NCL Internship Scheme

NCL Internships are open to all current Newcastle University students and provide an excellent opportunity to gain valuable graduate level work experience. This year, internships will have a minimum duration of 50 hours and this is undertaken flexibly around your course. All internships are paid and you will either attend business premises, work remotely, or do a combination of both.

We have now started advertising NCL Internships for 2020/21 and will be adding new ones throughout the academic year. You can find these opportunities via MyCareer – simply log in, click on the ‘Work Experience’ tab, then ‘Placement Scheme list’, scroll down to the bottom of the page and select ‘NCL Internships 2020-21’.

Click here to go directly to the current scheme.

Get in touch with us

If you have any queries regarding careers and employment, big or small no matter what stage you’re at, you can get advice by emailing your query to careers@ncl.ac.uk. Please visit www.ncl.ac.uk/careers to explore all we offer!

Summer Internship at Principle One

Summer Internship Job Specification

Organisation Description:

Principle One is a small, rapidly growing, specialist consultancy firm, founded in 2018. We work in partnership with UK Law Enforcement and National Security to address the complex challenges of an evolving threat landscape. From systems engineering to business change, we bring deep understanding of the domain and a passion for supporting those who work to make the UK a safer place.

Location:

We are based in Vauxhall in London, and anticipate a combination of remote and onsite working for the internship.

Role Description:

At Principle One we offer a ten-week paid summer internship beginning in July. In this role, you will get involved in systems engineering, software development and business change projects for our customers and partner organisations and will be mentored by our experienced staff to develop your skills with a focus on teamwork and problem solving. You will learn about all aspects of systems engineering and have the chance to develop your skills in business analysis, software development and agile delivery.

Roles available: 4

Requirements:

We are seeking applicants with a strong academic track record; ideally in a STEM subject but we are also open to candidates from broader backgrounds with a strong interest in working in the Law Enforcement sector. We are looking for applicants who are good communicators, self-starting and keen to learn.

Recruitment is now open for the 2021 summer period with a start date anticipated in early July.

Due to the nature of the role and the work we undertake with our clients, you should be a British Citizen and will be required to complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks ahead of employment.

Salary:

The roles will be paid at a rate of £400 per week and you will be entitled to five days’ annual leave, which will be paid in lieu if not taken.

Interview details

First stage: 

Email CV and cover letter to careers@principleone.co.uk

Two stage interview process:

Initial video interview

Technical interview (face to face or via video)

A presentation on a topic of your choice

Technical interview and chance to talk informally with recent graduates 

Further information:

For more information, please visit www.principleone.co.uk or email careers@principleone.co.uk

Test Driven Solutions – We’re Recruiting!

Test Driven Solutions, a local technology consultancy in Newcastle upon Tyne, are currently on the lookout for highly ambitious individuals, who are looking to be part of a company who care about their staff and offer extremely generous benefits.

We’re at the beginning, so we’re looking for individuals to help shape TDS to be one of the best consultancies in the UK. We want people who will not only be gifted technically, but also people who have a voice and will look to make a good impression on every client site we operate with.

We’re currently looking for Software Developers, specifically with Java & Python as well as DevOps Engineers to help us work with our clients. Below is a list of the skills we’re looking for.

Skills needed:

  • Experience designing, architecting, and implementing the next generation of cloud-based applications which are dynamically scalable, fault tolerant, secure, and reliable for a cloud platform such as Openshift, AWS, or Azure.
  • Experience working on highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
  • Experience with Linux operating systems & shell scripting, and Containers
  • Understanding and Experience with DevOps tooling such as Cloudify, Docker, Kubernetes, Nomad, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Salt, and/or Ansible
  • Proficiency in Python and at least one of the following languages: Java, Go, C#. Most of our development is in Python.
  • Experience with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, and or Spinnaker
  • Experience in developing automated tests
  • Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work well in a team environment If this is of interest,

Please send your cv to sam.clark@testdrivensolutions.co.uk