Job Description
If you're ambitious, curious and enjoy solving problems, our 12-month Technology Industrial Placement provides an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience while exploring a future career in technology. Help create secure, reliable and innovative technology solutions while gaining experience that could shape your future career. Whether you're interested in data, security, technology engineering or emerging digital capabilities, this placement offers the chance to build practical skills, gain workplace experience and contribute to real business challenges. The experience is designed to help you learn, apply new skills and gain confidence in a professional technology environment. Along the way, you'll build relationships, broaden your network and discover where your interests might take you after university. Looking for a rewarding career in banking? Good things this way. Customer Technology (Swindon) Customer Technology is responsible for delivering and evolving the technology that underpins Nationwide's banking products, digital services and customer support capabilities. From core banking platforms and customer data services to contact centre technologies, automation and cloud-based solutions, the teams work to provide secure, reliable and seamless experiences for customers and colleagues, helping millions of members manage their financial needs every day You will be going into Core Banking or Customer Servicing, where you’ll be at the heart of delivering the essential banking services our customers depend on, supporting efficient operations and helping us continually improve the customer experience. You could work on building new features, improving existing applications, automating processes, resolving technical issues and contributing to systems that enable customers to manage their banking securely and conveniently. You'll collaborate with engineers, analysts and business teams to deliver technology solutions that improve customer and colleague experiences across our branches, contact centres and digital channels. Location At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, based at our Swindon Head Office. What you'll be doing on our Technology Industrial Placement Our Technology Industrial Placement is a 12-month programme designed to combine learning, development and real workplace experience. This isn't a placement spent watching from the sidelines. From day one, you'll contribute to meaningful work while receiving the support needed to learn and grow. Your placement begins with induction, technical training and development support designed to help you settle in, build confidence and understand the role you'll be performing. You’ll then join your team, where you’ll gain hands on experience, development practical skills and build relationships with colleagues across the business. Alongside your day to day role, you'll join a 10-month collaborative project with other Industrial Placement students from across Nationwide. Development workshops run throughout the placement, helping build project and professional skills, grow confidence and prepare you for your next career step. There will also be opportunities to learn from leaders and industry experts, gaining fresh perspectives and practical ideas you can apply day to day. Mentoring, workshops, stretch assignments and ongoing support will help you continue developing your skills and confidence. The placement offers the chance to experience a professional technology environment while exploring future career options. Rather than specialising in a single destination role, you'll build broad experience and discover which areas of technology interest you. No two days are the same. Activities could include analysing data, investigating technology issues, supporting projects, collaborating with colleagues, learning new technologies and contributing to your Industrial Placement project. You'll also take part in development activities, workshops and networking opportunities. Depending on your placement area, there may be opportunities to work with technologies such as Databricks, MS SQL, Azure, SAS, cyber security tools and AI-enabled solutions. Exposure to modern technology environments will help build both technical and professional confidence. Along the way, you'll develop transferable skills in communication, problem solving, teamwork, stakeholder management and critical thinking. The programme places strong emphasis on potential, learning and future growth rather than prior experience. Successful completion of the placement may help shape future career choices and could provide a route into the Technology Development Programme