IT and Digital Services Graduate – Transport for Wales

Women in Rail; Pontypridd; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization supporting women in rail is offering a Graduate Scheme for an IT and Digital Services role in Pontypridd. This 22-month program is aimed at recent graduates seeking to advance their careers through a combination of formal learning and practical experience. Candidates should have a relevant degree in IT, Security or Data, and possess analytical and communication skills. Strong support and benefits including flexible working options are provided to ensure a welcoming environment.

Benefits

Employer pension

28 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Free travel across the TfW Rail Network

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or apprenticeship in IT, Security, Data, or Infrastructure.
• Knowledge of data protection and security practices.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data for effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a defined programme to deliver digital IT strategy.
• Engage in software and application development.

Skills

Data protection knowledge

Security understanding

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree in a relevant area (Security, Infrastructure, Data, IT)

Job description

Salary: £27,000 per annum, increasing to £28,000 in the 2nd year

Contractual hours: 37.5
Contract type: 22‑month fixed term

Basis: Full time

Location: Pontypridd Package: Employer pension 28 days holiday (excluding bank holidays). Employee Assistance Programme. Free travel across the TfW Rail Network. Flexible benefits

Date posted: 08/12/2025
This role has opportunity for hybrid and flexible working

Our Future Leaders Graduate Scheme

Whether you’re transitioning from education or want to develop your leadership skills, our graduate scheme is designed to help you accelerate your career and make a real difference in Wales.

What will my responsibilities be?

The IT and Digital Services Graduate will undertake a 22‑month defined programme which will blend formal learning and practical experience, which will contribute to the delivery of the digital IT strategy, software, and application development.

Are there any essential requirements?

• A degree/apprenticeship degree in a relevant area such as Security, Infrastructure, Data or IT.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of data protection and security within IT and Digital Services.
• The ability to identify, analyse and interpret relevant data from a variety of sources to develop well‑informed, effective solutions.
• Demonstrated alignment to our core graduate attributes and values, which can be found below.

Please include all your relevant qualifications, particularly those listed in the essential and desirable criteria for the role. We may not be able to consider your application otherwise.

Important Eligibility Information:

Please note, to be eligible for our Graduate Scheme, you must be within 2 years post‑graduation upon application or have graduated by the time the scheme begins. You’ll need to be available to start the Graduate Scheme in early September 2026.

Please note, you must hold the relevant right to work in the UK upon successful appointment of the role. We’re not currently able to provide sponsorship.

Welsh Language Skills

We welcome people who can speak or write in Welsh, but it’s not essential for this role.

Next Steps

Think this might be the right opportunity for you? Take a look at the job description to learn more or reach out to a member of our Early Talent team for a chat.

Assessment Day

If your application is successful, we’ll invite you to a friendly and relaxed assessment day, followed by a final interview.

Equal Opportunities

Not sure if you meet every requirement? Research shows that some people including women and those from minority groups, may hesitate to apply unless they feel 100% qualified. If this opportunity interests you and you meet the essential requirements of holding a relevant degree, we encourage you to apply – your unique skills, experience and perspective could be exactly what we’re looking for.

We want everyone to feel welcome, included and valued. A diverse team, representing all parts of society, helps us to deliver our best. We’re looking for talented people, no matter their background.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you need any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the application or assessment process, just let us know. We’re here to support you every step of the way.

Other Information

At TfW, we’re looking to see your skills, potential, and enthusiasm. While we fully support the use of AI as a tool for learning, we want to assess applicants based on their own abilities. Therefore, applications must be completed without AI assistance. If AI content is identified, unfortunately, we won’t be able to consider the application.

This advert will close at midnight on the day of the application closing date stated above. We do encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Be you. Be empowered. Be a Transport for Wales graduate.

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