Technology Graduate Development Programme - Technology and Specialist Roles

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Department: IT, Science & Technical

Location(s): London Salary: £30,316

Job description

Our Technology Graduate Development Programme (TGDP) isn’t a fast stream initiative or management development scheme. It is a structured programme that gives you the experience, knowledge and skills you need to be an effective technology professional in our pioneering IT function.

On joining the programme you will be assigned to one of the following capability areas:

• IT Security & Cyber

• Business Analysis

• Software Development

• Project and Programme Management

• IT Service Management

Over the course of two years you will be deployed in roles within your capability area which will give you the opportunity to develop skills and experience across the breath of the capability. This means you could be working with technical architects or business analysts to understand a business challenge and apply technology, people or process to meet our needs. Alternatively, you could be involved in building and testing applications to support our data collections, investigations, agent running or corporate systems.

At the end of two years you will transition out of the programme continuing to develop your technical expertise in your current area or within the wider IT community.

Capability Areas

IT Security and Cyber

As a member of an IT Security or Cyber team you will be working in a unique technical security environment supporting MI5’s effort to ensure national security. You will have opportunities to work on protecting our IT systems, analyse complex data and forensic artefacts, and provide design and protective security input for MI5 systems

To be successful in this capability area you will need excellent communication skills, an enquiring mind, a good base knowledge of IT security principles and methodologies, and a willingness to learn this complex yet vital area of IT. Strong foundation knowledge in networking, operating systems and programming are beneficial for Cyber Security roles.

Software Development

As one of our Software Developers within MI5 you will be involved in helping to develop complex software applications to meet demanding architectural standards. Working closely with Business Analysts you will help core investigative and operational sections to work more efficiently and innovatively. You will support the whole software delivery cycle, develop expertise in best practice development methodologies and techniques, and work closely with stakeholders and end users.

To be effective in this capability area you will have a demonstrable desire to seek out and exploit new technology in IT. A willingness to learn and adapt is essential, as well as the ability to work independently in sometimes highly pressurised environments.

Business Analysis

As a Trainee Business Analyst in MI5 you will be liaising with stakeholders across the organisation to understand business problems, needs, and establish requirements. You will work closely with IT professionals to translate these requirements into viable technical and non-technical solutions. You willl utilise your highly analytical and creative mind, and effective communication skills, to translate technical information into a language the business users understand. An ability to make clear plans and evaluate progress to completion, great attention to detail and strong team working skills are crucial for this role.

In this capability area you will enhance your ability to manage risk, and understand developments in technology whilst gaining a unique experience in business change and improvement. You will have the opportunity to work with technology architects and business users to solve complex business problems.

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IT Service Management

In this capability area you will be working on IT projects and improvement initiatives to support the IT services that we provide our customers. You could be solving problems under pressure during an unplanned outage, analysing the solution and response in order to reduce the impact of subsequent faults, negotiating with suppliers and customers in service delivery, or working closely with partners across the organisation to implement business change. The opportunities are vast, and there are a broad range of roles available for you to develop your skills in providing quality services, risk management and problem analysis. You will learn a broad range of management techniques such as strategic planning, service improvement, decision making and stakeholder management. A role in this area will enable you to fully appreciate how IT underpins organisation outcomes, and that in order to succeed team work is absolutely essential.

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Project and Programme Management

As a Trainee Project Support Officer you will be working alongside experienced Project Managers, helping them to administer and deliver a wide range of technology projects across MI5. With a high degree of coaching you will build your project management skills, manage stakeholders, implement project plans, and apply structure processes and methodologies to help drive projects to completion.

You will be an excellent team player and a clear communicator with a strong analytical background. In this capability area you will develop your skills of managing risk, budgets and report writing, whilst gaining experience of working to demanding deadlines and overcoming business challenges.

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Developing your Career

During the Technology Graduate Development Programme you will be mentored by a Development Partner - an experienced MI5 colleague, outside of your line management structure. Your Development Partner will be a vital part of your on-going personal and professional development. They will offer impartial, professional advice to help build your expertise and guide you through the initial stages of your new career. They will be on-hand to discuss learning points and feedback you have received, or ideas on how to resolve technical issues you are facing.

Training Opportunities

In addition to the work with your Development Partner, there will be a core skills training path to follow. You will be training with other members of the Development Programme, and a majority of the courses take place in our Academy in central London.

Examples of training courses include:

• Business Skills and Awareness Training

• Stakeholder Management Workshop

• Strategic Thinking and Emotional Intelligence courses

• Influencing with Integrity

• Change Management

• A Business Challenge Project

MI5 is a unique and intellectually challenging environment to work in, with different working practices to absorb and understand. To help consolidate your learning there is extensive on-the-job training. Our training programme is designed to enable you to meet your potential as an innovative IT Professional, and equip you with the skills and ability to manage and lead in different areas of the IT department in the future.

Upon completion of the Development Programme, you will have a review meeting with your line manager and Development Partner to decide which of the five key areas of IT you would like to pursue a career in. Once a decision has been made, further accredited external training and qualifications will be funded by the organisation to support your future career with us:

Examples of funded training include:

• ITIL

• Oracle / Java Certified Associate C# .Net MSP developer

• BCS Certificates

• CESG IA skills framework

• Security Operations Centre foundation

• APM Introductory or PRINCE 2 (Foundation and Practitioner)

Recruitment Process

The recruitment process has been specifically designed to test skills and competencies which are vital to be effective in the Technology Graduate Development Programme. The process is as follows:

Online Tests

All applicants have to pass the verbal reasoning test and the competency questionnaire in order to progress on to a full application form.

Application form

The application form consists of basic eligibility questions, sections for candidates to list their qualifications and work experience, as well as competency questions.

Telephone Interview

Candidates who pass the application form stage of the process will then be scheduled in for a telephone interview. This interview will primarily be competency based and will require the candidate to give specific examples of when they have demonstrated abilities required to be effective in the Development Programme.

Candidates who are applying for Software Development and IT Security & Cyber roles will be required to pass an online computer programming skills test before progressing onto their telephone interview.

Assessment Centre

Successful candidates applying to the Business Analyst, Project & Programme Management and IT Service Management roles will progress to the Assessment Centre which will be held in central London. Candidates are requested to keep the whole day free for the Assessment Centre. The day will consist of fictional scenarios, role-plays and interviews which test the candidate’s competence.

Successful candidates applying to the IT Security & Cyber and Software development roles will progress to an in-depth technical and competency interview held in central London.

Final Selection Board

This final interview explores the candidate’s ability for the first posting on the Technology Graduate Development Programme. Senior Managers will be conducting the interview. If a candidate successfully passes, they will be made a conditional offer of employment. This offer is made on the condition that candidates pass the Developed Vetting (DV) stages of the process.

Security Interview

This interview takes place in central London at MI5 Head Quarters and candidates are requested to keep a whole day free for the interview. There is more information about the DV process available here.

Final Stages of Vetting

This is the stage where we contact your referees, Vetting Officers may want to speak to some of these over the phone or face to face. There is more information about the DV process here.

Final offer and Joining

Once all vetting enquiries have been complete and once DV clearance has been granted, we will be in a position to make final offers of employment to candidates and agree start dates. Candidates will be joining in Autumn 2016.