Apprentice Pre-Sales & Field Engineer
REFLEX SYSTEMS LTD
ROTHERHAM (S66 8RY)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 1 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 September 2025
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Summary
To support the delivery of high-end security and intelligent building solutions through a structured apprenticeship combining technical training, hands-on experience, and exposure to real-world projects. The apprentice will contribute to both pre-sales activities and field engineering tasks.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Network engineer (level 4)
- Hours
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Apprentice to work 37.5 hours per week with salary to be confirmed with employer.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 30 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Key Responsibilities-Pre-Sales Support:
• Assist in the preparation of technical proposals, solution designs, and client documentation
• Conduct product research and work with vendors to evaluate technology options
• Attend client meetings with senior staff to provide technical input and demonstrations
Field Engineering
• Support engineers during site surveys, installations, maintenance, and commissioning of systems
• Assist with system programming, testing, and troubleshooting
• Maintain clear and accurate records of installations and site activities
Training & Development
• Complete structured training modules, including vendor-led certifications
• Participate in internal workshops and mentoring sessions
• Stay current with industry trends, cybersecurity developments, and new technologies
Where you'll work
REFLEX HOUSE
LOWTON WAY
HELLABY
ROTHERHAM
S66 8RY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BARNSLEY COLLEGE
Training course
Network engineer (level 4)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply tools and techniques when securely operating and testing networks.
- Install and configure network components.
- Implement tools and techniques to monitor, identify, analyse and record systems performance in line with defined specifications.
- Maintain security of the network against potential threats.
- Apply tools and or techniques to gather information to troubleshoot issues and or isolate, repair or escalate faults.
- Communicate outcomes of tasks and record actions in line with organisational procedures.
- Upgrade, apply and test components to systems configurations ensuring that the system meets the organisation’s requirements and minimises downtime.
- Interpret information and or specifications received from a manager, customer or technical specialist and accurately implement the defined requirements.
- Implement techniques to optimise systems or component performance in line with defined specifications.
- Apply the required level of responsibility when organising and prioritising work tasks, clients’ or stakeholders’ requests in line with SLAs and organisation processes.
- Explain their job role within the business context to stakeholders to enable a clear understanding on both sides of what their remit is and convey technical constraints.
- Operate securely, and apply process, policies and legislation within their business responsibilities.
- Configure and maintain network addressing in line with customer requirements.
- Ensure compliance of network engineering outputs with change management processes including Secure Access Service Edge SASE or Zero-trust networking .
- Apply tools and techniques when securely operating and testing networks.
- Install and configure network components.
- Implement tools and techniques to monitor, identify, analyse and record systems performance in line with defined specifications.
- Maintain security of the network against potential threats.
- Apply tools and or techniques to gather information to troubleshoot issues and or isolate, repair or escalate faults.
- Communicate outcomes of tasks and record actions in line with organisational procedures.
- Upgrade, apply and test components to systems configurations ensuring that the system meets the organisation’s requirements and minimises downtime.
- Interpret information and or specifications received from a manager, customer or technical specialist and accurately implement the defined requirements.
- Implement techniques to optimise systems or component performance in line with defined specifications.
- Apply the required level of responsibility when organising and prioritising work tasks, clients’ or stakeholders’ requests in line with SLAs and organisation processes.
- Explain their job role within the business context to stakeholders to enable a clear understanding on both sides of what their remit is and convey technical constraints.
- Operate securely, and apply process, policies and legislation within their business responsibilities.
- Configure and maintain network addressing in line with customer requirements.
- Ensure compliance of network engineering outputs with change management processes including Secure Access Service Edge SASE or Zero-trust networking .
Training schedule
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
• 18+ years old and based in South Yorkshire • Full UK driving licence (or actively working towards it) • Technically curious with a passion for security and smart technologies • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Good interpersonal skills and team spirit • Organised, methodical, and proactive • Willing to work both in office settings and on customer sites
About this employer
A provider of advanced security, fire safety and converged technology solutions for businesses and commercial applications.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the candidate may progress into roles such as:
- Junior Field Engineer
- Pre-Sales Technical Consultant
- Project Technician
- Security Systems Integrator
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BARNSLEY COLLEGE
Eleasha Smith
Apprenticeships@barnsley.ac.uk
01226216166
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342566.
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Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 1 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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