Key Takeaways
- Gain hands-on experience in real projects during a 10-week paid internship.
- Focus on Cyber and Security within Barclays, learning about technology, controls, and risk management.
- Must be in your penultimate year of university, graduating in 2028, with a genuine interest in technology and problem-solving skills.
- Based in Knutsford, with visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates.
- 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 Cyber and Security programme?
Cyber and Security teams help protect Barclays, our customers and our colleagues. You’ll learn how technology, controls, threat intelligence and secure engineering come together to manage risk and keep services resilient. This is an opportunity to build technical skills while contributing to work that matters across the bank.
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 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, regulation 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 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.
Working In Knutsford
Set in 64 acres of gardens and centred around the historic Radbroke Hall, our Knutsford campus blends heritage with innovation. We’re redeveloping the site into a world-class, sustainable workspace that fosters collaboration and wellbeing.
Colleagues enjoy a vibrant community with clubs and activities ranging from yoga and running to beekeeping and boardgames. With free shuttle buses from nearby transport hubs and onsite parking, getting here is easy too.
Application Details
- Closing Date: 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.
- Advert End Date: 1 November 2026.