2026 Cyber Security Apprentice – Graduate Apprenticeship in IT: Software Development (Cyber Specialism)
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Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Start date: 07 September 2026
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Employee type: Permanent
Working schedule: 37 hours per week (8 hours Monday‑Thursday, 5 hours Friday)
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short‑range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle‑space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and wellbeing matters to us and that’s why we offer flexibility to do what’s important to you, whether that’s part‑time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Key Responsibilities
* Supporting security assessments and threat modelling
* Helping implement secure coding practices
* Supporting rollout of secure development environments
* Conducting vulnerability analysis on products and development environments
* Contributing to development of security documentation and compliance reports
Apprenticeship Programme
As a Cyber Security Apprentice, you will be studying at the University of Strathclyde towards a BSc in Software Development, with specialist cyber pathways for Year 3 and Year 4 of the course. For the duration of this 4‑year programme you will combine university studies with practical application, working within our business in Glasgow. You will be given 1 day per week to focus on your studies, and the other 4 days will be spent in the business applying university learning in a real‑life engineering environment. Apprentices will attend university classes for 10 days annually, once a month during term time. Upon completion of the programme, you will move into a permanent role within Thales in Glasgow.
Requirements
* 4 Highers grades (BBBB) including either Maths, Computing Science or Physics
* National 5 English at grade C or above
* Resident in Scotland on or before 1 August 2026
Applicants who already hold a relevant degree are not eligible for this programme.
Benefits
* 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays)
* Company pension
* Health care cash plan
* Life insurance
* Discount portal
* Performance‑related pay uplifts
* 80 hours volunteering (first two years)
Closing date: 11:59 pm Thursday 12 February 2026. Applications will close at this time; we encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out.
Security Clearance
This role requires Security Clearance (SC). Candidates must possess the permanent right to work in the UK and will be required to go through Government security clearance at BPSS level and to obtain full SC clearance prior to commencement. It would be advantageous to already hold SC, but if not, you must achieve and maintain it before starting.
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