Graduate - Cybersecurity

Graduate programme overview

Role responsibilities

• Help manage cyber risks across business systems, office technology, control room architecture, and roadside equipment.
• Contribute to projects that improve staff cybersecurity awareness and strengthen security across systems, information, and services.
• Learn to respond to new and evolving threats while working with cybersecurity professionals.

Eligibility and requirements

• Hold, or be on track to achieve before programme start, an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above in Cybersecurity or a related Digital or Technology subject.
• Attend residential induction in Birmingham from 6 to 9 September 2027.
• Have unrestricted UK right to work for the full three-year programme; sponsorship is unavailable.
• Live or be willing to relocate within one hour’s travel of the office and attend at least two days per week.
• Communicate effectively, collaborate, think critically, solve problems, adapt, take ownership, and show curiosity.
• Pass pre-employment checks and programme enrolment and qualification verification.

Workplace

• Hybrid working policy requires attendance at the office at least two days per week.
• Programme location is Birmingham.

Compensation and benefits

• Advertised salary is £30,000; no pay cadence is stated.
• Benefits include a pension scheme, annual leave starting at 26 days and rising to 31 days with service, wellbeing schemes, and discounts.

Programme schedule

• Programme starts in September 2027 and lasts three years.
• Assessment centres are scheduled for January and February 2027.

Programme support

• Programme includes hands-on experience, workshops, and real-world learning.
• A dedicated manager, experienced mentors, and an Early Careers community provide development support.