Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see the 'security and eligibility' section of the advert. Do you want a new career where your input really makes a difference? Do you have a passion for learning and love collaborating to deliver things? Do you want to be part of a team that fully supports you on your career path, enhancing your existing skills? Are you: ready to do critically important work that is both interesting and varied? seeking a new challenge working at a level of scale and complexity rarely found elsewhere? someone who excels at building effective working relationships to solve real world problems? a curious person with a willingness to learn new skills, gain professional qualifications and be supported in progressing your career? The Government Security Profession are looking for highly motivated people with a passion to challenge themselves in a targeted learning environment which will provide training, coaching and experiences aimed at: rapidly developing a broad baseline of security knowledge and an understanding of the professional landscape growing a range of skills in cyber security providing targeted experiential and technical training, all supported by expert coaches and mentors The successful candidates will be part of the Government Security Academy, a 10-week immersive training programme, aimed at rapidly developing a baseline of professional knowledge and supporting early development of essential technical cyber security skills, through a blended programme of classroom, online and experiential learning. During this initial training programme, you will have the opportunity to put your current skills to use, whilst developing new ones - skills unique to the Government Security Profession. You will be supported by a dedicated programme team on your journey, as well as a mentor and a range of subject matter experts, who will help you to progress. The first part of the programme has been designed to build capability at pace, with lots of support, so that you rapidly increase your understanding and knowledge of the Government Security Profession and the role that cyber security plays in protecting critical national infrastructure. Through this experience, we will introduce you to the variety of roles and career paths available to you as part of the Government Security Profession community. On completion of the training programme, you will move into one of the roles defined in the Government Security Profession Career Framework, in a priority security team within Government, where you will continue to develop your career. You will have in-role coaching from your line manager and mentor, as well as the Government Security Academy team. As you continue along your career path as a Government Security Professional, you will remain supported on your learning journey, gaining new skills and experiences specific to your role. DWP deliver the Government Security Academy on behalf of government, therefore permanent roles could be offered within any government department or agency. Cohorts and training locations This campaign will recruit to two cohorts with different start dates: September 2026 : roles based in Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York, with mandatory face‑to‑face Academy activity in Leeds and, occasionally, other government office locations during the 10-week hybrid training programme. January 2027 : roles based in London, Milton Keynes, and Nottingham, with mandatory face‑to‑face Academy activity in London and, occasionally, other government office locations during the 10-week hybrid training programme. Telling us your location preference(s) Successful candidates will be posted to a specific department and location and will have the opportunity to express a location preference as part of the selection process. Please only select locations where you are prepared to work on a permanent basis. Relocation allowance is not provided. How your cohort will be determined Postings will be made in merit order by location; this will be based on business need at the time. Because the September 2026 cohort is linked to Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York and the January 2027 cohort is linked to London, Milton Keynes, and Nottingham, your stated permanent location preference, followed by your merit position, will determine whether any offer is for the September 2026 or January 2027 cohort. For roles in the January 2027 cohort, candidates who meet the required standard will be placed on a reserve list until October 2026, at which point provisional offers will be made in merit order by location. (Please note, the full duration of the reserve list is 12 months, the date used is specifically for the January cohort posting.) Working patterns Applications are welcome from candidates with alternative working patterns; however, for the duration of the 10-week Government Security Academy, you will be required to work full-time hours to enable you to complete the training programme, with some overnight stays required. Travel costs will be reimbursed in line with departmental policy. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .