Motorsport IT Placement — Hands-On Systems & Cyber Security

RaceStaff.com; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue Zero, within the Motorsport IT team in the United Kingdom, offers a 12‑month industrial placement (Sept 2027–Aug 2028) designed to give hands‑on experience supporting our factory and test operations.

You will work with IT and engineering professionals, providing first‑ and second‑line support, deploying devices, maintaining networks and cloud services, and helping with time‑critical vehicle tests, while gaining practical infrastructure knowledge and problem‑solving skills for a future

Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Network Engineering or related subject.
• Interest in practical systems and infrastructure support.

Responsibilities

• Provide first- and second-line IT support for hardware, software, user accounts and connectivity issues.
• Deploy and maintain laptops, workstations, mobile devices and peripherals.
• Support core IT infrastructure, including networks, Wi‑Fi, servers, storage, virtualization and cloud services.
• Assist with IT systems for vehicle tests, rig sessions and time-critical activities.
• Monitor systems, investigate incidents, escalate where appropriate and document resolutions.
• Assist with joiners, movers and leavers, access permissions, software deployment, asset records and licence management.
• Support patching, backups, endpoint protection, cyber security controls and business continuity activities.
• Automate routine tasks and improve support processes through scripting, standardisation and appropriate tooling.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, setup guides and knowledge‑base articles.
• Working with colleagues and suppliers to deliver upgrades, installations and infrastructure changes with minimal disruption.

Education

Degree in IT/CS/Cyber Security/Network Engineering

Job description

Fortescue Zero, within the Motorsport IT team in the United Kingdom, offers a 12‑month industrial placement (Sept 2027–Aug 2028) designed to give hands‑on experience supporting our factory and test operations.

You will work with IT and engineering professionals, providing first‑ and second‑line support, deploying devices, maintaining networks and cloud services, and helping with time‑critical vehicle tests, while gaining practical infrastructure knowledge and problem‑solving skills for a future