Software Engineering Degree Apprenticeship (Cyber Security)

Location: hirify.global Defence & Space Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work in the United Kingdom for the full duration of the programme. The role is subject to BPSS screening and may require UK SC-level security clearance or Export Control approval.

Salary: £23,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global aerospace, space, defence, and related-services organisation developing aircraft, space systems, military platforms, and cybersecurity solutions.

What you will do

• Develop software for cryptographic devices and cryptographic key management systems.
• Learn to design, develop, integrate, and test software to hirify.global Defence & Space standards.
• Build embedded real-time software in resource-constrained environments using C or C++.
• Develop Windows application software and contribute across the full product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, FPGA, and verification engineers in an Agile environment.
• Apply requirements elicitation, traceability, UML-based design, estimation, and architectural patterns.

Requirements

• Minimum 104–112 UCAS points from three A levels at grade C or above, or equivalent BTEC/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at DMM, or T Level at Merit or above.
• Five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English Language or Welsh First Language and Mathematics or Mathematics–Numeracy.
• Genuine interest in software development and strong motivation to learn.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• CV including grades and whether they are predicted or achieved, plus a cover letter explaining suitability and motivation.
• Current UK work authorisation for the full programme duration is mandatory; the apprenticeship does not qualify for visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience from personal projects, academic work, hobbies, or extracurricular activities related to software development.

Culture & Benefits

• Three-year degree apprenticeship combining paid employment, on-the-job training, and a BSc in Applied Software Engineering.
• Study support through Cardiff Metropolitan University and no course fees.
• Rotational placements, focused training, professional development, and possible European assignments.
• 37-hour working week with Friday half-days subject to completing full hours.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, pension, success share, and flexible benefits.

Hiring process

• Applications are open until 26 October 2026 or until sufficient applications are received.
• Predicted-grade offers are conditional on achieving the required grades before the start date.
• Successful candidates complete BPSS screening and may require additional security clearance or Export Control approval.