Lead Criteria: Currently studying for an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline with a significant networking, telecommunications or IT infrastructure component. (Expert by nature) Demonstrates a genuine interest in information technology and networking, with a willingness to continually develop knowledge of current and emerging technologies. (Keep evolving) Applies analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to investigate issues, identify solutions, and learn from experience. Able to plan, prioritise, and organise work effectively, using initiative and taking responsibility for delivering agreed tasks. Communicates clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, building positive relationships and working collaboratively with others. (Better together) Has awareness of at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python or PowerShell, and an interest in using automation to improve efficiency. The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above. Benefits Alongside your salary of £27,170, Met Office contributes £7,871 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service P