Degree Apprentice Digital Technology Solutions

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Job title: Degree Apprentice Digital Technology Solutions

Location: Preston

Salary: We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including free higher education as well as access to the company pension and share saving scheme.

What you’ll be doing:

The Digital Technology Solutions Degree Apprentice is a 4-year scheme within BAE Systems Shared Services.

A Digital Technology and Solutions Professional Degree apprenticeship involves working and learning alongside experienced practitioners. It combines spending periods of time at University, where you will acquire an Honours Degree, with time working on real projects, enhancing the skills necessary to develop a long career in the industry.

You will experience different placements working within Shared Services which support all our BAE Systems sectors in the UK and abroad, giving you the opportunity to make a rewarding contribution to the work we do.

Placements will include within the IT Project Management and IT Product & Applications teams and may include opportunity to evaluate, initiate, create and support business solutions using digital technology. Utilising data to evaluate the commercial and security risks and benefits of potential digital and technology solutions before making recommendations for strategies that may have far reaching consequences.

You will be key in helping deliver business improvements through digital and technological solutions. With a passion for digital technology; working with emerging trends and developments.

The scheme will see you choose a specialism from Data Analyst, Software Engineer, IT Consultant, Business Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst or Network Engineer.

The Digital Technology and Solutions Degree Apprenticeship is delivered by Cranfield University with a mixture of day release, weekly block sessions on campus or our Academy for Skills and Knowledge in Samlesbury, and online delivery.

What qualification will you get?

Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Level 6

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 Shared Services team:

In Shared Services we help BAE Systems to serve, supply and protect those who serve and protect us. You will be joining a large team who deliver the essential services and many of the critical projects that enable BAE Systems to perform, deliver and grow. This means a genuine chance to make a difference across the world



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. You’ll work alongside a supportive team with a dedicated Skills Coach – 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.

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, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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.

5 GCSE A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent) Including Maths & English & A minimum of 96 UCAS Tariff Points (240 point old system), including Maths and a business related subject, or equivalent (excluding UCAS points gained at AS level)