Network Engineer Industrial Placement 2026

Overview

We are delighted to open an Industrial Placement 2026 for a Network Engineer Industrial Placement 2026. This is a 12 month Year in Industry placement commencing July 2026, full time, 37 hours per week, hybrid working. The role requires attendance at the office once a week as a minimum.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Maintain local and wide area networks for the delivery of weather data and enterprise communications.
• Work closely with your team of network & technology experts and senior leaders within the Met Office.

Essential Criteria, Skills and Experience

• Currently studying for an undergraduate degree with a significant networking/communications technologies element.
• A keen interest in IT and keeps up to date with current and future IT developments.
• Effective analytical and problem solving skills.
• Can plan and organise work using your own initiative.
• Demonstrates evidence of good oral and written communication skills.
• Has awareness of at least one programming/scripting language i.e. Python, Powershell.

Benefits

• Your salary will be £27,170.
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days.
• Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands.

Closing Date

7th December 2025

Interview Timeline

Interviews will be completed by February 2026.

How to apply

If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills. Please also look at the Early Careers Programmes Application Guidance at the bottom of this advert.