• Job Description

  Req#: 121094

  BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

  Security Consultant - Summer Internship
  Start Date: June 2025
  Base location: London

  Role Profile

  The role of a Security Consultant is to deliver a mixture of business and technical-related activities resulting in tangible outputs for our clients. Our Security Consultants help our customers understand their cyber risk, secure their business and improve their security operations. We are the people they trust to defend, or recover, from cyberattack through provision of technical services, assurance and support combined with expert analysis.

  Typical responsibilities might include:

  • Assistance in the investigation of security breaches and incidents
  • Delivery of information security education and awareness
  • Support of information security governance and management
  • Support of application and system-level risk assessments
  • Development and review of information security policies and procedures
  • Preparation of information security audit and compliance activities
  • Analysis and research of security technologies to support the development of innovative solutions

  Please note, you may be required to work on client sites, which are away from your base location - this can be for an extended period of time.

  Who are we looking for?

  The ideal candidate will have a passion for cyber security and have a business mind. You will be able to demonstrate objective and logical thinking. You will have a desire to learn along with having a creative mind. In the role you will be expected to work well as part of a team as well as within the wider business, so interpersonal skills are key. Being competent in Microsoft Office packages is essential along with being IT literate.

  Entry Requirements

  • You will need to be studying towards a 2:2 or above, preferably in a Software or Cyber related subject

  What’s in it for you?

  • Work-life balance is important; you’ll get 5.5 days holiday throughout your placement.
  • You’ll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE
  • You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing.
  • You can expect a £25,000 annual salary (pro rata).

  Security Clearance

  Only those with the permanent and unrestricted right to live and work in the UK will be considered for a position within BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. Due to the nature of our, work successful candidates for this role will be required to go through Government SC clearance prior to starting with us. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance

  What are the next steps?

  • CV Submission & Review
  • Digital Assessment
  • Live Interview

  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 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. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

  Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

  We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.

  By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

  Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

  Division overview: Capabilities

  At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.

  As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.

• About the company

  76667 BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company.

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