Digital Solutions Graduate

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* Job Description:

**** Our Graduate Programme
** Are you ready to launch your career and make an impact on real-world projects from day one?

At Leonardo, we’re looking for graduates who want to be part of something extraordinary—shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.  We are committed to developing our graduates into leading technical or business professionals, and as such we will also support you through your preferred route for professional development.  Our Graduate Programmes give you the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects alongside industry leaders.  

On joining, you will receive a starting salary of £34,000 per annum, plus a £1,000 welcome bonus. You’ll also be eligible for a £1,000 exit bonus upon successful completion of the programme. In addition, you may be eligible for a Temporary Accommodation Allowance (TAA), subject to specific criteria.  We encourage you to spend at least three days each week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience  
** The opportunity
** We are looking for dynamic and talented individuals to join our expanding team in Digital Solutions to help us meet the growing demand for digital and data driven value in Leonardo. As we embed new technologies and practices into the business, we want to bring in and develop graduates who are interested in areas such as Cloud computing and its embedded applications, Data Science and Engineering, Dev Sec Ops  software development, Cyber implementation and management, Digital transformation and development of data driven value.

Our goal is to provide a world class IT function that enables the business to succeed and grow.  
** What you’ll do as a Digital Solutions Professional
** As a Leonardo Graduate in the Digital Solutions team, you’ll participate in many areas of the function, from Architecture and Innovation to Delivery and Service Operations. You’ll be involved in innovation initiatives and have the opportunity to work on projects across a number of business areas.  
** What we need from you:
** All of our roles require (a) a minimum of a 2:2 Bachelors/Integrated Master’s degree, or (b) a higher degree, such as a MSc or PhD achieved in the last three years, from Business, IT, Technology, Science or Maths courses, although other subjects may also be relevant.  

Experience of :
* Experimentally led development.  Building prototypes, demonstrating key design concepts and understanding of technical challenges
* Cloud Computing
* Information Technology
* Software engineering
* Developing Infrastructure and Code (Terraform Scripting)
* Data Analytics and Data Science
* Cyber Implementation, guidelines and management
* A strong interest in and awareness of technology and innovation
* Ability to work efficiently as part of a team in a demanding but rewarding environment
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Desire to grow experience across the lifecycle of Digital & IT  
** Security Clearance
** Many of our roles are subject to security and export control restrictions set by UK Government Security requirements and customer obligations.  As a result, and in line with the UK Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) requirements, all successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record declaration information and employment and/or education history verification for the previous five years.

For staff operating in more sensitive posts, there is an additional range of personnel security controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV).  As part of this process, a range of factors may be considered, including an individual's background, travel history, nationality,…