Launch Your Career in Tech with Fujitsu’s Accelerated Potential Programme.
We’re looking for individuals ready to take their first step into a career in network engineering. Whether you’re changing careers, returning to work, or just starting out, this opportunity is designed to support, train and launch candidates into one of the fastest-growing areas of tech through a salaried training programme.
Application Deadline: 8th August 2025
£40,000
Starting Salary
Basingstoke
In Office – Other Locations Available
Pay Scale
Generous over the first 12 months
Accelerate Your Network Engineering Career with Purpose and Precision
Network engineering is the invisible backbone of the digital world, and nowhere is it more vital than in Defence and National Security. The Fujitsu Accelerated Potential Programme is a 12-week intensive pathways designed to transform IT generalists & people with the right transferable skills, into industry-ready network specialists equipped for critical roles in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and beyond.
This immersive, hands-on training programme is delivered in collaboration with Hatch Digital and combines cutting-edge technical learning with MoD-aligned compliance and practical readiness. You’ll build and troubleshoot real-world networks, master secure configuration, and gain a deep understanding of physical and virtual infrastructures. All while aligning with leading certification standards like Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+, and VMware ESXi.
"I am proud to be a member of the Fujitsu family which is resilient, hard working, innovative and has a culture of putting people first."
Karen Alexander, Project Associate at Fujitsu
About hatch
Your recruitment and training provider
Hatch Digital partners with leading employers like Fujitsu, to design inclusive, accessible career pathways that help individuals build real skills and secure more meaningful employment in tech.
We don’t just train you. We support you every step of the way with coaching, mentoring, and community, so that you feel confident stepping into your new tech role and beyond.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu UK is a diverse organisation with over 7,000 people. Our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. We are committed to digital co-creation and blending business expertise with digital technology. Fujitsu is taking meaningful steps to build a more diverse workforce, starting with increasing the number of individuals who previously had no technical experience in their business. They recognise the need for more diverse thought representation and are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can thrive and lead.
What they're looking for
Fujitsu values your transferable skills, mindset, and drive, not just your CV. That’s why there’s no need to submit one. Simply complete a short technical assessment to demonstrate your potential, and you’ll be on your way to joining the Accelerated Potential Programme.
Achieve Together
Fujitsu believe in the power of human difference to create a better future in a digital and diverse world. We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
The Programme
This programme is designed to set you up for success from day one in a real-world network engineering role with Fujitsu Defence & National Security. You’ll gain the hands-on skills and confidence to step straight into the job. And if you’re working toward your CCNA certification, this training will give you the edge to pass it within six months.
Higher level clearance eligibility will be required for this role.
What You’ll Learn
Over 12 weeks, you’ll learn all the skills you need to succeed for the long-term at Fujitsu.
Networking Fundamentals & MoD Standards
Explore networking history, the OSI model, TCP/IP, and Defence safety standards.
Physical Infrastructure & Compliance
Learn racking, stacking, fibre patching, MoD labelling, SCIDA/IDA protocols, and power planning.
Switching, VLANs & STP Configuration
Master segmentation, redundancy, and secure VLAN design – virtual and physical.
IP Addressing & Subnetting
Apply real-world subnetting, port group design, and IP management across environments.
Routing Protocols
Implement static routing, OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP integrations with practical virtualised setups.
Network Security & MoD Secure by Design
Configure ACLs, VPNs, and firewalls while aligning to JSP 604 and secure architecture principles.
Wireless Networking
Deploy wireless networks, troubleshoot signal issues, and manage secure wireless access points.
What do you need to be able to apply?
In accordance with Fujitsu’s National Security Vetting requirements, all applicants must also be eligible and willing to undergo higher level clearance eligibility. Please refer to this link for further guidance: Higher level clearance guidance.
As a result, you should be a sole UK National and hold no national identity cards for other countries. You must also have also resided in the UK for a minimum of 10 years, and you must not have worked outside of the UK during that time.
The clearance vetting process will take place over the course of the Fujitsu Accelerated Potential Programme and will be managed by Fujitsu.
