Apprentice Cyber Security Technical Professional
ORIGIN8TIVE LTD
Wage: £16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age.
Hours: Flexible working, typically 08:00 – 16:00 Monday – Friday, with occasional evening work. 40 hours a week.
Start date: Monday 7 September 2026. Duration: 3 years 6 months.
What youll do at work
Your job duties will include:
* Support delivery of cyber assurance services including vulnerability assessments, security testing, and control reviews.
* Assist with planning and executing testing activities (e.g. reconnaissance, scanning, basic exploitation under supervision, and reporting).
* Analyse systems, configurations, and logs to identify weaknesses or misconfigurations.
* Document findings clearly, prioritise risks, and contribute to client‑ready reports.
* Work with consultants to map findings to frameworks and standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, CIS).
* Help develop internal tools, scripts, or automation to improve testing efficiency.
* Participate in threat research and stay current with emerging vulnerabilities and attack techniques.
* Engage with clients in a professional manner, supporting workshops or debriefs where appropriate.
* Maintain strong ethical standards and adhere to legal and regulatory requirements at all times.
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE.
Training course: Cyber security technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6).
Training objectives include:
* Fluent in written communications and able to articulate complex issues.
* Makes concise, engaging and well‑structured verbal presentations, arguments and explanations.
* Able to deal with different, competing interests within and outside the organisation with excellent negotiation skills.
* Able to identify the preferences, motivations, strengths and limitations of other people and apply these insights to work more effectively with and to motivate others.
* Able to work effectively with others to achieve a common goal.
* Competent in active listening and in leading, influencing and persuading others.
* Able to give and receive feedback constructively and incorporate it into his/her own development and life‑long learning.
* Analytical and critical thinking skills for Technology Solutions development and can systematically analyse and apply structured problem solving techniques to complex systems and situations.
* Able to put forward, demonstrate value and gain commitment to a moderately complex technology‑oriented solution, demonstrating understanding of business need, using open questions and summarising skills and basic negotiating skills.
* Can conduct effective research, using literature and other media.
* Logical thinking and creative approach to problem solving.
* Able to demonstrate a ‘security mind‑set’ (how to break as well as make).
Requirements
* GCSE in Maths (grade 4), 3 A Levels in Maths and 2 relevant STEM/computer subjects.
Skills
* Initiative.
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