Graduate Information Management & Technology

Graduate Information Management & Technology (IM&T)

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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 fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

What You Will Be Doing

Information Management & Technology (IM&T) underpins business operations and is embedded in the activities of every function. Delivering efficient and effective IM&T requires all parts of our organization to work together.

As a Graduate, you will support and engage in the full people, project, or systems lifecycle, undertaking tasks such as stakeholder management, business analysis, problem-solving, architecture, project delivery, and financial controls. This will be done in line with the relevant processes and quality requirements of IT and in accordance with current business, security, and compliance requirements.

Our IM&T disciplines are divided up into three areas: Digital, Data, and Cyber. Your role will be aligned within one of these areas, however, you will get exposure to all three through cross-functional integration. See below for more detail around each area:

• Digital – transforming what we sell, how we create it, and how we operate our business by optimizing business effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability through adopting a capability-driven enterprise framework of standardized end-to-end processes that deliver safe, secure, flexible, and as common as possible digital technologies.
• Data – empowering every employee by providing access to trusted data and insight to perform their role effectively and efficiently.
• Cyber – ensuring all of our systems and products are safe, compliant, protected, and assured. This enables the business to have secure digital transformation initiatives, mitigate cyber risks, and move the company at the speed of the market through key cyber activities.

Across the disciplines, we have specialists working in product development, application support, testing, data and business analysis, business relationship management, architecture, project management, information security, security architecture, compliance, governance, and people capability. This is not an exhaustive list.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and customers. This includes one-to-one liaison, setting expectations, and working to clear service level agreements.
• Supporting formal audits on data, products, and services and supporting the testing and deployment of new applications.
• Problem-solving and assisting with the resolution of technical and software application incidents by interrogating data and documentation to identify process issues and where possible provide solutions.
• Carrying out data modeling activities such as creating reports and conducting analysis.
• Ensuring that data and records are appropriately managed and quality controlled. This includes supporting the management of department budgets and finances and assisting in the development and management of projects.
• Gathering data from a number of sources and producing reports and presentations.

Skills

As a minimum requirement, you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Digital & Technology Solutions, Data Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, or related Engineering Degrees (including joint honors degrees in these fields).

Opportunities for Growth and Development

We encourage employees to explore projects beyond their primary responsibilities, providing them with diverse experiences. With a wide range of products and a multinational presence, there are ample opportunities for employees to engage in various projects and initiatives.

Community Involvement: In addition to professional development, BAE Systems values community engagement. Employees are encouraged to participate in community projects, STEM initiatives, and employee resource groups, offering valuable learning experiences outside of their regular roles.

Retention and Career Development: Recognizing the importance of retaining talented individuals, we offer sponsorship, career development support, and high-potential development programs. These initiatives aim to help employees plan their careers effectively and provide opportunities for accelerated development for those who demonstrate aspiration, ability, and performance.

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance, and a company-contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance program, Cycle2work, and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

On commencement of employment, you will be paid a one-off non-consolidated lump sum payment of £2,000 (the "Welcome Payment"). The Welcome Payment is subject to the normal deductions and will be paid with your first salary payment. This provides you with the perfect opportunity to ease your transition, whether this be relocation cost, securing housing, ensuring smooth and reliable transport needs, anything to help kick-start your career at BAE Systems.

Inclusivity within Our Recruitment Process

We 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.

Our Environmental Responsibility

As a future-focused business, we’re committed to changing the world we live in for the better. Our target is to achieve net zero emissions by 2030, we’re innovating new ways to develop on-site renewable electricity and setting ambitious targets for water consumption and waste generation.

Export Control/Security

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organization.