Software Engineer Apprentice (Degree) - Gloucester - September 2023 London, England
Job description
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,800 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
Software Engineer Degree Apprentice
Start Date: September 2023
Location: Gloucester Or Manchester
What Does the Apprenticeship Involve?
During this four-year Degree Apprenticeship you will be trained to take responsibility for the development, installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of systems across the business whilst ensuring the highest level of quality and service. Alongside this, you will study for a degree that will grow your knowledge and competence around the technologies used in your placements.
We pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around and offer significant opportunities for committed employees to learn and grow with us. Our people are encouraged to be as creative as they can be and are always looking at ways to develop and challenge the way we do things, identifying and prioritising continuous improvement activities across the business.
Where will I be based?
This apprenticeship will be based in Gloucester or Manchester
How Will You Be Rewarded?
We offer a starting salary of £20,000 per annum and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and share saving scheme.
What Qualification Will You Get?
BSc (Honours) in Digital and Technology Solutions, with a specialist in Software Engineering.- At the end of the apprenticeship you will obtain a nationally recognised Apprenticeship Completion Certificate.
Who are we looking for?
To apply for the Level 6 Digital Technology Solutions (Software Engineer) Apprenticeship Scheme, you’ll require the following:
5 x GCSE A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent) including Maths, English and double Science or equivalent qualification, and-
240 UCAS points (old tariff) or 96 points (new tariff) at the equivalent A level grade C (or above) including Maths plus one other Science or Technology subject, or
an Extended BTEC National Diploma - DMM profile in an Engineering or computer discipline (Merit or above) which must include the Level 3 Mathematics for IT module.
Benefits
- Higher Education opportunity fully funded (No University debt!)
- Competitive starting salary rising throughout the scheme
- 25 days holiday per year, with the option to buy/sell additional days
- Pension scheme
- Car lease and share schemes
- Pick and mix benefits package
- Wide variety of development and training opportunities
Application process
- Online application form
- Online tests
- Application review
- Live interview
- Security checks
TOP TIP: Be sure you give yourself enough time to prepare a quality application; it is worth spending some time to make sure all areas of the form are completed fully and properly.
Clearance
Only those with the permanent and unrestricted right to live and work in the UK can be considered for a position within BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. Due to the nature of our work, successful candidates for this role will be required to go through Government Security Clearance, prior to starting with us: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/united-kingdom-security-vetting
Good luck with your application!
Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.
By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.
Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.
Division overview: Capabilities
At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.
As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