Technical Skills You Don't Need To Apply, But You May Have Knowledge Of
- Basic understanding of network fundamentals & protocols is beneficial
- Computer literate with the ability to learn new incident logging and management tools from a variety of vendors
- Basic understanding of Cisco routing and switching devices is an advantage
- Background in troubleshooting & support
Behavioural Skills
- Aspiration, Empathy & Trust
- Curiosity & a willingness to never stop learning
- Self-awareness & humility
- Resilience, adaptability & focus
- Customer-centric
- Strong team-working & time management
- Good communication skills
- Outgoing & Proactive
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
Getting started is as easy as 1, 2, 3 - (and 4 & 5).
If you’re passionate about working in the field of Networking, want to bring your existing life skills into a new environment and have a willingness to learn, we’re looking for you.
1. Digital Skills Assessment
We look for transferable skills over credentials. No CVs here. If you think you have what it takes, register for the online assessment and that’s your initial application made!
2. Interview & Hire
If you successfully pass the digital skills assessment, you will be invited to a short preliminary interview with the Hatch team. If successful, you will then progress to an interview with Fujitsu, which will be scheduled between the week of 18th August. If you are successful at this stage, you will be enrolled in the Fujitsu Accelerated Potential Programme, starting your journey as a Fujitsu employee with a competitive salary and pension for the duration of the training programme and your ongoing employment.
Once offered the role you will commence the clearance process ready to begin the Fujitsu Accelerated Potential Programme on the anticipated start date 08/12/25.
3. Phase One: Train
The first phase of your training will develop all the skills for success as a 1st Line Support Engineer at Fujitsu.
4. Phase Two: Embed
The second phase of your training will see you apply the skills you’ve already learnt to live projects and solving known business problems.
5. Full Deployment
On satisfactory completion of the Fujitsu Accelerated Potential Programme you will be moved into a full time role and deployed on live projects within Fujitsu.
FAQs
How long does the assessment take?
Not long at all! The assessment will only take up to 45 minutes. However, you must be prepared to complete the assessment without pausing once you have begun. Once you have registered via this page, you will be taken directly to the assessment. If you're not able to complete it at the time you apply, an e-mail link to the assessment will be sent to the e-mail address used to make the application.
What do I have to do in the assessment?
The digital skills assessment will be a blend of multiple choice and free text response questions. The assessment will also take no longer than 45 minutes of your time.
Is this a training programme or a job application?
Quite simply, it's both! If successful at assessment and interview, you'll be hired by Fujitsu and placed on to a salaried training programme to learn all the skills you need to succeed at the business.
Will I be paid?
Reflecting your existing career skills and competencies, Fujitsu will pay you a starting salary of £40,000 with a generous pay scale over the first 12 months. With a further 10% bonus once holding and retaining a higher-level clearance.
Does my location matter?
This role will be based full-time at Fujitsu's office in Basingstoke. Please consider this before making your application. Ideally, you should live within a reasonable, commutable distance of the specified office location. There may be opportunities based at Fujitsu’s offices in Bracknell & Corsham if preferable to your location, so please make this known as part of your application. Relocation packages are available for this programme, please enquire to learn more.
How long does the programme last?
The training programme will last 12 weeks. Once your training is completed successfully, and you have achieved higher level clearance, you'll be deployed into your full-time role at Fujitsu.
Why does this job advert specifically encourage women and non-binary people to apply?
Women and non-binary people are significantly under-represented in the UK tech sector. As part of our commitment to improving diversity and inclusion in our workforce, we are taking positive action under the Equality Act 2010 (Section 159) to help address this imbalance by encouraging applications from these groups during our recruitment process.
This does not mean that only women or non-binary people can apply. The role is open to everyone, and all applicants are assessed on their skills, experience, and potential. Where candidates are equally qualified, we may take under-representation into account as a tie-breaker, in line with the law. Positive action does not mean automatic preference or exclusion of other groups — our goal is to ensure fair and inclusive access to opportunity.
Fujitsu Promises
We can only build trust in society through innovation if we trust our people to deliver solutions that deliver lasting change. Fujitsu is a place where everyone is trusted to transform, it’s a place where working your way is the right way and where doing the right thing is everything. It’s also where we achieve together in a leading business that delivers global reach and focuses on local impact.
All that's left to do is register for the digital skills assessment...
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