Degree Apprentice Data Analyst

Job Title    Degree Apprentice Data Analysis

Location    Preston

Salary        TBC

What you will be doing

A Digital Technology and Solutions Professional Degree apprenticeship involves working and learning alongside experienced practitioners. It combines spending periods of time at University, where you will acquire an Honours Degree, with time working on real projects, enhancing the skills necessary to develop a long career in the industry. The scheme will see you choose a specialism from Data Analyst, Software Engineer, IT Consultant, Business Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst or Network Engineer.

This will see you learning skills and knowledge associated with digital technologies such as how these can solve problems, and how to collect, organise and study data to provide new business insight and improvements, particularly where information helps us and our customers achieve mission effectiveness.  You will provide up-to-date, accurate and relevant data analysis for the organisation, as well as how to manage, cleanse, abstract and aggregate data across the network infrastructure. You will get a good understanding of data structures, software development procedures and the range of analytical tools used to undertake a wide range of standard and custom analytical studies, providing data solutions to a range of business issues.

Through this combination of academic study and real work experience, you will become a valued member of the team. 

The Digital Technology and Solutions Degree Apprenticeship is delivered by the Cranfield University with a mixture of day release, block sessions on campus or at the ASK in Samlesbury, and online delivery.

What Qualification will you get?

By the end of the apprenticeship you will obtain: Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Level 6.

Overview of business unit

BAE Systems is a world leader in the defence industry, developing and working with the latest in cutting-edge technology; and providing support and maintenance for our customers across the world.
Within Shared Services you will be contributing to supporting our business across the UK in directly delivering services for our workforce – you could be involved in recruitment, arranging learning programmes, delivering the payroll, organising travel and payment of expenses or handling employee queries and services.
We’re looking for people who are passionate about delivering excellence, analysing and improving what and how we deliver our services.
We believe in investing in our people and inspiring continual innovation in our business. Developing and using the latest technology and process to compete with the world’s best is at the heart of what we do.  
Providing world-class training, support and development to our people means we inspire the very best talent to achieve great things.

Qualification requirements

Maths & English GCSE (or equivalent) at Grade 4/C or above, 96 UCAS points.

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.   

Team 

Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to defend national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions. It’s rewarding work that truly makes a difference. And as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team – driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realize your true potential.  

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We also provide the opportunity to get involved in projects outside of your primary remit. We encourage you to seek a stretch project in which you’ll gain different experiences. 

With our huge portfolio of products and our multinational presence, there are opportunities to get involved in something different around every corner. Additionally, we encourage involvement in community projects, STEM initiatives and support groups (called employee resource groups) which all provide valuable learning and development experiences that you may not have access to in your day-to-day role. 

To ensure we retain our talented people, we offer a blend of sponsorship, additional support in career development planning and a portfolio of high potential development programmes.  

Our mission is to build a strong, diverse, adaptable, and high performing work force that will develop and grow our future business. We believe that everyone has talent, and at the heart of our talent management approach our ambition is to be recognised as the UK’s top employer in the defence and security sector for valuing diversity and inclusion.

Export Control / Security

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

Maths & English GCSE (or equivalent) at Grade 4/C or above, 96 UCAS points.