Technology Development Programme
For Grads and Career Changers
Choose more as a career
Powered by our Chief Operating Office (COO), the Technology Development Programme is designed to develop your technical and business skills through hands-on projects, specialist training, and real collaboration with expert technologists. Make your mark in the world of digital finance and join us as we shape the next generation of tech leaders and innovators.
Programme Overview
As part of our COO and Technology function, you’ll help deliver innovative, business-critical technology solutions that keep our operations running smoothly and securely. This is an 18-month journey which blends interactive learning with invaluable hands-on experience across key areas such as Data Engineering, Infrastructure, and Software Engineering. You’ll start with a 12-week intensive academy, immersing yourself in your specialist tech area, before transitioning into real-world projects that challenge and inspire. At the end of the programme you'll secure a permanent role.
Specifically crafted for
Ambitious, purpose-driven individuals and graduates—regardless of degree specialism—who are ready to redefine their professional journey and embark on a transformative career change.
What we're looking for
You must have a genuine passionate about technology, with a proven drive to learn, embrace innovation, and rise to new challenges. You'll demonstrate courage to innovate and tackle new challenges head-on.
What you'll get
A part from playing a transformative role in the UK's first modern mutual - You’ll unlock tailored development, hands-on experience, and secure a permanent role following the programme.
Discover your journey
Software Engineer
Engineering is where we bring systems to life! We design and build tools that empower the business and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality solutions for our colleagues. Working in agile and waterfall environments, our engineers are involved throughout the software development lifecycle, with a strong focus on coding and delivery. Many of our teams specialise in areas like performance and test engineering, aligned to key product domains such as payments, mortgages, savings, financial crime, and a wide range of internal systems.
Infrastructure Engineering
Our IT infrastructure platforms and technologies underpin all the business services used by our members and colleagues every day. Infrastructure Engineering is responsible for the design and delivery of all new IT infrastructure, including software environment services, that enable our various Virgin Money business technology domains, plus its ongoing maintenance and support. Our infrastructure provides robust and efficient platforms to our other technology colleagues (our internal customers) as well as encompassing the systems and tools our own teams use to do their jobs.
Data Engineer
Our team of Data and Technology practitioners build data platforms, create pipelines and transform raw data into something that can be used to uncover new insights and inform business decisions. You'll have Opportunities to understand how key data concepts operate in practice, how data flows through the organisation and how it is structured and governed. You'll develop your knowledge of Cloud, so you can deploy monitor and troubleshoot common services and apply CI/CD principles.
What makes us different
You'll feel the difference on how we do banking. You’ll be part of a high performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. Through structured development, meaningful work, and a strong network of colleagues, we'll help you build a career, not just a job. With our combined scale, route towards a mutual model, trusted reputation, and the calibre of our people mean that we are uniquely positioned to challenge the industry and make a meaningful difference to the lives of customers, communities, and broader society.
By joining Virgin Money you'll help create and deliver a fairer, more rewarding way of banking.
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Ready to Take the Leap? Apply Now!
Whether you’re a graduate bursting with fresh ideas or someone keen to take your career in a bold new direction, this is your moment to make it happen. At Virgin Money, we champion inclusion, passion, and ambition. If you’re excited to embrace change, eager to learn, and ready to shape the future of tech with us, don’t wait—submit your application and kickstart your journey today!
