Graduate Security Consultant

BAE Systems - Applied Intelligence; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in London is seeking a Graduate Digital Intelligence Security Consultant. This role involves supporting customers in managing cyber risks and includes responsibilities such as investigating security incidents, developing security policies, and conducting risk assessments. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM subject and possess strong analytical and communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working model and a range of benefits including a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Expected to have obtained or be predicted a 2:2 in your degree.
• Ability to analyze risk and security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Investigate security breaches and incidents.
• Develop and review security policies and processes.
• Conduct application and system-level risk assessments.
• Deliver security improvement programmes.

Skills

Cybersecurity knowledge

Analytical skills

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a STEM subject

Job description

Overview

Job title: Graduate Digital Intelligence Security Consultant

Location: London

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your BAE Systems base location (or our customer sites) 3-5 days per week.

What you’ll be doing

Security Consultants help our customers understand & manage their cyber risk, secure their business and improve their security operations. We are the people they trust to defend, or recover, from cyber attack through technical services, assurance and support.

Responsibilities might include support to:

• The investigation of security breaches and incidents
• Information security governance and management
• Development & review of security policies and processes
• Security maturity and compliance activities
• Application and system-level risk assessments
• Delivery of security improvement, remediation and hardening programmes
• Research into cyber threats and strategies to defend from them.
• Analysis of security technologies and development of innovative solutions

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 Digital Intelligence Team

Embark on a Security Consultant career at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, where your business acumen and security expertise will be pivotal in crafting solutions that safeguard critical assets and drive strategic success

Qualification Requirements

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 a STEM subject.

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.

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 at 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.