Information Technology Placement 2026 - Melksham, Wiltshire

Information Technology Placement 2026 - Melksham, Wiltshire

In the early 1800s, British engineer Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) constructed the first railway steam locomotive that travelled at 8 kilometres per hour. Today in Asia trains travel at maximum speeds of up to 260 kilometers per hour. By 1850 Britain had more than 6,000 miles of railroad track, today in the UK there are 20,277 miles (32,186 kilometres) of track.

Rail is growing… grow with it!

Do you want to be a part of the next revolution?

More than a billion people worldwide rely daily on Knorr-Bremse systems. Knorr-Bremse is the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. As a technology pioneer, for over 100 years Knorr-Bremse has been a driving force in the development, production and sale of modern braking systems for a variety of applications in the area of rail and commercial vehicles.

Knorr-Bremse is growing… grow with us!

Key Responsibilities

• Turn business needs into meaningful actionable requirements
• Ensure IT security compliance and documentation is accurate
• Provide support and administration for IT managed and business managed applications
• Engage a wide sphere of business partners
• Define, refine and instigate automated processes
• Support the local business and remote locations
• Configuration and support of client devices
• Analysis of user/business MI needs
• Developing and modifying new and existing queries
• Gathering requirements from the business
• Ad Hoc IT activities
• Doing what matters most and connecting with the audience
• Server and Network Administration
• IT Project Management
• Provide training to non-IT colleagues

The Opportunity

Within the role, you will be a key part of the UK IT team supporting a growing business. We have key legacy systems needing migration and requests to implement new processes to improve efficiency and productivity. The business is also hungry for business intelligence. Whilst you won’t be doing this on your own you will be helping the team to manage these projects to completion.

This is an excellent time to join KB IT as we will be going through a transformational time with the move to Cloud applications and SaaS. In addition to the projects there will be a day job and that will consist of general IT support ranging from walking the floor and building laptops through to VMware Administration and Cisco switch administration. This is a great opportunity to visit all areas of the business and to get an understanding of what they do. Meeting colleagues you wouldn’t normally meet.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible working
• Fantastic site facilities
• Subsidised Canteen
• Great employee Benefits package

Get on board and start your journey with us….We would love to hear from you!

How to apply

If you are looking for a 12-month placement from July 2026 to July 2027 and wish to apply, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability to placements@knorr-bremse.com Please ensure the department you are applying for is included in the subject of the email.