Product Cyber Security - Graduate Programme 2027

MBDA UK; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Joining bonus

Annual salary review

Pension up to 14%

Overtime paid

25 days annual leave

Flexi leave up to 15 days

Healthcare plan

On-site facilities

Job summary

MBDA UK offers a 2-year Product Cyber Security Graduate Programme starting September 2027. The role includes identifying security risks in complex weapon systems and delivering balanced security measures, with opportunities to work across engineering, manufacturing and support programmes.

Candidates join with a STEM degree and will undergo BPSS checks. The programme provides career progression, a company bonus, pension, and hybrid on-site work two days per week.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in STEM with 2:2 or higher.

Responsibilities

• Identify security risks within complex weapon systems and ensure mitigation measures are implemented.
• Assist in integrating information assurance activities with engineering, design, and manufacturing.
• Contribute to trade studies related to weapon system information security and compile security documentation.
• Develop security architectures and ensure lifecycle alignment from specification to delivery.

Skills

STEM degree

Education

STEM degree (2:2+)

Job description

Product Cyber Security - Graduate Programme 2027

The Cyber Security department delivers effective information security solutions for complex weapon systems and their associated sub‑systems, providing documentation and evidence to support security approval and assurance activities within the programme context.

Salary: £31,900 plus a £3000 joining bonus. Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 2 days per week on‑site due to workload classification. Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 2nd November 2026 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.

What we can offer you:

• 2 year Programme: Starting September 2027
• Annual Salary Review
• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Excellent career progression and development opportunities
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity:

You'll be involved in identifying security risks within complex weapon systems, products and solutions and ensuring that those risks are addressed by the implementation and delivery of effective and balanced security measures. You'll also assist in the timely integration of information assurance activities with the weapon system engineering, design, manufacturing and support programmes. There will also be opportunity to contribute to trade studies related to weapon system information security and provide security documentation and evidence to meet MOD security assurance requirements. Our work spans the entire systems engineering lifecycle of delivered weapon systems including specification of security requirements and development of security architectures, as well as developing security architectures to enable sustainable evolution of security architectures through life. Further work could include supporting hardware, electronics and software developments, contributing to corporate information assurance knowledge and capability and maintaining knowledge of technology development and implications for information security as well as working with manufacturing to ensure that the security design is repeatable through the production chain, and the product is secure through the delivery and return chains. This role will give you exposure to each of the stages of the product development life-cycle, a good understanding the required behaviours from a variety of viewpoints, architecture design and specification, integration, test, and analysis of achieved performance. There is potential to travel nationally and internationally as well as an opportunity to work in a lab‑based environment. There will also be further opportunities to develop practical cyber security skills such as ""pen testing"" , ""capability and vulnerability analysis"" in the new cyber lab. Other things that this role can provide is an opportunity to engage with stakeholders, engineering teams and sub‑contractors to provide direction, guidance and support on acceptable and balanced information security solutions, Liaison with customers, assurance teams and national/ international technical authorities. You will also gain experience in generation of information security Risk Assessments, Risk Treatment Plans and Risk Management and Assurance Documents.

What we're looking for from you:

• Degree qualified in STEM subjects to a minimum of 2:2

Our company:

Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given. MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee‑led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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What we do matters.

Because defence matters. As a leading company in the defence industry we support our nations by delivering essential military capabilities, both for today and the future. We are proud to be an award‑winning employer and are proud of the growing diversity of our workforce. Our people are the ones who drive our constant innovation and deliver against challenging targets. Whatever your background, we welcome your application to MBDA UK and look forward to speaking with you soon.