Cross-Strait relations in the Lai era
On May 20, Lai Ching-te was inaugurated as Taiwan's new president, prompting significant military...
Who are we?
The past 24 months have seen seismic changes to the global shipping and maritime security industries. During this time, Dryad Global has evolved how we support our clients via a comprehensive relaunch of our website and suite of products. Late in 2020 we launched our online platform which offers our customers near real-time access to quality reporting and analysis.
Since then we have focused upon the delivery of cutting edge technology based solutions designed to enhance decision making within complex environments.
The success of our processes is driven by the strength of our team. To complement our team, we are seeking to recruit several interns across a range of business areas.
We have opportunities in 2 areas Analysts and Technology (jump to your area of interest)
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Who are we looking for?
Broadly speaking, we are looking for creative-minded and dynamic thinkers with a passion for global security. A passion for world affairs is essential; as is flair, enthusiasm, and willingness to embrace a range of tasks.
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Curiosity about the world and what drives commercial decisions around risk
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Open-minded to new challenges
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Critical thinkers
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Capacity to commit to the program
What will you do?
During your industry placement with Dryad Global, you will have contact time to match your appetite and you should be available for at least 10 contact hours a week with the opportunity to support a variety of our corporate functions.
This could include fielding client requests, security research in support of our online client resources, or working with our social media, marketing and digital communications team to ensure our message reaches the wider market.
Research
For this role we are looking for someone with a passion for investigation and attention to detail – you will be responsible for keeping on top of events and analysis for a specified region and producing accurate and brief summaries that drill into the heart of the topic.
Communications
You will support our head of communications to ensure that Dryad Global’s messages and content are given the widest possible distribution through our bespoke maritime security blog 'Channel 16', as well as contributing to marketing campaigns and promoting our work across several digital media platforms.
Data Science & Tech
Support client delivery through software development. You will be willing to learn and understand software engineering principles and object-oriented programming concepts. You'll have experience with at least one programming language.
Our Data Science track requires knowledge of either database CRUD operations and ETL or machine learning. An applicant to the Enterprise Architecture and Dev Sec Ops focus needs to understand computer architecture, networking, and operating systems while working with the Dryad technology team.
What can we offer you?
Our placements have a positive impact on the team and growing our business and whilst we cannot offer you a full-time salary, we know that we can offer an enriching package of benefits to each intern. These include:
Exposure to working in a small but dynamic security agency at the forefront of driving the global maritime security narrative.
The opportunity to enhance your intelligence sourcing and analytical skills in a corporate environment where we present clients with an accurate representation of risk, free from the vested interests seen in other sectors.
A high-quality reference.
The opportunity to build your professional network – our team has an extensive professional network across the intelligence, military, broadcasting, and energy sectors, built up over many years. You will have the opportunity to feed into and become part of these networks, which will help you in your next career steps.
Future employment – previous interns and placement winners at Dryad Global now work for us, some while still at university. We cannot promise every successful applicant a job at the end of their placement, but we can say that you will be close to the top of the list when we are next hiring.
Technology: Who are we looking for?
Broadly speaking, we are looking for creative-minded and dynamic thinkers with a passion for innovation. A passion for innovation is essential; as is flair, enthusiasm, and willingness to embrace a range of tasks.
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Curiosity about the world and the technology that it is built on.
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Open-minded to new challenges
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Critical thinkers who ask questions of why not just how.
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Capacity to commit to the program
Technology: What will you do?
During your industry placement with Dryad Global, you will have contact time to match your appetite and you should be available for at least 10 contact hours a week with the opportunity to support a variety of our corporate functions. This could include working with our intelligence team to identity open-source intelligence feeds or infrastructure and software design.
To support these functions, our internship scheme is split into 4 categories:
Data Science
For this role we are looking for someone with a passion for investigation and attention to detail – you will be responsible for identifying new intelligence feeds and designing ETL processes to ingest new feeds.
Enterprise Architecture / DevSecOps
You will support our head of technology to ensure that Dryad Global’s IT infrastructure maintains a 24/7/365 availability for customers, as well as contributing to exploration of new technologies and solutions for an ever-changing technology landscape.
Software Development
Support software delivery through our ARMS platform. You will have the opportunity to learn about building and maintaining software within a team to support the global maritime community.
Technology: What can we offer you?
Exposure to working in a small but dynamic security agency at the forefront of driving the global maritime security narrative. The opportunity to enhance your software development and information technology skills in a corporate environment where we present clients with an accurate representation of risk, free from the vested interests seen in other sectors.
A high-quality reference. The opportunity to build your professional network – our team has an extensive professional network across the intelligence, military, broadcasting, technology, and energy sectors, built up over many years. You will have the opportunity to feed into and become part of these networks, which will help you in your next career steps.
Future employment – previous interns and placement winners at Dryad Global now work for us, some while still at university. We cannot promise every successful applicant a job at the end of their placement, but we can say that you will be close to the top of the list when we are next hiring.
