Product Security Degree Apprentice

Location: GB - Southampton

Job Description

The opportunity

Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-5yrs. 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.

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.

Your Impact

Would you like the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most progressive defence programmes, influencing the security of ground-breaking technologies that will help protect national security for years to come? In return, you'll join a collaborative team of experts committed to technical excellence and continuous advancement.

Our Integrated Sensors and Protection Systems (ISP) Design Integrity security team is looking to take on a Degree Apprentice Product Security Engineer to develop the skills to necessary to protect the next generation of defence protection systems. Working closely with engineering specialists within Leonardo and University, you’ll develop the knowledge skills to embed security into products throughout the product lifecycle, helping to develop resilient, compliant and threat-resistant solutions that protect our customers and their missions.

You will develop the skills to

Define and manage product security requirements.

Provide expert guidance to integrated project teams on security standards, methodologies and best practice.

Develop and implement security processes, tools and protocols that enable our technologies to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Produce and maintain key security artefacts, including Risk Assessments, Threat Analyses and Remediation Action Plans.

Drive security assurance activities throughout the full product lifecycle, to ensure solutions are secure by design, compliant and operationally resilient.

Support the continuous improvement of security engineering capability, processes and ways of working across the business.

Collaborate with security specialists, including Product Cyber Resilience Managers and the Head of Product Security, to deliver effective security assurance and risk management.

Requirements

Three or more STEM based A levels or equivalent.

A desire to study and learn about cyber threats, attack methods and techniques to mitigate security risks within Information and Operational Technology environments.

An enthusiasm for engineering.

Good communication skills

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you if you think you can rise to the challenge. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

At Leonardo, 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, previous nationalities held and other information relevant to the vetting assessment.

To be eligible for National Security Vetting at SC level, applicants will generally be expected to have continuously resided in the UK for the previous five years. For DV clearance, this is typically ten years.  In some circumstances, time spent overseas may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.  Additional vetting requirements may apply upon appointment.

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.

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 a