Year In Industry

Milton Keynes, GB

Technical Authority

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter

If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you

Vacancy Details

Duration: 10 Month Year in Industry Placement

Location: This role is based in The Quadrant:MK, you must live within 75 minutes

Band & Salary: £22,932

Why choose this placement?

Network Rail owns and operates the largest estate of Critical National Infrastructure in the UK, which includes 20 of the busiest stations and dozens of critical railway control centres.

Millions of people pass through our stations and rely on the people and the digital systems operated from our control centres and other infrastructure to get them to their destination safely and securely, so that everyone can get home safe every day.

We have a moral and legal obligation to protect people from harm whilst they travel and work on the railway and you will work within the Technical Authority for Railway security, where we define and discharge accountabilities for protective security policy, strategy, and the security control framework (including assurance).

This is your chance to play a part in developing and delivering physical and cyber security and resilience solutions that will keep Great Britain moving.

What will you do during the scheme?

You will spend just under a year with our Group security team and will have the opportunity to work alongside our technical leads across Counter Terrorism, Railway Crime, Protecting our workforce from acts of violence, Cyber Security, Security Resilience and security Innovation, Research and Development.

You could be:

• Researching and writing case studies and guidance notes for the wider business,

• Supporting security awareness activities,

• Offering technical support,

• Researching standards and compliance updates,

• Collecting and analysing security and crime data, and

• Supporting the business to maintain its legal security obligations

What are the entry requirements?

To join the scheme, you will need to be in your penultimate year at University and looking for a Year in Industry placement, and on track to achieve at least a 2:2 in a degree which includes ideally at least one of the following areas:

• Cyber Security and/or Digital Forensics

• Crime, Threat Intelligence or Criminal Justice

• Information Assurance

• Security and Resilience

• Security Management or Risk and Security Management

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Year in Industry Student to work within the Group Security team, based in Milton Keynes.

While we would love to see candidates who are currently studying Security-related courses, such as Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, Crime and/or Intelligence or Security and Resilience, we warmly welcome all applicants who have a passion for managing risk, protecting people and reducing the impact of crime.

The ideal candidate will possess strong written and verbal communication skills and be capable of influencing decisions while collaborating effectively in a team. Attention to detail and proactive organisation of tasks, events, and people are essential. We value openness and encourage fresh perspectives, as our Year in Industry students contribute valuable new ideas. Familiarity with IT applications like Excel and PowerBI, along with experience in data analysis and creating communication materials, would be an advantage.

Closing date: 05th January 2026 However, early application is advised as we reserve the right to close the advert early based on application volumes.

Next Steps: Interviews will be mid-January, depending on business requirements.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision

Some of our great benefits:

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on train tickets.

Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

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