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Cyber Security Engineer Apprentice

Employer
QA Apprenticeships
Location
West Malling
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
8 Sep 2021

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Overview:

We're passionate about our customers: we own and operate our entire network, giving us complete control of where it builds and the experience our customers receive. With outstanding feedback from our customers, it's clear we're doing something right!

Join us and help secure a connected world.

As a graduate security engineer at Trooli, you will get the chance to experience a variety of work within a rapidly growing security function as part of an organisation pioneering connectivity solutions for communities left behind by the bigger players.

You will work as part of the team alongside your mentor, who will train and coach you on the day-to-day skills while you get to know our business and impact on society, through a variety of hands-on assignments. By the end of it, you'll be well placed to soar through your professional career at Trooli, with lots of development opportunities and enrichment on the way. We like STEM degrees, but we consider all applicants.

Main responsibilities: [you will:]
  • Engineer and implement security measures for the protection of computer systems, networks, and information
  • Provide subject matter expertise on the implementation and architecture of new network developments, ensuring the correct security controls are deployed
  • Monitor security controls across the organisation - including firewalls, IDS/IPS, network access control and vulnerability management tools
  • Perform periodic penetration testing of systems
  • Develop technical solutions to help mitigate vulnerabilities and assist in the automation of repetitive processes
  • Maintain a record of standard operating procedures and protocols
  • Assist with providing company-wide training on information security, catering to the different requirements of departments throughout the company
  • Produce reports that include assessment-based findings, outcomes, and recommendations for further improving system security


About the Candidate / Desired skills and qualities:
  • Have great communication skills and can explain technical issues clearly to non-technical personnel
  • Understand modern threat actors, and how they operate
  • Have knowledge of virtualisation both on premises and in the cloud
  • Have knowledge of security compliance frameworks, like ISO, NIST and CIS
  • Have an understanding of risk management


Entry requirements:
  • An A Level in ICT or
  • An International Baccalaureate at Level 3 in ICT, or
  • A Level 3 apprenticeship in a similar subject, or
  • A BTEC Extended Diploma in IT (180 credits), or
  • A minimum of 12 months of experience within the last 24 months or 18 months in the last 36 months in an IT role. Specific roles that are acceptable are:
  • IT Support roles e.g. Help Desk, First line
  • Software Development Roles


You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.

If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.Find out morehttps://bit.ly/3yB24mH

https://www.enic.org.uk/Qualifications/UKQRS/Default.aspx

Future prospects:

This opportunity can lead to you progressing on to a Higher Level Apprenticeship and even funded through a Degree.

Important Information:

QA's apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.

To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.

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