Case Studies

  • Reservist veteran hoping to embark on exciting cyber career thanks to pioneering programme

    Reservist veteran hoping to embark on exciting cyber career thanks to pioneering programme

    Wednesday, October 25, 2023

    Joe Coulter served in the Army Reserves for 23-years, retiring as a Warrant Officer Class 2, from the 253 Medical Regiment based in Belfast, in May, 2017. He is currently on SaluteMyJob’s Ethical Hacking Course, a pioneering pathway, designed to support members of the Armed Forces community on their journey towards a promising and exciting career in roles where employers face a significant skills shortage. SaluteMyJob chats to Joe about his time as a Reservist, how he is finding the course - and why he believes ex-military personnel are well-suited to a role in cybersecurity.

  • From Royal Engineer, to personal trainer to setting sights on cybersecurity career - thanks to SaluteMyJob

    From Royal Engineer, to personal trainer to setting sights on cybersecurity career - thanks to SaluteMyJob

    Wednesday, October 25, 2023

    Alan Philips served for nine years in the Royal Engineers, leaving in 1998. With the transition into civvy street a challenge and vocations into the fitness industry and plumbing, Alan now has his sights set on an exciting career change into the world of cybersecurity. He has just completed SaluteMyJob’s Ethical Hacking Course. Here we talk to Alan about his challenges, why he would recommend the course and why he thinks a career in cybersecurity is well-suited to his military skills and experience.

  • Ambtion for career in cyber reignitied for former intelligence analyst

    Ambtion for career in cyber reignitied for former intelligence analyst

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

    Rebecca Thomas had a distinguished 10 year career in the Army. She served in the Intelligence Corp, deploying to Afghanistan four times during her career. On deployment in Afghanistan, Rebecca’s main role was as an Intelligence Analyst and De-briefer, working within the Intelligence Exploitation Facility directly supporting UK Special Forces, as well as supporting the International Security Assistance Force Human Intelligence mission. Rebecca left the Army in November 2016 and has since found the resettlement period challenging. She is currently teaching, but thanks to a course ran by SaluteMyJob, IBM and the Corsham Institute, her ambition to forge a career in cybersecurity has been reignited.

  • Warrant officer now information security manager

    Warrant officer now information security manager

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

    Ivor Cook learned plenty about security while serving in the Army. After leaving the military as a Warrant Officer, he then expanded on his skills to forge a successful new career with tech giant IBM where he secured the role of Senior Security Consultant. Two years on, he’s now promoted to Information Assurance Team Deputy Lead & Information Security Manager.

  • Former Royal Navy systems operator now IT solutions lead

    Former Royal Navy systems operator now IT solutions lead

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

    The former Electronic Warfare Systems Operator found himself with little time to prepare and said he didn’t have a plan for when he left as he really didn’t know what he wanted to do. After taking an IT test at a recruitment agency, he realised this could be a pathway into a career that would suit him. A move from Plymouth to Nottingham saw him working within the data team at Experian. And a job at Boots Head Office saw him working alongside IBM Project Managers where he soon realised ‘he could do their job’ - and that is how he found himself in an IT career.

  • From Royal Marine Commando to Contractor at Satisnet

    From Royal Marine Commando to Contractor at Satisnet

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

    Neil Luke is a former Sergeant in the Royal Marines who left in 2015 after 13-years of exemplary service. He left not knowing what career path to take but came across the free Cyber Security Training Course, run by SaluteMyJob, in partnership with IBM and the Corsham Institute. After completing the course, he knew he wanted to pursue a career in cybersecurity. The former Royal Marine Commando is now working as a contractor at Satisnet on a large scale project to implement an information security management system.

  • Army Comms specialist to cyber consultant

    Army Comms specialist to cyber consultant

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

    Jasmine Eyers served in the British Army as a Communications Systems Specialist in the 21 Signal Regiment. After 13 distinguished years in the military, Jasmine left the Forces to pursue a career in the cyber sector. After hearing about IBM’s i2 training course with SaluteMyJob, through her network she completed several cyber courses before securing a job as Cyber Consultant for CGI.

  • From Army Officer to IT Ops

    From Army Officer to IT Ops

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

    Jemima Estabrook served in the Army until 2015. Although her initial transition was relatively straightforward she encountered a number of challenges when she looked for her second civilian role. After re-engaging with veteran employment support she found her path again and a new job.

  • From Royal Navy to career in Cyber Security

    From Royal Navy to career in Cyber Security

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

    A tremendous desire to succeed, combined with courses, CV and skills translation backing from SaluteMyJob consultants, helped an ex-Royal Navy petty officer into a successful new career in cyber-security and a promotion in his first year.

  • Former military policeman now analyst at Santandar

    Former military policeman now analyst at Santandar

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

    After an exciting career in the military, which took him all over the world, Former Military Policeman, Tawanda Tahwa went on to pursue a career in financial services. After successfully completing an i2 course, thanks to SaluteMyJob, he landed a job at the world’s leading bank as a Transaction Monitoring Analyst.

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