Network Engineering L6 Apprentice – Ipswich in Ipswich, United Kingdom

Network Engineering L6 Apprentice – Ipswich

Job Req ID: 43952

Posting Date: 11 Feb 2025

Function: Apprentices

Unit: Networks

Location:

Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, United Kingdom

Salary: 21,840

Role Job Title: Degree Apprentice Network Engineer Level 6

Unit: Networks

Location: BT Ipswich

Why this role matters: We’re one of the world’s leading communications services companies. The services we sell are integral to modern life and delivered over our networks. Our Apprentice Network Engineers play a key part to ensure that our networks are designed, tested, built and maintained with fresh, new, innovative ideas in mind.

What you’ll be doing: We’ll get you working on real projects from day one, learning the skills and experience you’ll need right away on the job. You’ll get involved in things like testing the latest networking technology, upgrading the existing network and the planning, installing and running of network elements. And don’t forget, we don’t just do broadband and landlines, we do mobile networks too. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the technology that underpins what we do, playing a part in supporting and maintaining high levels of stability and performance of the biggest and best mobile network in the UK.

You’ll also learn how to design, build, test configure and optimise a distributed network, as well as how to analyse network performance and troubleshoot typical problems in networks. We’ll teach you how to identify and evaluate network security risks, and how to incorporate this into your network designs to ensure our network is secure, resilient and dependable.

Don’t worry if this is all new, you’re not expected to join us with any prior experience in this, we’ll teach you everything you need to know.

The apprentice training course: As an Apprentice Network Engineer, you’ll study for a Level 6 apprenticeship in Network Engineering with Staffs University.

Hours: 37.5Hrs Mon – Fri

Start date: September 2025

Duration: Your apprenticeship will last for 48 months. You’ll spend a minimum of 20% of your time learning and studying.

The qualifications you’ll need: Three A-Levels with a minimum of BCC grades, 120 UCAS points. You’ll also need a minimum of five GCSEs at grades 4-9 (C or above) including English and Maths

The skills you’ll need:

• Growth mindset

• Analytical thinking

• Proactivity

• Emotional intelligence

Salary: £21,840

After this apprenticeship: On completing of your apprenticeship, you could be employed in a specialist Networks team at Adastral Park, Ipswich. Here you can further develop your technical capabilities in network capacity and infrastructure build, enhancing your skills in problem solving and process management. These competencies will be valuable as your progress your career post-apprenticeship. Additionally, there are opportunities for leadership roles both regionally and nationally for those aspiring to more senior positions within BT.

About BT Group

BT Group is the global powerhouse behind EE, BT, Plusnet, and Openreach.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. We’ll encourage you to be yourself, whatever your background. As Allison Kirkby, our CEO, says ‘The future of tech must be diverse and inclusive for everyone to benefit. Inclusion by design is the key to our strategy and will help us drive productivity, innovation, and growth for the UK and beyond’. Whichever brand you’re working for, we’re all playing for the same team. And we all enjoy the rewards of being part of something bigger: the opportunities to explore new experiences, pursue different dreams, climb challenging career ladders and try out different ways of working.

We’re always looking ahead. We don’t just sell broadband, networks, security, but thousands of clever things you’ve never heard of; in our Martlesham labs where we’re inventing the technologies of the future.

We’re always looking ahead. We don’t just sell broadband, and networks, and security, and thousands of clever things you’ve never heard of; in our Martlesham labs, we’re inventing the technologies of the future.

Four brands. One team, 105,300 strong. Together, we’re connecting the world. Come and play your part in building the BT Group of the future, one that will be net zero by 2031. and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate. We can explore this with you at the telephone interview stage.

Internal candidates will need to agree to the Terms & Conditions (including salary) of this Apprentice Role.