Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Gloucester
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 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.
Role Description
Sitting within the BAE Systems Digital Intelligence business, Operational Cyber Group is home to industry leading specialists in high assurance software development, research, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research. Focused on National Security, we tackle some of the UK\'s toughest and most meaningful technical challenges. Our teams deliver mission changing capability across a wide range of platforms and technologies.
We are looking for Early Careers Cyber Software Engineer (graduates, career changers, or those with emerging experience) who are excited to apply strong technical skills, creative thinking and problem-solving in the ever evolving space of cybersecurity. You don\'t need prior experience in cyber or defence: your success will be supported through training and mentorship.
Responsibilities
* Technical delivery: apply modern development practices to build secure, reliable solutions for our customers.
* Implementing robust solutions: design, develop, test, and document software in accordance with business & industry best practices, to meet our customer requirements, leveraging continuous integration where appropriate.
* Adaptability: work with a range of languages, tools, and technologies to support real world missions, including exploring and learning to use emerging languages and technologies.
* Collaboration: work alongside experienced engineers to deliver high-assurance code, taking part in peer reviews and technical discussions.
What We're Looking For
We do not expect you to have mastered everything listed below-if you believe that your skillset lies in low level software engineering, exploit development, or complex problem solving through programming, we want to hear from you.
* Familiarity with a variety development tools (IDEs, debuggers, or version control) and techniques (unit testing, mocking, continuous integration, test-driven development).
* Understanding of computing principles (e.g. stack/heap distinction, compiled/interpreted languages).
* Proficiency with at least one solution language (e.g. C++, Java, C#) and one utility language (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Perl, PowerShell).
* Understanding of the internals of at least one major operating system
* Ability to pick up new languages and technologies quickly.
* Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively, including with people from non technical backgrounds.
The team
* Impactful Work: you will be addressing the most critical cyber needs of governments and businesses across the globe, with a meaningful and tangible impact on UK National Security.
* Supportive Community: we are inclusive and friendly team, committed to helping each other learn and succeed. We have active Diversity & Support groups focusing on wellbeing, neurodiversity, mental health, and more.
* Clear Career Progression: with structured progression pathways, mentorship, and training throughout your career, your growth is supported from day one.
Security Requirements
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.
For this particular role you will need to be able to successfully achieve an eDV UK security clearance. For more details see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/edv-guidance-pack-for-applicants.
Why BAE Systems
Here you\'ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work - this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You\'ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what\'s most important to you and your family - support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A place where everyone can thrive
We\'re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do. We welcome applications from all candidates and give full, fair and open consideration to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team to discuss any further support you may need.
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.
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