Cyber Defender Apprentice

Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work
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
Where you’ll work
Block D, Portland House
54 New Bridge Street West
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8AP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation
VELOCITY 1ST LIMITED

Your training course
Cyber security technologist (2021) (level 4)

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What you’ll learn
Course contents

Your training plan
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/
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:

English & Maths (grade Minimum 4)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

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
About this company
Precursor Security is a leading SOC, Incident Response and Penetration Testing provider based out of Leeds & Newcastle Upon Tyne. Their Security Operations Centre delivers both 24×7 proactive detection & response and Digital forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) services to a global customer base.