Technology industrial placement

As part of the Technology Industrial Placement, youdevelop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to inform your career choices and contribute to the development and improvement of Nationwideprocesses, products and services in your department.Our 12-month placement gives you a valuable first look at what itlike to work here, with real responsibility and accountability. Welooking for undergraduates to join our Technology Industrial Placement where youaligned to one of our key technical areas. We are offering placements within Security & Resilience and Data & Analytics.Weneed you to build rewarding relationships across the organisation and externally to understand customer needs, resolve problems and support the delivery of the Society blueprint.Youreceive upfront training with a focus on specific core tech skills and individual projects. You will also receive soft skills training to ensure you develop a rounded skillset. You will receive an individual learning pathway when you join your teams to ensure you are able to continuously develop your skills. Youalso attend development workshops and complete a project with other Industrial Placements aligned to our Social Impact strategy.We view our Technology Industrial Placement as a potential feed into our Technology Development Programme so if you want further development and a career after university this is a good place to start. Following successful completion of your placement, and with the right drive and attitude, there is the opportunity to progress into Accelerator roles.Our Chief Operating Office (COO) function is more than IT the engine that drives Nationwidetransformation into a modern mutual.COO delivers:NationwideStrategy and Blueprint through our strategic investment portfolio, which includes improving the resilience of our systems, introducing new technology, and enhancing customer experience.The IT capability for the Society both customer and colleague facing.Almost half of Nationwide's operational costs, ensuring efficiency and quality across a wide range of customer and colleague services, including our facilities and buildings, payments, and production of customer letters.The data strategy for Nationwide.Our Tech Strategy simplifying our IT application estate and improving the digital experience for customers.LocationAt Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, based at our Swindon office. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.What youdoingDuring your IT Industrial Placement, youaligned to one of our key technical areas. Weinvesting more than ever in the future pipeline of engineers, so we can keep Nationwide at the forefront of innovative leading-edge technology.Youasked to select the job role which interests you most from the below when you apply.You could choose from Security & Resilience where youthe forefront of safeguarding our customers' interests by ensuring the security of our customers' funds and data, helping us to bolster product and service security.Or Data & Analytics where using technologies such as MS SQL, Teradata, MS Azure and SAAS youhelp us transform data into valuable insight, conduct data modelling as well as work with AI technologies all to enrich our customersexperience.Yougain access to a bespoke 12-month project aligned to our Social Impact strategy to develop core business skills, providing opportunities to learn new skills and apply them in a different context to your day job. Youbuild a community and work alongside a range of diverse like-minded Industrial Placements from across the organisation.About youDare more. Develop more. Deliver more.Bold in living our Customer First behaviours, you are innovative and have a growth mindset.Development is something you expect and embrace.You push for high performance from yourself and those around you.You have a high standard of numerical, written, and verbal communication skills.Youhave the ability to analyse and problem solve to identify challenges and propose solutions.Through research and experience, youhave commercial awareness of Nationwide Building Society and the Financial Services industry.Youthrive in this Industrial Placement if you have:Studied for a STEM subject (Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths)A keen interest in computer science, cyber and\/or information systemsDrive to learn and improve and are looking for a challengeA positive, tenacious and solution focused mindsetHave the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships and have the resilience to adapt to changeEntry requirementsYou must be studying toward an undergraduate degree in any discipline.Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. Italso about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and membersGet it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like yousending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, itgood idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.The extras yougetThere are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:A personal pension you put in 7% of your salary, wetop up by a further 16%Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a yearLife assurance worth 8x your salaryA great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice schemeWellhub Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.Access to an annual performance related bonusAccess to training to help you develop and progress your career25 days holidayWhat makes us differentUniquely Nationwide.At Nationwide, we're making banking fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society. Unlike the banks we are owned by our members, not shareholders. Thatanyone who banks, saves or has a mortgage with us. Which means we can always focus on whatbest for them. Itour fundamental difference.You'll feel that difference when you join our Early Careers programmes. When you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about customers, you're one of us. An advocate for positive change.What to do nextIf this role is for you, please click the Apply Nowbutton. Youneed to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.Wesend you our online assessments to complete and there will also be a short video interview to find out more about you. If you are successful, youthen be invited to attend one of our virtual assessment centres which run from January 2025.More details about our Industrial Placements can be found here:For more information on our application process and useful hints and tips, please visit: