Cyber Engineering 12 month Internship - National Crime Agency - EO
Government Digital & Data -
Location
Birmingham, London, Warrington
For roles based in London, your contractual place of work will be Stratford. While the Stratford site is expected to become operational from November 2025 – March 2026, you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Vauxhall or another reasonable location on a temporary basis during the interim period.
Please note that, as Stratford will be your contractual place of work, any subsequent move from a temporary location will not entitle you to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy.
About the job
Job summary
Join the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) and bring your unique skills to lead the UK’s fight against cybercrime!
No previous cyber experience is necessary, but you should be curious to find out more. We want to work with like-minded individuals who are inquisitive and are keen to drive work forward.
We are looking for people from a range of backgrounds and/or degree disciplines to spend a whole year working in the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) in one of our Cyber Engineering teams.
This role would be suited to those looking for a year in industry in their degree, who have just finished their studies, or who are seeking to transition to a role within cyber.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We welcome neurodivergent thinkers and offer reasonable adjustments to those who need them.
Depending upon your experience – you will work as a:
- Data Scientist;
- Infrastructure Investigator;
- Cyber Engineer – Cloud Engineering;
- Cyber Engineer – Cryptocurrency;
- Cyber Engineer – Research & Development
Please be advised that the location for all Cyber Engineering roles will be our London office only, except for Cloud Engineering and Data Science, which can be Birmingham, Warrington, or London based.
Job description
A Data Scientist working within the NCCU will utilise technology to aid investigations, exploiting modern machine learning techniques with the best data science tools to cause real world impact against cyber criminals. They will collate and manipulate large datasets to create analytical products that inform NCA operational delivery and will play a key role in embedding the use of data science across the Agency. Our Data Science team make extensive use of Python; some awareness of AWS would be beneficial too.
A Cyber Engineer will work in one of the following teams depending on expertise: Cloud Engineering, Cryptocurrency Cell, or Research & Development. You will make a direct contribution to Operations through the use of technology. This will range from the development and deployment of capabilities covered under the Investigatory Powers Act, through to systems to analyse and exploit data at pace. Our Cloud Engineers work predominantly in AWS and Python. For Cryptocurrency, an awareness of Python and/or SQL would be beneficial in addition to cryptocurrency knowledge. For Research & Development, knowledge of different operating systems (mainly Linux) is essential and some knowledge of Python will be useful.
An Infrastructure Investigator utilises their knowledge and the available tools within the NCCU to analyse and identify criminally controlled infrastructure. Supporting operations through analytical products and the production of technical reports to highlight technical or legislative outcomes. In addition to domain knowledge, some knowledge of Python, AWS, or ElasticSearch would be beneficial too.
The remit of Cyber Engineering is to research and develop tools to further NCCU operational and intelligence work and create bespoke solutions during “Crime in action” scenarios. Cyber Engineering works across the NCA and with a range of partners to develop this niche catalogue of capabilities.
Depending upon your experience – you will work as either a Data Scientist, Cyber Engineer, or Infrastructure Investigator.
A Data Scientist working within the NCCU will utilise technology to aid investigations, exploiting modern machine learning techniques with the best data science tools to cause real world impact against cyber criminals. They will collate and manipulate large datasets to create analytical products that inform NCA operational delivery and will play a key role in embedding the use of data science across the Agency.
A Cyber Engineer will work in one of the following teams depending on expertise: Software Development, Cryptocurrency Cell, or Research & Development. You will make a direct contribution to Operations through the use of technology. This will range from the development and deployment of capabilities covered under the Investigatory Powers Act, through to systems to analyse and exploit data at pace.
An Infrastructure Investigator utilises their knowledge and the available tools within the NCCU to analyse and identify criminally controlled infrastructure. Supporting operations through analytical products and the production of technical reports to highlight technical or legislative outcomes
Person specification
| Duties & Responsibilities | Overview |
| Automation | Utilise custom tooling to identify trends, and develop opportunities for operational responses, automating the process wherever possible |
| Problem Solving | Tackle problems in an efficient manner, utilising innovative and/or automated approaches where appropriate |
| Case management | Role may require case management, and to create, maintain and update departmental records, including operational or programme activity spreadsheet, case files and monthly reports |
| Team working | Work closely with colleagues across all technical teams to build and deliver new tooling and/or approaches |
| Interpersonal skills | Build collaborative relationships both internally and externally. Be able to articulate technical concepts to non-technical colleagues |
| Emerging technologies | Implement novel approaches, making use of emerging technologies |
| Compliance | Ensure the quality, secure handling and dissemination of information, maintaining confidentiality, sensitivity and duty of care in line with NCA policy. Ensure oversight in data ethics standards and legislation frameworks, and uses these to review and improve existing processes. |
Person Specification
| Skills, Knowledge and Experience | Description |
| Good problem-solving skills | Problem solving skills, e.g. troubleshooting data problems |
| Confident communicators | Able to provide input and summarisation to technical and non-technical partners |
| Data analysis | Uses analytical skills, varied sources of information and different methodologies to support decision-making. |
| Information Management | A good understanding of information management & the handling of sensitive / confidential data. |
| Cyber awareness | Understanding of the impact of new technologies in creating opportunities for offenders. |
| Data science experience | Data science experience making use of machine learning approaches and techniques |
| Programming | Good programming experience (ideally Python) and the use of machine learning libraries |
| Keen collaborators | Able to seek new, and maintain existing, internal and external relationships |
