Summary
You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience as you complete a Cyber Security - Level 4 Apprenticeship. Duties will include Identifying cyber vulnerabilities in both internal and customer systems to ensure security is maintained.
Wage
£16,000 a year
Training course
Cyber security technologist (2021) (level 4)
Hours
Days and shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 14 April
Duration
2 years
Positions available
20
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Individuals within the Tekgem Apprentice Network Security Engineer role are part of a team that manage the operation of secure and highly available Operational Technology platforms, servers, and networks.
* They support the installation, maintenance, and ongoing performance of the network components. This includes monitoring internal Tekgem and external client operating environments, networks, and related utilities and hardware, responding to incidents and problems as they arise, and taking part in project work.
* They will support other engineers with projects to provide clients with network solutions based on specified requirements and anticipated growth. They will install new network hardware and maintain existing hardware where required.
* Apprentice Network Security Engineers are enthusiastic to learn, they treat everyone around them with respect, they are open to changes in technology, changes in the way we do things and are always striving to improve. They support other members of the team, helping others when they need it and asking for support when they need it. They have good communication skills and must be able to work collaboratively with clients, vendors, and other technical colleagues.
* Individuals have a strong customer service orientation to ensure that all projects, support requests and incidents are resolved in a professional manner.
Where you’ll work
NETPark, Thomas Wright Way, Sedgefield, County Durham
TS21 3FD
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
QA LIMITED
Your training course
Cyber security technologist (2021) (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Discover vulnerabilities in a system by using a mix of research and practical exploration
* Analyse and evaluate security threats and hazards to a system or service or processes. Use relevant external source of threat intelligence or advice (e.g. National Cyber Security Centre) Combine different sources to create an enriched view of cyber threats and hazards
* Research and investigate common attack techniques and relate these to normal and observed digital system behaviour and recommend how to defend against them. Interpret and demonstrate use of external source of vulnerabilities (e.g. OWASP, intelligence sharing initiatives, open source)
* Undertake security risk assessments for simple systems without direct supervision and propose basic remediation advice in the context of the employer.
* Source and analyse security cases and describe what threats, vulnerability or risks are mitigated and identify any residual areas of concern.
* Analyse employer or customer requirements to derive security objectives and taking account of the threats and overall context develop a security case which sets out the proposed security measures in the context with reasoned justification
* Identify and follow organisational policies and standards for information and cyber security and operate according to service level agreements or other defined performance targets.
* Configure, deploy and use computer, digital network and cyber security technology.
* Recommend improvements to the cyber security posture of an employer or customer based on research into future potential cyber threats and considering threat trends.
* Write program code or scripts to meet a given design requirement in accordance with employers' coding standards
* Identify cyber security threats relevant to a defined context
* Accurately, objectively and concisely record and report the appropriate cyber security information, including in written reports within a structure or template provided.
* Design, build, test and troubleshoot a network incorporating more than one subnet with static and dynamic routes, to a given design requirement without supervision. Provide evidence that the system meets the design requirement.
* Analyse security requirements given (functional and non-functional security requirements that may be presented in a security case) against other design requirements (e.g. usability, cost, size, weight, power, heat, supportability etc.) for a given system or product. Identify conflicting requirements and propose, with reasoning, resolution through appropriate trade-offs.
* Design and build, systems in accordance with a security case within broad but generally well-defined parameters. This should include selection and configuration of typical security hardware and software components. Provide evidence that the system has properly implemented the security controls required by the security case
* Design systems employing encryption to meet defined security objectives. Develop and implement a plan for managing the associated encryption keys for the given scenario or system.
* Use tools, techniques and processes to actively prevent breaches to digital system security.
* Configure digital system monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. SIEM tools), taking account of threat & vulnerability intelligence, indicators of compromise.
* Conduct cyber-risk assessments against an externally (market) recognised cyber security standard using a recognised risk assessment methodology.
* Develop information security policies or processes to address a set of identified risks, for example from security audit recommendations.
* Develop information security policies within a defined scope to take account of legislation and regulation relevant to cyber security.
* Take an active part in a security audits against recognised cyber security standards, undertake gap analysis and make recommendations for remediation..
* Develop plans for local business continuity for approval within defined governance arrangements for business continuity.
* Assess security culture using a recognised approach.
* Design and implement a simple ‘security awareness’ campaign to address a specific aspect of a security culture.
* Develop plans for incident response for approval within defined governance arrangements for incident response.
* Integrate and correlate information from various sources (including log files from different sources, digital system monitoring tools, Secure Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools, access control systems, physical security systems) and compare to known threat and vulnerability data to form a judgement based on evidence with reasoning that the anomaly represents a digital system security breach
* Recognise anomalies in observed digital system data structures (including by inspection of network packet data structures) and digital system behaviours (including by inspection of protocol behaviours) and by inspection of log files and by investigation of alerts raised by automated tools including SIEM tools.
* Undertake root cause analysis of events and make recommendations to reduce false positives and false negatives.
* Manage local response to non-major incidents in accordance with a defined procedure.
* Discover vulnerabilities in a system by using a mix of research and practical exploration
* Analyse and evaluate security threats and hazards to a system or service or processes. Use relevant external source of threat intelligence or advice (e.g. National Cyber Security Centre) Combine different sources to create an enriched view of cyber threats and hazards
* Research and investigate common attack techniques and relate these to normal and observed digital system behaviour and recommend how to defend against them. Interpret and demonstrate use of external source of vulnerabilities (e.g. OWASP, intelligence sharing initiatives, open source)
* Undertake security risk assessments for simple systems without direct supervision and propose basic remediation advice in the context of the employer.
* Source and analyse security cases and describe what threats, vulnerability or risks are mitigated and identify any residual areas of concern.
* Analyse employer or customer requirements to derive security objectives and taking account of the threats and overall context develop a security case which sets out the proposed security measures in the context with reasoned justification
* Identify and follow organisational policies and standards for information and cyber security and operate according to service level agreements or other defined performance targets.
* Configure, deploy and use computer, digital network and cyber security technology.
* Recommend improvements to the cyber security posture of an employer or customer based on research into future potential cyber threats and considering threat trends.
* Write program code or scripts to meet a given design requirement in accordance with employers' coding standards
* Identify cyber security threats relevant to a defined context
* Accurately, objectively and concisely record and report the appropriate cyber security information, including in written reports within a structure or template provided.
Your training plan
Why choose our Cyber Security Technologist Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship?
The Cyber Security Engineer apprentice can help to design, build and test secure networks, security products or systems to help protect your organisation against cyber threats. QA is a market leader in cyber security training, with a state-of-the-art immersive cyber gamified learning, giving apprentices a hands-on learning experience in simulating a real cyber threat.
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 Security Engineer 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.
Tools and technologies learned: Apprentices will learn to use Project Ares, Python, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft PowerShell, Linux and AWS.
Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End-Point Assessment.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
A Level or equivalent in:
* ICT (grade Any)
BTEC or equivalent in:
* Extended Diploma in IT (grade 180 credits)
Other in:
* Apprenticeship in similar subject (grade Level 3)
* International Baccalaureate in ICT (grade Level 3)
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
* Problem solving skills
* Team working