Graduate Opportunities 
Build the skills to launch your career    
Launch your career with a permanent role from day one. Our Graduate Programme is designed for graduates who want to work on meaningful projects, continue learning, and make an impact while being supported through structured training, mentoring, and academy-based learning.

Eligibility

To apply, you must have attained your degree (including master's degrees) within the last two years, at point of application. 

Technology – Technologist 

Join our Technology pathway and work alongside experienced engineers to design, build, test, and support innovative digital solutions. You'll gain hands-on experience across a range of technologies while developing the skills needed to build a successful career in software engineering.

Application Window: October
Start Date: Summer intake 
Location: Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Birmingham


What could I be doing?

  • Developing software solutions for clients and products 
  • Working with cloud technologies and modern engineering practices
  • Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams
  • Building skills across technical teams 
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Consulting - Workday Consulting 

Our Workday Consultants help organisations transform the way they work through technology. You'll work with clients to understand their business needs, configure solutions, support implementations, and help deliver lasting business value.

Application Window: February
Start Date: Summer and Autumn intakes
Location: Belfast, Derry/Londonderry

What could I be doing?

  • Supporting Workday implementations and projects
  • Working directly with clients to understand requirements 
  • Configuring and testing Workday solutions 
  • Helping organisations improve their people and finance processes 

Business Analysis and Product Consulting - Product Consultant 

As a Product Consultant, you'll help customers maximise the value of Kainos products. Working at the intersection of business and technology, you'll collaborate with customers and product teams to deliver solutions that solve real-world challenges.

Application Window: February
Start Date: Summer intakes
Location: Belfast, Birmingham 

What could I be doing?

  • Working with customers to understand their business needs
  • Supporting product implementations and adoption 
  • Providing product expertise and guidance 
  • Collaborating with product and engineering teams
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Business Operations - Programme Office Assistant (PMO) 

Our Programme Office Assistants play an integral role in helping teams deliver successful projects and programmes. You'll support planning, coordination, governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement across a variety of initiatives.

Application Window: February
Start Date: Summer intake
Location: Belfast 

What could I be doing?

  • Coordinating project activities and schedules
  • Tracking project milestones and reporting progress 
  • Supporting project governance and documentation 
  • Working closely with project teams and stakeholders 

Sales, Marketing & Commercial - Workday Sales & Marketing Consultant 

If you're interested in combining business, technology, sales, and marketing, our Workday Sales & Marketing Consultant pathway offers the opportunity to help organisations understand the value of Workday solutions while supporting business growth. You'll work closely with our teams including sales, pre-sales consulting and deal desk to build relationships, identify opportunities, and help organisations transform the way they work, you will rotate across these teams. 

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Application Window: February 
Start Dates: Summer intake

Location: Belfast

What could I be doing?

  • Creating marketing campaigns, webinars and events that generate leads and showcase our expertise
  • working with our Sales Development team to identify new customers and build relationships 
  • Researching prospects and engaging with potential customers through calls, emails, video and social media
  • Supporting customer discovery conversations and tailored product demonstrations 
  • Contributing to proposals and solution designs that help solve real business challenges 
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Design - User Researcher 

If you're passionate about understanding people and designing services around their needs, our User Research role offers the opportunity to help shape better digital experiences through research and insight. You'll work as part of our growing Experience Design capability, delivering actionable insights that inform service design and ensure products are focused on real user needs. You'll be supported by a collaborative team of designers and researchers who are passionate about creating high-quality, user-centred services.

Application Window: February

Start Date: Summer intake 

Location: Belfast

What could I be doing?

  • Planning and conducting use research activities to better understand user needs and behaviours 
  • Delivering actionable insights that help shape products and services
  • Supporting user-centered design, design thinking and service design practices 
  • Analysing research findings and communicating recommendations to project teams
  • Working closely with designers, developers and stakeholders to inform decision-making
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FAQs on hiring process

We are looking for Graduates, those seeking a Placement Year and Apprentices across different functions.

Our roles open at different times of the year, please review each pathway box to find out more information opening date and start date for the pathway you are interested in.

All of our roles are found on our careers site here: (link) for our EC roles you will also find any on our main webpage here:(link) as well as some of our main University Parntership career portals.

To apply for an Early Careers role, you must have unconditional right to work in the country where the role is based at the time of application, as defined by GOV.UK.

Your right to work must not be subject to an expiry or renewal date, restrictions on the type of work you can do, minimum salary requirements, or sponsorship.

British and Irish passport holders automatically have unconditional right to work in the UK.

Unfortunately, you are not currently eligible to apply, as we cannot provide sponsorship when your Post Study Work Visa expires.

To apply, you'll need to submit an application for a live vacancy on our careers site. As part of your application, you'll be asked to provide your personal details, upload your CV and complete a short questionnaire. Please take the time to complete the questionnaire fully and accurately. Once submitted, your application will be reviewed by a member of our team, and we'll keep you updated throughout the process.

