Graduate Software Engineer – Frimley – Jan 2026

BAE Systems (New); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Graduate Digital Intelligence Security Consultant, where you'll help clients manage cyber risks and improve security operations. This role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary, along with a range of benefits including a welcome bonus and employee share plans.

Benefits

Employee Share Plans

Flexible Health Benefits

Private Health Plans

Shopping Discounts

Green Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Understanding and managing cyber risk.
• Development and review of security policies.

Responsibilities

• Investigate security breaches and incidents.
• Conduct application and system-level risk assessments.
• Deliver security improvement and remediation programmes.

Skills

Cyber Security

Risk Assessment

Information Security Governance

Security Policies

Education

Graduate Degree

Job description

Job title:

Graduate Digital Intelligence Security Consultant

Location:

Frimley

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.

Salary:

£34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus

What you’ll be doing:

Security Consultants help our customers understand and manage their cyber risk, secure their business, and improve their security operations. We are the trusted experts in defending, or recovering from, cyber attacks through technical services, assurance, and support.

Responsibilities might include support to:

• The investigation of security breaches and incidents
• Information security governance and management
• Development and 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 against them
• Analysis of security technologies and development of innovative solutions

Benefits:

Alongside a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, a wide range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and 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.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you can make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and empowers you to fulfill your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and aim to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (such as dyslexia, autism, anxiety disorder, etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessments, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as nationality, previous nationalities, and place of birth can restrict role eligibility. All applicants must meet at least the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles require higher levels of security vetting, typically involving 5 to 10 years of continuous UK residency, depending on the vetting level required.