Network Engineer Apprentice

Job Description – Network Engineer Apprentice

The Opportunity

Our client is recruiting for a Network Engineer Apprentice to join their team in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The Level 4 Cyber Apprenticeship programme that we are offering, will allow you to kick-start your career in an industry that is constantly evolving, dynamic and transformational.

The steps you take will provide you with valuable first-hand experience, knowledge, skills and qualification to help really drive your career forward. We are here to guide and support you every step of the way!

The Position

Job Title:

Network Engineer Apprentice

Apprenticeship Course:

Level 4 Cyber Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship Duration:

15 months + Assessment

Location:

Stratford-upon-avon

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday 9am – 5:30pm

Hybrid and travel to customers is expected

Salary:

£18,000 - £20,000

Responsibilities in time.

·       Support the activities of the company’s communications and their customers

·       Understand the provisioning journey from sales to live service.

·       Monitor logging of network events and ensure actions are taken by senior team

·       Review incidents to assess their urgency and escalate if necessary

·       Learn to be able to Monitor, manage and configure networking tools

·       Work with senior members to understand how to Identify an incident’s root cause and develop a plan to prevent similar incidents

·       Provide guidance to customers as required.

·       Ensure the team respond to support tickets in a timely manner, to drive customer satisfaction.

·       Be an ambassador for our Company’s Communications

·       Act as part of the team and work collaboratively in the pursuit of service excellence

·       Take low level certifications to get more familiar with technology.

Requirements

·       Excellent verbal and written communications skills

·       A thirst for problem solving and able to be inquisitive

·       Ability to use the MS suite of tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc)

·       Understanding of network topologies would be an advantage

·       Ability to react to high pressure dynamic changing environments

·       Strong problem solving and analytical abilities

·       Full UK driving license with access to own car

·       Although not essential, any experience with Fortinet or Juniper products would be an advantage

·       Willingness to travel, including overseas on occasion.

Eligibility Criteria
Individuals must have a valid and eligible residency status to apply for this role.

About ITP
We help employers develop their best talent and inspire the next generation through apprenticeships, mentoring and training, we’re plugging the UK’s digital skills gap to provide a workforce for the future.

If this sounds like the role for you, get in touch! Once we receive your application, one of our team will be in touch to help you with the next stage.

The ITP are working on behalf of a third party to advertise their vacancy.  By submitting your CV, you agree to be contacted by The ITP and your information to be passed on to a third party.

Safeguarding and Values Commitment

The ITP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful appointment to this role will require satisfactory completion of recruitment checks.

At the ITP, we are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful workplace. We expect every team member to:

• Uphold and champion our values, code of conduct, and safeguarding principles.
  
• Take personal responsibility for understanding and adhering to all safeguarding procedures and policies.
  
• Promote a culture of safety and wellbeing through a proactive “do no harm” approach.
  
• Recognise and act on their responsibility in supporting, strengthening, and enforcing safeguarding practices across all areas of work.
  
• Understand and meet any role-specific safeguarding duties — including, in this position, actively identifying and reporting concerns, engaging in relevant training, and modelling safe and inclusive behaviours in all apprentice interactions.
  
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At the ITP, our company culture is important to us, and all employees and consultants are expected to operate in line with our values:

·       We change lives - We strive to make a difference for our apprentices, clients, members, ourselves, and our team on a daily basis. We push for diversity and inclusion in our industry by challenging perceptions. We embrace individuality. We believe that everyone is equally important.

·       We are genuine and honest - We breed trust amongst clients, apprentices, members, and the team. We take responsibility for our words, actions, and results. We are human. We encourage one another through honesty and transparency.

·       We are innovative and unique - We are empowered by innovation. We strive to make the impossible, possible. We are proud to be the only organisation of our kind, of who we are and how we got here.

·       We are Personable - We remind ourselves what it’s like to be in others shoes. We have authentic conversations; we are real and so are our relationships.

·       We are stronger united - We share our knowledge and experiences. We celebrate one another on our achievements. We value and encourage one another because we win or lose as a team.