Graduate Program

At BDO Australia, our why is 'empowering people, realising possibilities'. One way we bring this to life is by hiring and developing exceptional talent, to deliver on our wide array of audit, tax and advisory services.

Join our Graduate Program as a Graduate Consultant within our Cyber team, starting January 2026.

Our Cyber team partners with clients to evaluate and strengthen their approach to security, helping them respond to cyber risks and threats while aligning with their business strategies. They deliver a comprehensive range of services, including strategic governance, offensive security, and resilience solutions.

As a Cyber Graduate Consultant at BDO, you can expect to:

• Assist in consulting on various cyber security services, such as:
  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance, including ISO 27001, ACSC Essential 8, SOCI compliance, NIST CSF, IRAP, PCI DSS, and virtual CISO services.
  • Security engineering and enablement, focusing on security architecture, dashboards, and solutions such as Microsoft Purview.
  • Offensive Security engagements, including web, API, mobile, network, and wireless penetration testing, phishing campaigns, red team exercises, and ransomware simulations.
  • Resilience services, such as developing cyber incident response plans, disaster recovery plans, and conducting cyber security exercises and simulations.
• Gain exposure to industry-leading frameworks.
• Collaborate with experienced consultants to deliver tailored solutions, helping organisations mitigate risks and strengthen their security postures.
• Participate in cyber awareness training and contribute to education initiatives.

To be eligible for our Graduate Program, you must be:

• You will be studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in IT, Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or you are pursuing relevant industry certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CEH).
• Eligible for postgraduate study (CA/CPA, CFA)
• Available to start in January 2026.

Click on the student program and location you want to apply for. Click 'Apply' to create your Workday home account, fill out the online application form, select your first and second team preferences, and attach your resume and transcript.

Applications close at 11:45pm Wednesday, 20 August 2025 AEST. We start reviewing applications as soon as they come in, so don't wait to submit yours

Our friendly student recruitment team is here to help you and wants to ensure you are fully supported. If you have any questions, or need any adjustments to the recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to student.careers@bdo.com.au.

To learn more about our programs or recruitment process, visit our student careers page.

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market-leading professional services firm. Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.

Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.

We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what's possible.

Participate in fitness challenges, join the BDO run club, or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym, and wellness facilities via our BWell program.

Access financial benefits from travel perks, retail discounts, free breakfast daily, vehicle financing support, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.

Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include cultural and religious leave, paid leave for fertility and IVF treatments, blood donor leave, enhanced family support, plus options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.

With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide extensive technical training, dedicated leadership development programs, professional memberships, subscriptions and more.

Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart, and Strive). We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia and an Employer of Choice by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Find out more about our culture and hear from our people via our social channels and career pages.

Apply now to join #teamBDO.