Degree Apprentice Submarines Information Management and Technology Barrow

Job Title     Degree Apprentice Submarines Information Management & Technology Barrow

Location     Barrow

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 will be doing

Information Management & Technology (IM&T) underpins business operations and is embedded in the activities of every Function. Delivering efficient and effective IM&T requires all individuals of our organisation to work together:

Our IM&T strategic priorities are:

• Ensure world-class cyber security
• Modernise IM&T and improve service delivery
• Digitally enable the company
• Strengthen peoples’ capability and cross-Sector collaboration

As an Information Management & Technology (IM&T) Degree Apprentice you will work alongside and will be mentored by highly skilled individuals who provide information technology and data solutions to the wider Submarines business.

Through on the job learning and higher education you will develop a range of skills and competencies both technical and non-technical. You will learn how IM&T (our IT function) help the business throughout the design, build, test and commissioning of our submarines. Whether it is managing a project to deliver a new piece of software or developing new and improved IT Systems, IM&T is a varied department with so many opportunities to find those skills you have yet to develop.

The breadth of skillsets below gives an indication of the wide array of activities carried out by the department. You will undertake a rotation of placements across a number of ambitious teams within IM&T, giving you a breadth of different experiences.

Our IM&T Skillsets are based on the globally recognised SFIA Framework and these are aligned to five IM&T Career Paths:

1. Solution Definition, Design and Delivery
2. Product Management
3. Project Management
4. General Management
5. Security

Specific activities could include:

• Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and customers. 
• Contributing to the development and delivery of system documentation.
• Supporting formal audits on data, products and services
• Problem solving and assisting with the resolution of technical and software application incidents.
• Carrying out data modelling activity such as creating reports and conducting analysis.
• Ensuring that data and records are appropriately managed and quality controlled. 
• Gathering data from a number of sources and producing reports and presentations.
• Supporting the testing and deployment of new applications.
• Identifying operational problems and contributing to their resolution.
• Providing practical support and guidance to other members of the IM&T function when required.

Across the team, we have specialists working in product development, application support, testing, data and business analysis, business relationship management, and architecture, project management, information security, security architecture, and compliance, governance and people capability. This is not an exhaustive list.

We will identify what areas of IM&T interest you and which Skillsets you have a particular talent for, allowing you to identify what to specialise in within your degree programme.

Overview of business unit
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.

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you’ll be part of something important; something you can be proud of. 

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. 

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