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Having won the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award in 2022, NFU Mutual is justifiably proud to be one of only 40 companies across the globe to receive this prestigious accolade. As a billion-pound business and award-winning provider of general insurance and financial services, built on over 100 years of heritage, we really can lay claim to being a great place to work and a genuine destination of choice for ambitious graduates. We’re proud to remain completely customer focused, down-to-earth and committed to the rural communities. We’ve grown from our ethos - of trust, respect and personal service - lies at the heart of all we do and has seen us build an enviable reputation for exceptional member loyalty. Though we’ve been in business for over 110 years, we have big ambitions for the future. And that’s why we’re looking for talented people to join our growing organisation.

Group IT has approx. 500 staff working a flexibly hybrid working model based across our Stratford Head office and Bristol and York sites. We offer 4 main IT occupational pathways that are driving change projects and Business as Usual (BAU) services to ensure our services are up to date and fit for purpose in this new digital age.

The 4 occupational technical pathways are;
1. ARCHITECTURE & CYBER SECURITY (Develop, Implement & Secure)
2. CLOUD & BUSINESS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT (Design, Create and Test)
3. SERVICE DELIVERY (Maintain & Repair)
4. RISK & BUSINESS ANALYST (Planning, Monitoring and Reporting)

Our Award-Winning Professional Trainee Schemes are an investment in you and your career. You'll gain a rewarding balance of on and off the job learning and hands-on experience, through a structured and insightful training programme; and we'll sponsor you to complete a number of professional qualifications too, helping you sharpen up the skills you need to progress in your chosen occupational technical pathway.

Our 3-year IT Professional trainee scheme recruits will be based at our Head Office site based in Stratford upon Avon whilst also remote working as part of the role. During the scheme you will a have a series of placements across your chose occupational technical pathway, this role relates to the ARCHITECTURE & CYBER SECURITY (Develop, Implement & Secure) pathway.

THIS ROLE WOULD SUIT SOMEONE WITH A MORE TECHNICAL PASSION/INTEREST.

You will gain experience of many different areas of Cyber Security Services including: Cyber Operations, Architecture & Design, Vulnerability management, Technical Security and Security Assurance. You will also gain experience & knowledge within the wider Group IT as you work on projects, systems and architecture that integrate and interface with other IT departments.
You will also gain valuable experience in teamwork, working to deadlines, problems solving, working to regulatory standards and building on your presentation and consultative skills.

To enhance your career, you will also undertake a few IT professional related qualifications and/or certifications to validate your skills & knowledge as you learn and progress. This could include a Level 7 Masters Apprenticeship in Cyber Security, where appropriate.

Our scheme offers opportunities to:

• Be involved with delivering projects and change initiatives that enable real business benefit.
• Develop your leadership, judgement, and decision-making skills.
• Support you in obtaining relevant professional qualifications such as the CII Certificate in Insurance and a relevant IT qualification such as ITIL and other Cyber related certifications.

With a genuine passion for all things IT and a real desire to develop your skill base in Cyber security, you will relish the chance to work in a collaborative environment, where everyone plays a part.

An excellent communicator and problem solver, who can build strong working relationships right across the board, we will be looking for a history of good academic performance, culminating in a good degree in a relevant subject area.

Equally important, will be a positive attitude and a willingness to consistently challenge yourself to be the best you can be.

You will have a strong academic record and will have obtained or be predicted to obtain a 2:2 degree or above.

Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged