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Who We Are
St. James's Place (SJP) is a leading Wealth Management company which works in partnership to plan, grow and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalised, face‑to‑face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals.
The Cyber Security Apprenticeship Programme
Assessment Centre: Thursday 12 February 2026
The Cyber Security Apprenticeship Programme within our CTO Function is a 12‑month programme and offers an excellent grounding in the fundamental principles of cyber security in one of the UK’s largest wealth management organisations. The Cyber Security Team at SJP is responsible for protecting the reputation and resilience of St. James’s Place, preventing significant malicious disruption to our business objectives and ensuring we remain within our security and resilience risk appetite while we move to become more digital. The team ensures SJP can operate as a business by making systems secure, building relationships internally and with third parties, maturing influence within SJP, feeding up to the Board and helping guide the direction that SJP takes to keep client information safe. Working in the Cyber Security team is challenging but rewarding.
As part of the apprenticeship programme, you will study for a Level 4 Cyber Security apprenticeship and advance your technical skills through a curriculum developed for our apprentices and delivered through our St James’s Place Technology and Data Academy. This is a permanent vacancy; upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship Programme you will continue your career within our Cyber Security team.
Key Responsibilities
* Attack Surface & Secure Development – security configuration, attack surface management, security testing
* Security Architecture & Engineering – security architecture/infrastructure, cloud security, application security, security compliance
* Security Operations – incident response, incident investigations, SOC (security operations centre) alerts and monitoring
* Governance, Risk & Compliance – security risk management, security standards/policies, security training and awareness
* Monitoring and updating of tickets and emails assigned to Cyber Security
Requirements of the Job
* On track to complete or having attained A‑levels (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area; Computer Science study at A‑Level (or equivalent) is desirable
* Minimum Level 5 in English Language and Mathematics at GCSE (or equivalent)
* Have a keen interest in Cyber Security and Technology
* Have foundational/fundamental knowledge of IT systems (e.g., IP Addressing, Client and Server Communication)
* Interest in or knowledge of coding languages such as Java or Python is desirable
* Great analytical skills
* Strong communication – written and verbal
* Self‑motivated and interested in learning and taking on a challenge; good analytical, writing and communication skills
* Be comfortable working independently and taking responsibility for delivering a task
Special Requirements
This role will be based full‑time in our Cirencester office and you will be expected to be in the office a minimum of three days per week.
Please note that due to the eligibility criteria for visa sponsorship, we are unable to offer work visa sponsorship for our Apprenticeship programmes.
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