Cyber Security Engineer Apprentice

This role sits within the Cyber Security function led by the Group Head of Cyber Security. The apprentice will be the first dedicated cyber security post within the organisation, supporting both the College and wider Group (including the Trust and its schools)

· Assist with reviewing and investigating security alerts and user/device activity via Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Cloud Apps.

· Monitor and contribute to the improvement of data retention, classification and labelling through Microsoft Purview.

· Help document security incidents, lessons learned, and recovery actions.

· Participate in access reviews, identity lifecycle audits, and conditional access enforcement.

· Shadow patching, vulnerability management and secure configuration reviews across endpoints and services.

· Draft and update procedural documentation, such as acceptable use guidance, email security, and phishing response runbooks.

· Engage in security awareness efforts, including user training materials and simulated phishing tests.

· Rotate through departments to gain foundational knowledge of infrastructure, networking, and service operations.

· Follow and help enforce Group policies on data protection, safeguarding, and acceptable use.

· Undertake learning and development as part of the Level 4 Cyber Security Technician apprenticeship programme.

· Log and reflect on learning outcomes as part of the required 20% off-the-job training activity

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Awareness of basic IT
• Cyber security concepts

• English GCSE, grade 9-4 (Essential)
• Maths GCSE, grade 9-4 (Essential)