Cyber Security Intern Review

Item: Cyber Security Intern at National Grid
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at National Grid

Internship (1 Month+)

Cyber Security, Information Technology

Warwick

Review Submitted: September 2025

Overall Rating

4.4 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

My role was remediation of misuse of internal configurations that posed security risks. Helping with incident tickets raised to help business as usual function. Removing legacy domains with the help of my team.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given quite a lot of responsibility and projects that had an impact on the wider business.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have learnt how to use different softwares such as Splunk and Proofpoint for email security. I have improved my team building skills and learning to communicate in a professional manner.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I recieved continuous support from my manger and business coordinator as well as from the Early Careers team.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

The atmosphere was very friendly and professional, often holding culture days and office lunches.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed my placement a lot as I learnt a lot about the business and how to work within a team in a professional environment. I was happy that I was given meaningful work that had impact on the business and not just placeholder work.