Graduate Consultant

A Graduate Consultant role at Apto focused on telemetry, observability, SIEM, monitoring, data analytics, and client consulting through hands-on technical delivery and stakeholder engagement.

Role Overview

As a Graduate Consultant, you will support the delivery of telemetry, monitoring, observability and data analytics solutions for clients. You’ll work alongside experienced consultants to learn how to gather requirements, analyse data, design solutions and support implementations, while developing strong consulting behaviours and technical foundations.

This role combines technical learning with client-facing consultancy skills and offers structured training, mentoring and career progression.

What You’ll do

Client Engagement & Discovery

• Support discovery activities to understand client objectives, challenges and telemetry or data requirements.

• Assist in gathering, documenting and validating requirements with stakeholders.

• Communicate progress and findings clearly and professionally.

Technical & Analytical Work

• Delivering Apto Service Definitions to solve customer problems, supporting the design and implementation of telemetry, monitoring and analytics solutions

• Working in our managed service covering, triage, fixes and monthly customer meetings

• Contribute to data analysis, reporting and insight generation.

• Assist with ingest pipelines, dashboards, alerting and reporting across observability or SIEM platforms.

• Participate in testing, validation and troubleshooting of telemetry and data flows.

• Follow best practices for quality, documentation and repeatability.

Documentation & Communication

• Produce clear, structured documentation for designs, analysis and delivery outputs.

• Communicating the value of data and data-driven approaches to clients 

• Maintain organised records of work and project updates.

• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Learning & Development

• Actively engage in training, mentoring and certification opportunities.

• Develop technical capability across telemetry, observability and analytics tools.

• Build consulting skills including communication, time management and stakeholder engagement.

Behaviours & Values

We’re looking for graduates who demonstrate the following behaviours and values in their work:

Organised

• Able to manage tasks, deadlines and priorities effectively.

• Keeps documentation, notes and work artefacts structured and up to date.

• Approaches work in a methodical and reliable way.

Responsive

• Communicates clearly and promptly with team members and clients.

• Responds positively to feedback and changing requirements.

• Takes ownership of follow-ups and actions.

Accountable

• Seeks to take responsibility for assigned tasks and deliverables.

• Is honest about progress, challenges and mistakes.

• Follows through on commitments and seeks support when needed.

Empathetic

• Listens carefully to client and colleague perspectives.

• Considers user and stakeholder needs when designing solutions.

• Builds positive working relationships based on trust and respect.

Growth Mindset

• Curious and eager to learn new tools, technologies and ways of working.

• Open to feedback and actively seeks opportunities to improve.

• Views challenges as learning opportunities rather than obstacles.

Consultative

• You naturally think about the bigger picture, and how your technical work ultimately benefits the client and this business

• You are keen to engage with clients to understand what they are trying to achieve and how your technical work will fit into this

Desired Qualifications & Competencies

• Strong interest in data, telemetry, monitoring or observability.

• Basic knowledge of programming or scripting (e.g. Python, Bash) is desirable.

• Awareness of logging, metrics, tracing or cloud concepts is beneficial.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• A Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering, Maths, Computer Science would be preferable

• However the role would suit any graduate who can evidence the behaviours and values as well as demonstrate a desire to work in the technical domain.

Why Apto?

• You’ll be given real ownership, helping drive the growth of the business through client interactions as well as contributing to the development of services we offer and how we deliver them. You will receive:

• Structured mentoring from experienced consultants.

• Hands-on experience across real client projects.

• Training in telemetry, observability, analytics tools and consulting skills.

• Clear progression pathways into specialist or senior consultancy roles.

Other Info

We are based in a modern open plan office in Clifton, close to local amenities and transport links. We are based in the office 3 days a week, with flexibility on exact office hours.  In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, including bonus schemes.  We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment.

Apto is an established consultancy and managed service providers, entering an exciting period of growth and expansion, in an interesting and challenging technology space. Successful candidates will be a valued part of this future, benefits include:  

• Competitive salary (30-34k)

• Pension contributions, including salary sacrifice options 

• Private health care package

• life assurance

• bike2work

• Free office snacks and drinks

• Bonus schemes