Technology Industrial Placement

Location

Swindon / Wiltshire

Salary

£24,750

Contract

Temporary (Full Time - 12 months)

Reference

979

Closing Date

07 December 2025

Job description
Good things this way

Our 12-month Technology Industrial Placement means a rewarding year in banking for ambitious undergraduates who enjoy solving problems and learning new skills.

As a high-performing undergraduate, you'll have the opportunity to join one of our key technical areas: Data & Functions Technology Delivery, Security & Resilience, or Cloud, Digital & Integration. You'll submit a single application to the area that most interests you. From day one, you'll gain hands-on experience, develop both technical and business skills, and contribute to projects that make a real impact for our 16 million members.

You'll build trusted relationships across the organisation, and learn from a network of high-performing colleagues, all working to deliver for customers, communities and society.

We'll support your development through workshops, simulations, accreditations and on-the-job learning, helping you grow with confidence. You'll also work on a Social Impact project work with other Placement colleagues,and join an individual learning pathway to continuously develop your skills.

Our Technology Industrial Placements provide a potential opportunity to join our Technology Development Programme (TDP) once you've finished your studies. Following successful completion of your placement, and with the right drive and attitude, there is the opportunity to build a rewarding career with us.

Security & Resilience (Swindon)

The Security & Resilience team play a vital role in protecting our 16 million members' money and data. The team is made up of several specialised areas, each contributing to service availability and maintaining our trusted reputation.

You can expect a role that's varied, challenging, and rewarding, with opportunities to work across different areas such as our Security Operations Centre, Cloud Security, Technical Vulnerability team, or alongside our Consultancy, Engineering, and Architecture teams to help secure our products and services.

You may support activities such as risk assessments, threat modelling, threat intelligence research, event monitoring, and coordinating penetration tests.

There may be an opportunity to join our Technology Development Programme (TDP) on completion of your studies, where we'll support you in developing critical technical skills including Technical Vulnerability, Penetration Testing, Detection Engineering, Forensics, Cyber Threat Intelligence, and Event Monitoring.

Where you'll be working

Our Chief Operating Office (COO) is more than technology; it's the engine behind Nationwide's transformation into a modern mutual. It's where strategy meets delivery, and where technology helps us serve our customers better every day.

What you'll be doing

We're investing more than ever in the future pipeline of engineers, so we can keep Nationwide at the forefront of innovative leading-edge technology.

In Security & Resilience (Swindon) you'll be at the forefront of safeguarding our customers' interests by ensuring the security of our customers' funds and data.

Location

At 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.

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.

We have high expectations of our colleagues and so you'll need to demonstrate how you meet the following:

• 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.
• You'll have the ability to analyse and problem solve to identify challenges and propose solutions.
• Through research and experience, you'll have commercial awareness of Nationwide Building Society and the Financial Services industry.

You'll thrive in this Industrial Placement if you have:

• Studied for a STEM subject (Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths)
• Enthusiasm for solving problems and learning in a dynamic, evolving space.
• A growth mindset, with a clear ambition to develop professionally.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Resilience and tenacity, with the ability to learn from both successes and setbacks.
• A positive attitude and a strong sense of ambition, with motivation and drive to succeed.
• The ability to build effective working relationships and engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

You must be studying toward an undergraduate degree in any discipline.

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers' shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we're honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better - We don't settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

The extras you'll get

High performing and purpose-driven colleagues deserve a rewarding career and competitive benefits to match. We offer you:

• 25 days holiday per year, which increases over time to 30. Plus, you can 'buy' up to 10 extra days each year, giving you even more choice.
• From January 2026, all colleagues will benefit from private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement.
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death.
• Wellhub access for a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we're owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don't see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you're one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are Purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly Customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button, where you'll be asked to answer a few quick questions for us.

We'll send 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, you could be selected to attend one of our assessment centres which run from January 2026.

If you have any further questions, please contact us

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