Global Technology, Cyber Security, Summer 2027 Analyst - Chester

About Us

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

The Team

At Bank of America, we make the necessary investments in our people and technologies to keep our clients’ information secure and maintain their trust, including more than $1B invested in cybersecurity alone.

We protect the data of one of the world’s largest financial institutions and its more than 200,000 employees and more than 67 million consumers comprised of every individual, small- and middle-market business, and large corporation we serve, across every product and service we offer in the U.S. and more than 35 countries. To support these critical financial operations that span the globe, the bank’s Global Information Security (GIS) team of ~3,000 experts, located across 16 countries, operates around the clock and around the world to identify, prevent and mitigate information security risks.

Programme Overview

Our Summer Analyst programme is designed to offer you a broad and exciting experience of work as a full time Technology Analyst. During the summer you will have the opportunity to participate in real delivery of technology solutions.

Training and Development

Your training and development is our top priority with extensive formal training offered at the start of the programme in addition to on the job support, educational speaker events and mentorship throughout.

Responsibilities

As a summer analyst, your key tasks and responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Providing analytical, strategic, and technical skills to design, develop, implement, and use state-of-the-art technology cybersecurity solutions aimed at reducing risk
• Being responsible for delivering innovative capabilities in team environment, as well as leveraging skills, background, and interests for a specific group within Global Information Security
• Responding to, researching, measuring, detecting, and mitigating security attacks that attempt to compromise at the network and application layers.
• Working on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situation or data requires a review of identifiable factors.
• Being responsible for global incident management and event management processes
• Supporting to produce metrics to track remediation activities.
• Supporting aspects of Information Security including the development of strategy and policy; vulnerability identification and management; monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity incidents

Eligibility

• To be eligible to apply for this role in Chester, you must have the right to work in the UK as visa sponsorship is not available.
• Candidates are required to be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a completion time frame between September 2027 and July 2028. Completion means that you have completed all final exams, coursework, and have no outstanding requirements for graduation. Please note that we reserve the right to request evidence of this completion date before extending an offer.
• Must be available to join the programme from June 2027 to August 2027
• On track for a minimum 2:1 degree classification (or equivalent)

Candidates who perform well during the internship may be offered full time employment to commence in July 2028; some lines of business may also offer the opportunity of a January or April start date. You must be available to join on one of these start dates if offered, unfortunately we are unable to offer deferrals

What we are looking for

Essential:

• Show demonstrable evidence of self-learning outside of studies, and efforts to advance technical skills.
• Display clear motivation for exploring a Technology career within financial services, and a specific interest in Information Security
• Demonstrate capacity for innovative thinking and strong problem solving.
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to interact with a variety of people.
• Display evidence of strong teamwork, leadership, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is a pre-requisite.
• Demonstrate integrity and ethics by earning other’s trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions

Our recruitment process

Analyst internship and full-time recruiting takes place on a rolling basis once our applications are open. Assessments often begin before the deadline, so it is best to submit your application early as this will give you the best chance of being considered for the role.

We offer a competitive Salary and Benefits package