Degree Apprentice Digital Technology Solutions (IM&T)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)

Salary: Starting from £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration

What you'll be doing:

• Software Engineer – analyse, design, code, build, test and implement software
• 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 these areas are at the forefront of driving new technology and ideas. We will support you in identifying what areas of IM&T interest you, allowing you to identify your individual specialism. Over the duration of the scheme, you will be working on a variety of projects through various placements.

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 IM&T (Information Management & Technology 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 realise your true potential.

As an Advanced Software Development Technician 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 IM&T function.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.

Qualification requirements: 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4/A*–C which must include Maths & English & a Science/Technical Subject AND 1 of the following:

• 3 A-levels (or equivalent) at grade C or above. 1 subject must be Maths and 1 subject must be in Engineering or a Science/Technical subject
• An equivalent level 3 vocational qualification (must be a STEM related subject that aligns to the scheme/area you are applying for and worth a minimum of 96 UCAS points)