Cyber Security Apprentice

This Cyber Security Apprentice role is an entry-level position within the Cyber Security / CISO function. It is designed for someone starting their career in cyber security, with no prior cyber security experience required.

Training course Cyber security technologist (2021) (level
4)

Hours Monday to Friday, usual office hours. 37 hours a week

Monday 2 November 2026

2 years

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

As a Level 4 Cyber Security Apprentice, you'll gain hands on experience assisting with cyber security monitoring activities, including reviewing alerts, reports and system information under supervision. You will support basic cyber risk and compliance activities, including evidence gathering, documentation updates and follow up of agreed actions.

During security incidents, you will support the Cyber Security team by helping to record information, update logs and follow agreed response processes. Furthermore, you will work collaboratively with Cyber Security colleagues and other IT teams to build understanding of the wider technology and risk environment.

30 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AU

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Cyber security technologist (2021) (level
4)

• 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…