Degree Apprentice Digital & Technology Solutions – Technology Enablement (Information Management and Technology)

Job title: Degree Apprentice Digital & Technology Solutions – Technology Enablement

Location: Barrow
We offer relocation support packages for this role (Barrow-in-Furness based roles), subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Salary: We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and share saving scheme

What you’ll be doing:

As a Digital Technology and Solutions Degree Apprentice you will experience, learn and develop key skills to help you manage complex projects across the Submarines business whilst also being involved in an exciting period of change and development in the Technology Enablement Function.
Our Technology Enablement strategic priorities are:

• Digital – Refreshing & rationalising our tools in office and operations
• Data – Leveraging insights with a clear approach, methodology and capability
• Cyber – Driving out complexity, cost and reducing our attack surface
• People – Enable our people to utilise advancements & empower them to succeed in the ‘digital future’

The DT&S Degree Apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to specialise in one of 5 key areas:

• Software Engineer – analyse, design, code, build, test and implement software and support
• IT Consultant – bridging the gap between users and technology – driving forward future change
• Business Analyst – bridging the gap between technology and business – defining business requirements 
• Cyber Security Analyst – define, implement and maintain security products and systems
• Data Analyst – collect, organise and study data to provide new business insights

All of these roles are at the forefront of driving new technology and ideas through the business unit. We will support you in identifying what areas of Technology Enablement interest you and which skillsets you have a particular talent for, allowing you to identify what to specialise in from the above list. Over the duration of the scheme you will gain exposure to different areas of the business unit, working on a variety of projects through various placements across different platforms and at different stages of the project lifecycle. 
In these work based placements there will be a strong emphasis on the key knowledge, skills and behaviours set out by the academic standard as well as our own business standards and competencies. These will be incorporated into placement objectives that will be reviewed continuously throughout the scheme with support from a Placement Manager, the Technology Enablement Function and our Early Careers team.  

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines team:

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.
The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.
Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges. 

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. 

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. 

5 GCSE including Maths and English at grade A*-C/4-9 (or equivalent) 
A minimum of 240/96 UCAS points including Maths and a business related subject, or equivalent (excluding UCAS points gained at AS level)