IT Graduate Development Programme 2025

At ESB, technology plays a leading role in enabling and realising our purpose to deliver a brighter future for the customers and communities we serve. Today that means we are driven to make a difference – net zero by 2040 – and it’s our people who ensure we succeed.

With almost 800 people working across our IT Delivery and CIO functions, together we design, build and support a broad range of technologies and services to deliver on our strategic objectives – decarbonised electricity, resilient infrastructure and empowered customers.

To further enhance our capabilities and to transform ESB to a data driven and digital utility, we are looking for Graduates to join our highly motivated and skilled team of IT professionals where you will have the opportunity to deliver results in a fast-paced, innovative team environment.

Our IT Graduate Development Programme is structured into five distinct career paths where you will be able to grow your experience, as well as develop the necessary skills to help you on your way to career success.

Infrastructure & Application Operations

At ESB, the Infrastructure & Application Operations stream will provide opportunity to spend time in core areas including our Cloud team, Infrastructure Services, Data Storage, IT Service Management and Systems Engineering and Application Engineering. These areas are all critical to supporting the business units at ESB.

As we, at ESB, continue to adapt to the changing world, with customer expectations higher than ever, and an increased focus on climate with a drive to Net Zero. ESB continues to make huge progress in responding to these conditions and adapting to renewables and all our Net Zero initiatives. Infrastructure & Application Operations are key to unlocking a new potential for ESB in this environment.

What to expect

Our bespoke IT Graduate Development Programme includes:

Base location for the role is ESB’s state of the art new Head Office, F27, Dublin 2.

Smart Working suitable – The successful candidate may combine remote / smart working within the jurisdiction (Republic of Ireland), with attendance at base for in-person collaboration, the frequency of which is agreed with the manager and subject to ongoing review. ESB is committed to offering flexibility in ways of working and we call that Smart Working – combining digital tools with a culture of trust and empowerment to enable flexible and remote ways of working.

You should have (or be working towards) a minimum 2.1 Honours Degree in IT, Computer Sciences, Business Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Finance or an equivalent course where IT was a component.

Proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced team environment.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Excellent analytical skills, combined with the ability to learn quickly.

Your CV should be no longer than 2 pages and clearly outline the following:

Title of your Degree, and Masters (if applicable)

Your results to date

Your final year subjects

The title of your Final Year project

Any relevant work experience

A contact telephone number (please ensure a voicemail function is activated on your phone)

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