A CV is required as part of your application and must be uploaded when applying for a role. A cover letter is optional and is entirely down to personal preference. If you choose to include a cover letter, it can be a useful way to tell us more about your interests, motivations and suitability for the role, but it is not a mandatory part of our application process.


Our recruitment process may vary slightly depending on the role, but typically includes:

Application – Submit your application online, and one of our team members will review it.
Assessment – You'll meet members of our team to discuss your skills, experience and interest in the role.
Outcome – We'll let you know the outcome of your application and provide updates throughout the process.

We'll make sure you know what to expect at each stage and provide plenty of information to help you prepare. Our Early Careers team is here to support you throughout the process, so don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

The length of our recruitment process can vary depending on the role. To help you plan ahead, we include the application closing date and assessment days dates within the job description, so you'll have this information before you apply. We recommend reviewing the full job description carefully, as it will outline the key stages and timelines for that opportunity. We'll also keep you updated throughout the process and communicate any important next steps.

We have a section dedicated to this on our application form. Please be reassured that disclosing any personal information will not impact your likelihood of success in any way. This information will only be used to make reasonable adjustments, such as extra time for assessments. Please fill in the form honestly and provide us with details of adjustments that have been helpful to you previously.

One of the below options, depending what we use on main website page:

1) We keep people at the centre of everything we do. While we use innovative technology to help make our recruitment process efficient and accessible, AI doesn't make hiring decisions. Every application is reviewed by our team, and you'll get to know us by name as we guide you through each stage of your Early Careers journey.

2 Technology supports our process, but people drive it. We may use AI and other digital tools to enhance the candidate experience, but every CV is reviewed by a member of our team. You'll hear from real people, build relationships with us throughout the process, and always know who to contact for support.

3) People are at the heart of our recruitment process. While we use technology, to help support our hiring journey, every application is reviewed by a real person. From application to offer, you'll get to know the people behind the process and have the opportunity to connect with us throughout your journey.

Should you choose to use AI tools to support your application, we ask that you do this thoughtfully. We encourage you to ensure your application reflects your own voice, experience, and motivations. We value authenticity and want to understand your individual strengths and perspectives.

There is no limit on the number of roles you can apply for. However, we encourage you to focus on the opportunity that best matches your skills, interests and career aspirations, rather than applying for multiple roles at once.

Our team reviews and progress applications as they’re received. While we advertise a closing date, if we receive a large volume of applications before this closing date we reserve the right to close the posting earlier. We therefore encourage applicants to apply as early as possible.

Yes. We welcome applications from candidates who have previously applied for one of our Early Careers opportunities. We understand that your skills, experience and interests may have developed since your last application, and we encourage you to apply again if you feel a role is a good fit for you.

If you attend an assessment day with us you’re welcome to request feedback, regardless of the outcome. Due to the volume of applications, we’re not able to provide feedback at the application stage.

The best way to stay connected with us is by joining our Talent Community. By signing up, you'll receive updates on Early Careers opportunities, company news, events and helpful information throughout the year. Join our Talent Community here: link and select Early Careers as your area of interest to receive the most relevant updates.

Sustainability and social responsibility are important to us at Kainos. We are committed to making a positive impact through our environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, supporting our communities, and operating responsibly as we continue to grow. To learn more about our sustainability commitments, ESG approach and the work we're doing to create a positive impact, visit our Corporate Responsibility page: insert link.

At Kainos, we're proud of our welcoming, inclusive and collaborative culture. As an Early Careers colleague, you'll have opportunities to learn from experienced professionals, build your network, get involved in employee communities and make a real impact from day one. We also offer a range of benefits and wellbeing support to help you thrive both personally and professionally. To learn more about life at Kainos, our culture and the benefits we offer, visit our page here: https://careers.kainos.com/gb/en/life-at-kainos

At Kainos, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. Our employee network groups bring together colleagues with shared interests, experiences and passions, providing opportunities to connect, learn and support one another. Whether you're looking to build your network, celebrate diversity, champion inclusion or get involved in the wider Kainos community, there are a range of groups you can join throughout your career with us. You can view our network groups here: https://careers.kainos.com/gb/en/life-at-kainos

Salary information is provided within the job description for each live vacancy. Be sure to review the full job description before applying.

Working arrangements vary depending on the role. Details of whether the position is hybrid, or office-based will be outlined in the job description, so we recommend reviewing this carefully before applying.

We've tried to cover the most common questions in our FAQs and across our website, but if you still need help, please get in touch with us at earlycareers@kainos.com. We're a small team working behind the scenes to support our candidates, so while we'll do our best to respond as quickly as possible, we appreciate your patience during busier periods.

For roles within our Digital Services Business Unit (which are governmental/ public sector), candidates appyling must be eligible for UK Security Clearance . This includes residing in the UK (including NI) for 5 consecutive years, and during which you have spent no more than 30 consecutive days outside of the UK (including NI). This is applicable to the following roles: Technologist, Product, User Research and Experienced Design.