Tech needs more women. If you’ve ever thought, “That could be me,” this is your moment. Fujitsu, in partnership with Hatch, is on a mission to build a more inclusive future in tech – and we’re starting with you.
We’re looking for women 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 women into one of the fastest-growing areas of tech.
Application Deadline: 14/05/2025
Starting Salary
In Office – Shift-Based
Generous pay scale over the first 12 months
Network Engineers help organisations stay agile, secure, and connected in a digital-first world. As a 1st Line Support Engineer, you’ll be the first point of contact troubleshooting, diagnosing, and supporting real-world network solutions. You’ll play a vital role in keeping systems online and businesses running smoothly. And what makes this even better? You don’t need to have a background in tech – we’re looking for potential, not perfection.
• Curious, proactive and ready to learn
• Excited by problem-solving and working with technology
• New to tech or looking to return after a career break
• Interested in long-term career growth in the digital space
If that sounds like you, then all you need to do is take our short skills assessment (that’s right, no CVs here!) and consider your application made. It’s not a test, it’s a simple way for us to understand your strengths and interests, and make sure this opportunity is the right fit for you.
Higher level clearance eligibility will be required for this role.
Foundational training in relevant networking technologies
Real-world, paid experience in a frontline support role
Tailored mentoring and coaching from women already in tech
A supportive community of peers making the leap into tech careers with you
A pathway into a permanent role at Fujitsu, landing with all the skills you need
Karen Alexander, Project Associate at Fujitsu
Hatch Digital partners with leading employers like Fujitsu, to design inclusive, accessible career pathways that help individuals build real skills and secure 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 first tech role and beyond.
Whether you’re returning to work, switching careers, or just getting started, Hatch is here to help you unlock your full potential.
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 women in their business. They recognise the need for more female representation and are dedicated to creating an environment where women can thrive and lead.
Fujitsu is interested in your transferable skills, attitude, thinking and enthusiasm. Which is why you will not find us, or them, asking you for a CV. Instead, prove your technical skills through a short online assessment, and consider your application to Fujitsu’s Accelerated Potential Programme made.
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.
As a 1st Line Support Engineer, you’ll be the frontline of keeping complex networks running smoothly and supporting major organisations with their Cisco SD-WAN systems.
In your new role you can expect to:
This role blends problem-solving, communication, and teamwork. It’s a fantastic first step into a career in tech. Training is built into your working day to help you keep growing, with generous pay progression built into your first 12-months and clear routes into more advanced roles.
The programme itself will be blended delivery, remote and in-person, however after completion and deployed into your full-time role you will be required in the office full-time. This is also a shift-based role, ideal if you’re looking for a different kind of flexibility.
Shift pattern:
Higher level clearance eligibility will be required for this role.
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.
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!
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 19th and 23rd of May. 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 15/09/25
The first phase of your training will develop all the skills for success as a 1st Line Support Engineer at Fujitsu.
The second phase of your training will see you apply the skills you’ve already learnt to live projects and solving known business problems.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reflecting your existing life skills and competencies, the Fujitsu Accelerated Potential Programme will pay you a starting salary of £29,500 with a generous pay scale over the first 12 months. A 15% shift allowance will be applied after successful completion of the training element of the programme and a further 10% bonus once holding and retaining a higher-level clearance.
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 occasional travel to the Bracknell office as part of the role, and travel expenses will be covered when required
The training programme will last 12 weeks, followed by a 2 week embed phase. Once your training is completed successfully, and you have achieved higher level clearance, you'll be deployed into your full-time role at Fujitsu.
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.
