Job Description:

The Opportunity

Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-4yrs. across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training, coupled with on the job learning that enables you to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge that sets up the best start to your career. We offer competitive entry salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, with salary increases as you progress.

Whether leaving School or College with GCSEs/Standards, A Levels/Highers (or equivalent) or in work and looking for a new career path, you are fully supported as you rotate within the business working on real-time projects alongside highly skilled professionals who are passionate about their work. We support helping you settle into your new location ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. There is a member of our Apprentice team at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning as well as opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects, enhance many aspects of each programme.

The starting salary for this role is £21,525 per annum.

The Role

Looking for a great start to your career in technology, earning and learning on a professionally accredited, award-winning scheme? We are recruiting the cybersecurity experts of the future on our nationally recognised, award-winning Degree Apprenticeship Programme.

This four-year programme combines Cyber Delivery (Engineering & Data) and Cyber Consultancy, providing you with hands-on experience and a strong foundational skill set within both areas before you specialise in a chosen path.

Within Years 1 and 2, you will complete a series of 6-month rotations across key areas, including:

• Core Foundational Skills

• System Development (Software, Network, Platform, Test)

• Data & Analytics (AI/ML, Data Engineering, Visualisation)

• Security Risk & Governance and Audit & Assurance

In Year 3 you’ll begin to specialise more in either Cyber Delivery or Con

sultancy, having the opportunity to take on placements more focused on your chosen area before moving onto your final 12-month placement in Year 4.

Throughout your apprenticeship, you will:

• Balance your time between work and studying for a BSc (Hons) or BEng (Hons) in Cyber Security.

• Gain hands-on experience and practical skills in areas such as:

  • Secure system and network design.

  • Installing and configuring operating systems, firewalls, and applications.

  • Deploying and using secure Cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.

  • Installing and using DevOps for secure software development.

  • Data analytics with Machine Learning and AI.

  • Detecting and remediating cyberattacks.

  • Security design and architecture, security testing and response investigations.

  • Risk analysis, governance, and compliance

  • Engage in STEM outreach and community initiatives.

During your Apprenticeship we encourage you to spend at least 3/4 days a week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience. 

Your work will support critical business areas throughout Leonardo and our customers in the UK government and private sector and will provide you with great learning opportunities in the field. At the same time, you will obtain the academic knowledge and qualifications necessary for your future career in a high-tech company through your course at one of our partner universities.

You will be working within world-class facilities, in both office and lab environments and will have opportunities to travel to other Leonardo UK and customer sites, to meet with colleagues, customers, and suppliers.

Beyond the programme there may be the opportunity for you to further your academic and vocational achievements based on your talents and capability and needs of the business. You would be expected to commit to the successful completion of all your academic modules and assignments in support of the Apprenticeship standard.

What We’re Looking For

This Apprenticeship assumes little prior cybersecurity experience and is NOT suitable for candidates who already have an engineering, software or computing degree.

Qualification Requirements:

• 3 A-Levels (Grades A–C)

  • One must be in Mathematics and another in Physics or an Engineering/Technology/IT related subject.

OR

• BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering (with maths bridging course).

Plus:

• 5 GCSEs (Grades 9–4 / A*–C) including English, Maths, and a Science subject.

We consider each application individually in consultation with our partnering university.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.

• Secure your future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.

• Your wellbeing matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).

• Rewarding performance: All employees are eligible for our bonus scheme.

• Join in our success: Our annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides you the opportunity to own shares in Leonardo.

• Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/company-benefits

We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Be part of something bigger - apply now!

Primary Location:

GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane

Contract Type:

Fixed term

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid