Technical Graduate Opportunities Ref. 910

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Technology Roles
Cheltenham, Manchester
£25,738 - £30,715

As one of our technical graduates you will have many exciting and challenging career paths open to you.  We provide a supportive learning environment offering a range of development and training opportunities – from bespoke technical training to support to gain professional qualifications Whether you want to build on your existing talents; use what you’ve learnt at university; or are keen to develop your expertise, alongside some of UK’s leading experts in the field, then we’ve got something for you.

Diversity is important to us: we need a wide range of people and skills for our works. We are looking for graduates who enjoy delivering outcomes, working collaboratively in teams and can demonstrate good problem solving skills. Our technical graduate roles are extremely varied, with a huge choice of paths available to allow you to shape your own career.  Your first placement will be based upon our assessment of your knowledge and your knowledge and your potential to develop. Due to the nature of our work, we can’t go in to too much detail about specific roles, but our technical graduates work in the following areas:

Computer Network Operations Specialists work in both cyber defence and cyber intelligence roles to carry out operations in order to keep the UK safe.  In cyber defence roles, our operations specialists may find themselves working in a team detecting and preventing attempts to attack the critical national infrastructure, or seeking to defend government systems against criminals seeking to steal information, identities or money.  Cyber intelligence specialists might need to develop software to access the computers of a terrorist group, or carry out operations to retrieve vital online clues about the location and identity of members of an organised crime ring.

Cyber Security Information and Assurance roles focus on safeguarding critical IT infrastructure, data, systems and communications. They also provide expert security guidance on the use and design of both current and future technologies. Our Cyber security teams manage intrusion and threat incidents to safeguard against foreign intelligence services and other threat actors.

Software Developers specialise in developing high integrity systems with challenging Integration and performance constraints. The languages that are primarily used are Java, J2EE, C, C++, C#, .net, Perl and use object orientated development. We’re increasingly using cloud technologies and distributed programming such as Hadoop, NoSQL and other big data technologies, we also develop for embedded devices and tiny amounts of RAM.

Systems Engineer & Designers at GCHQ work across communications, electronics and information technology. They deliver complex assignments using proven Systems Engineering techniques, to support major programmes and mobilise projects that are vital to the success of our intelligence and security work.

Infrastructure Engineers build, maintain and support some of the country’s most complex and powerful computing and processing estates, deploying the most cutting-edge technologies available to keep Britain safe and secure. The roles are varied and could involve technical support, network design and implementation, or IT solution architecture and design.

Communications Technology Analysts work in our Intelligence Operations teams and enjoy using data, technology and scientific approaches to solve problems. They analyse the communications behaviours of our adversaries and the technologies they use to communicate. That might mean developing new analytic tools and techniques or using data mining skills to discover and locate terrorists overseas.

REQUIREMENTS for these roles

Candidates must be graduating in either 2016 or 2017. You will need to have or expect to achieve a minimum 2:2 degree in a relevant STEM subject e.g., Physics, Science, Computer Science Technology, Engineering, Maths, Statistics, Electronics or Computer Linguists.

SALARY

£25,738 - £30,715

LOCATION

Cheltenham and Manchester

INTERVIEW and SELECTION PROCESS

As part of this campaign you will be required to undergo a staged selection process including:

•    Application form sift
•    Interview
•    Presentation

Interviews to be held regularly throughout the year.

LOCATION

The majority of our roles are based in Cheltenham, we do however have some Software Developer roles in Manchester.

Key Dates:

Closing date for applications: Monday 5th December at 23:00.

This Program / Vacancy is closed to applications.