Technology - Cyber & Security Summer Intern Programme 2025 Knutsford
Barclays
Purpose of the role
To support the day-to-day operations of the Chief Security Office, providing insights and expertise that help support the vision and mission of the business area.
Accountabilities
· Collaboration with experts across teams to help reduce risk, protect our customer and clients, and provide a world class service for our business.
· Identification of opportunities for us to improve and maximise agility and develop an agile and intelligence led approach to security delivery.
· Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business projects and initiatives.
· Identification of opportunities for us to improve, and clearly articulating to drive positive change across the function.
Analyst Expectations
· Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
· Partner with other functions and business areas.
· Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
· Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
· Take responsibility for embedding new policies / procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
· Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
· Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation, and codes of conduct.
· Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisation’s products, services, and processes within the function.
· Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
· Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
· Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
· Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
· Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
Join us as a summer intern and discover the world of finance and technology. Dive into our culture, engaging in real projects that offer a comprehensive business overview. Select your desired business area for an in-depth introduction, taking on immediate responsibility guided by a mentor and line manager. Forge connections, explore new horizons, and unlock growth opportunities in this 8-10 week journey. Join us during the summer of your penultimate year of university to build skills, expand knowledge, and embark on an impactful path towards a promising career.
Why the Cyber and Security Internship?
At Barclays, you’ll be surrounded by people who will help you achieve your ambitions. Our collaborative, supportive environment gives you the chance to build solid relationships with senior leaders and peers alike. During the programme, you’ll also:
• participate in formal and informal training
• connect with junior and senior mentors
• attend dedicated networking sessions and other programme events
• receive detailed performance feedback
give back to the community through volunteer events.
And if you really impress us, this could be the beginning of an incredible career. We invite top-performing, eligible summer analysts to join us as full-time Technology Analysts after graduation.
Cyber and Security at Barclays
The Chief Security Office’s ongoing mission is to keep the bank and our
customers, clients and colleagues safe, secure and always on.
Every day presents new challenges. These range from cyber security, terrorism, viruses, world events, fraudsters, and even upheaval in the external economic climate. We partner with teams across the bank to minimise disruption to ourservices from threats such as these, and to make sure that any services affected by disruption can bounce back quickly.
As the world around us changes, we are prepared and ready to respond.
This makes our work endlessly interesting, meaningful and challenging.
What we are looking for:
To be considered for this programme, you must have an interest or experience in Cyber and Security or a Technology related field.
Working at Knutsford
Set in a stunning 64-acre site, Barclays Technology Centre Radbroke in Knutsford, Cheshire, is a tech hub like no other. The campus has tennis courts, gardens and even bee hives, as well as the latest in technology systems, equipment, and development.
Radbroke is our biggest tech hub and our 24/7 command centre. Radbroke is also where game-changing technology firsts are dreamt up and brought to life.
Behind our world-leading innovations is a 3,500-strong team: some of the world’s best tech minds who are re-defining the future of finance, each and every day. It’s an incredibly diverse community with talents in all kinds of areas, from academics to project masterminds to people who build robots.
It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.