Cyber Defender Apprentice
Role
Joining the team as an Apprentice Cyber Defender on the SOC Analyst team, you will learn all the skills and experience required to kickstart your career in blue teaming. You will be a self-driven and results-focused team player, focused on defending organisations from cyber threats. This is a hybrid role, 3 days in office per week. There may be a requirement to support work out of hours.
Your duties and responsibilities in this role will consist of:
- Analysing security alerts using EDR & SIEM
- Assisting colleagues with customer requests
- Keeping up to speed with the latest cyber news and threats
- Monitoring our threat intelligence feeds and keeping the wider team up to date
- Provide security service and threat elimination for customers.
- Completing training and your level 4 qualification
Training
Velocity apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, they will provide the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace and to expand future career prospects.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their programme.
Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Level 4 Cyber Security Technologist qualification, with training in how to:
- Analyse security requirements and develop a security case taking account of all applicable laws and regulations
- Implement structured and reasoned security controls in a digital system in accordance with a security case
- Manage cyber security operations processes in accordance with organisational policies and standards and business requirements
- Develop program code or scripts for a computer or other digital technology for example an industrial control system
- Identify security threats and hazards to a system, service or processes to inform risk assessments and design of security features
For a full list of programme modules visit: https://velocity-pt.co.uk/
- The role offers long term security and the opportunity to progress into a permanent position
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Cyber security technologist (2021) (level 4)
- Training Provider
- VELOCITY 1st LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year 6 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Friday, 27th June 2025
- Start Date
- Tuesday, 1st July 2025
Desired Skills
- 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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- English & Maths GCSE, grade Minimum 4 (Essential)
About the Employer
- Company
- PRECURSOR SECURITY LTD
- Location
- Block D, Portland House, 54 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
- Employment Type
- Higher Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £21,500 a year
- Posted
- Company
- PRECURSOR SECURITY LTD
- Location
- Block D, Portland House, 54 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
- Employment Type
- Higher Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £21,500 a year
- Posted