Cyber Security Apprentice
We are seeking a motivated Cyber Security Apprentice to join our team in Bedford. You’ll gain hands‑on experience supporting threat monitoring, incident response, and security operations while working closely with experienced security engineers.
Role
- Monitor basic security alerts and escalate potential threats.
- Assist with incident triage, evidence gathering, and documentation.
- Support vulnerability checks and track remediation tasks.
- Help maintain security logs, ticket updates, and routine cyber‑health checks.
- Provide guidance to users on safe security behaviours.
Training
Why choose our Cyber Defender & Responder Level 4 apprenticeship?
The Cyber Defender & Responder apprentice will use investigation techniques and analytics skills to defend against and respond to cyber incidents within the network environment.
QA's exclusive partnership with Circadence Corporation, the pioneer of the hands-on gamified learning platform Project Ares®, allows us to uniquely incorporate hands-on scenario training into our cyber security apprenticeships. The Project Ares platform offers a totally immersive experience, using automated features to support skills adoption with an in-game advisor, Athena, who advises our players through scenario-based challenges. The platform scenarios replicate the unpredictability and escalating levels of complexity that cyberattacks can present. It drives high levels of engagement through leaderboards and badges, elements used widely in the gaming world.
QA’s Cyber Defender & Responder Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:
- Develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills in a safe, but realistic environment
- Apply all of the acquired skills throughout the programme, with added scoring of players and opponent actions with replay for object assessment
- Take part in hands-on training and active-learning models that increase retention rates by 75% so that cyber apprentices can prepare for real-world challenges
Potential progression into roles such as:
- Cyber Security Engineer/Risk Analyst
SOC Technician
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Cyber security technologist (2021) (level 4)
- Training Provider
- QA LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm.
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year 8 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Friday, 13th February 2026
- Start Date
- Friday, 20th February 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Problem solving skills