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Graduate Cyber Security & Technology Consultant – Hursley

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Cyber Security, Information Security and Technology Operations
£28,900 starting salary | Graduate scheme | Full-time | In person
Based in Hursley, Hampshire
Start your career protecting the technology organisations rely on
Join Grayce as a Graduate Cyber Security & Technology Consultant and begin building practical experience across cyber security, information security and technology operations.
You’ll work full-time with a Grayce client in Hursley, contributing to the systems, services and security processes that support a major organisation.
Depending on the client opportunity and your developing strengths, you could help monitor systems, investigate technical issues, contribute to information security activity or support the infrastructure and applications used across the organisation.
Cyber and information security will be the primary focus of this opportunity. As part of Grayce’s wider Technology pathway, you may also gain exposure to cloud, infrastructure, software testing and IT operations.
Alongside your client experience, Grayce’s Accelerated Development Programme provides structured learning, dedicated coaching and a minimum of six industry-recognised accreditations.
Where your career could take you
This Opportunity Can Help You Develop Towards Roles Including
Cyber and information security
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Information Security Analyst
- Security Operations Centre Analyst
- Privacy Analyst
Cloud and infrastructure
- DevOps Analyst
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Cloud Technology Analyst
Technology operations and support
- Application Support Analyst
- Production Support Analyst
- Service Desk Analyst
Software quality and engineering
- Test Analyst
- Quality Assurance Analyst
- Software Developer
The exact focus of your work will reflect the client opportunity, your strengths and your developing interests.
What You Could Be Doing
Your responsibilities may include:
- Monitoring systems and helping identify unusual or potentially concerning activity
- Investigating technical or security issues and documenting your findings
- Supporting cyber and information security processes
- Helping maintain clear security, risk and technical documentation
- Contributing to security operations and incident-management activity
- Supporting privacy and information-management work
- Helping deploy and maintain technology and infrastructure
- Troubleshooting application, system and service issues
- Contributing to software testing and quality assurance
- Working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Communicating progress, risks and issues clearly
- Learning how technology and security operate within a large organisation
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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You won’t necessarily undertake every activity listed. Your day-to-day responsibilities will depend on the client team and technology pathway you join.
What Will Help You Succeed
You don’t need to arrive as a cyber security expert.
We’re looking for people who are curious about technology, enjoy solving problems and want to understand how organisations protect their systems and information.
You’ll be a strong match if you can demonstrate:
- A genuine interest in cyber or information security
- Logical and structured problem-solving
- Critical thinking and attention to detail
- Curiosity about how systems and technology work
- Strong teamwork and collaboration
- Clear communication
- The ability to learn new tools and concepts
- A responsible approach to confidential or sensitive information
- Adaptability when priorities or requirements change
Your experience could come from your degree, a dissertation, personal projects, online learning, cyber competitions, coding exercises, an internship, part-time work or independent study.
Previous Professional Cyber Security Experience Isn’t Required.
Technical knowledge
Experience with one or more of the following would be useful:
- Cyber or information security principles
- Security monitoring or analysis
- Networking or operating-system concepts
- Python, Java or another programming language
- AWS, Azure or another cloud platform
- Version control and CI/CD concepts
- Software testing
- Jira, Confluence or similar Agile tools
- Technical troubleshooting


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This is not a checklist. You’re not expected to have experience with every language, platform or security tool listed.
We’re interested in your technical potential, problem-solving approach and enthusiasm for developing a career in cyber security.
Why join Grayce?
For more than a decade, Grayce has helped FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and other ambitious UK organisations deliver major technology and transformation programmes.
By joining Grayce, you’ll combine hands-on client experience with the structure and support of a dedicated graduate development programme.
You’ll Receive
- Practical experience in a real client technology environment
- Exposure to cyber and information security work
- Responsibility for activity that supports live systems and services
- A minimum of six industry-recognised accreditations
- Dedicated coaching and mentoring
- Clear pathways for career progression
- Significant annual salary increases as you develop
- Access to experienced technology professionals
- Access to Grayce’s 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, providing confidential financial, legal, health and wellbeing support
Location: Hursley, Hampshire
This opportunity is specifically based in Hursley, Hampshire, within the wider Winchester and Southampton area.
It is a full-time, in-person role. It is not a remote or general nationwide opportunity.
Before applying, please make sure you’re willing and able to travel to Hursley for on-site work or relocate to within a practical travelling distance.
Making the location clear at the beginning of the advert will help ensure that applications come from candidates who have properly considered the journey and working arrangement.
Ready to start your cyber security career?
If you want to develop practical cyber and technology skills, contribute to real client work and gain recognised qualifications, apply now.
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