Key Takeaways
- 10-week paid summer internship in Technology at Barclays in Northampton.
- Gain hands-on experience in digital platforms, infrastructure, data, and change.
- Must be in your penultimate year of university, graduating in 2028.
- Applications close on 31 October 2026.
About the Role
Spend 10 weeks diving into real projects, gaining hands-on experience, and shaping your future. You’ll receive full support, take on meaningful responsibilities, and build lasting connections—all while discovering what makes our culture unique.
If you're in your penultimate year and ready to grow, learn, and make an impact, this is your opportunity to belong and thrive.
Why the Technology Analyst programme?
Technology powers the way Barclays serves customers and clients. As a Technology Analyst, you’ll work with teams delivering digital platforms, infrastructure, data and change. You’ll build technical awareness, problem-solving skills and an understanding of how technology enables a global financial services business.
What You'll Do
- Participate in the design and innovation of products using the newest technologies.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with the business to understand their needs and convey them to the broader development team, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
- Develop change and innovative solutions.
- Collaborate with peers and promote a culture of knowledge sharing.
Analyst Expectations
- Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard, consistently driving continuous improvement.
- Develop technical expertise in your work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
- Partner with other functions and business areas.
- Take responsibility for end results of operational processing and activities.
- Escalate breaches of policies/procedures appropriately.
- Take responsibility for embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
- Advise and influence decision-making within your area of expertise.
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
- Maintain and continually build an understanding of how your sub-function integrates with the function, alongside knowledge of the organisation's products, services, and processes within the function.
- Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation's sub-function.
- Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
- Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
- Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex/sensitive information.
- Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organisation.
About Barclays
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
Location
Working In Northampton
Our environmentally friendly campus is designed with people in mind. With cafés, changing areas, collaboration spaces, green spaces and wellbeing areas, it’s a place where work feels good. With ample parking, strong public transport links, a shuttle bus service, and local amenities nearby, getting here is easy too.
Requirements
- You must be in your penultimate year of university.
- You must be graduating in 2028.
- A genuine interest in technology.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- The drive to deliver innovative solutions.
Visa Sponsorship
Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK and will provide a skilled worker visa for successful applicants if they meet the Home Office’s eligibility criteria for a skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants who are not eligible to receive a skilled worker visa, and who we are therefore unable to secure a skilled worker visa for, will be required to have their own legal right to work in the UK on a full-time basis from June 2027 to August 2027.
Application Closing Date
The closing date for applications is 31 October 2026. Please note that this vacancy may close ahead of the advertised date due to application volumes, and we therefore recommend submitting your application as early as possible.