Description
Job title: Degree Apprentice Computing & IT
Location: Frimley
Salary: We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and share saving scheme
What you’ll be doing:
During this apprenticeship programme, you will have the opportunity to engage in a wide and exciting range of activities including
• Assisting with IT Infrastructure hardware (physical rack mounted equipment).
• Tasks related to deploying and managing virtualisation IT estates.
• Developing skills using orchestration tools (automation, scripting).
• Working with file systems and storage management (migration, snapshots, allocation).
• Developing skills with server operating system administration (Windows and Linux).
• Working with Containerised software applications and packages.
• Cabling/patching (Ethernet and Fibre), cable management, clear labelling and patch diagrams.
• Tasks related to configuration and management of hardware and software items.
• Developing skills with Network equipment switching, routing, active and passive equipment.
• Assist with troubleshooting investigations and analysis.
You will also develop experience and knowledge of:
• Concise technical documentation.
• Engineering Life Cycle management and Engineering Standards
• IT architectures and requirements management
• Test and evaluation processes and procedures
• IT Operational procedures and processes.
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 Submarines team:
Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.
The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.
Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges.
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.
Export Control / Security:
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.
Qualification requirements
5 GCSE A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent) Including Maths, English & Science or Technical Subject
A minimum of 96 UCAS Tariff Points (240 point old system)(excluding UCAS points gained at AS level) achieved from either:
- 3 A levels at grade C or above. One subject must be Maths and one subject must be in Engineering, Science or a Technical subject.
- An Engineering based L3 Extended BTEC Diploma (which meets the required UCAS points) or equivalent.
