Job Description
What you'll be doing
Join us on a 24 month programme which includes support to study for an industry recognised Level 4 Cyber Security Technologist Qualification, whilst building your business acumen.
You’ll receive on the job training and coaching from your line manager. Alongside this you’ll complete training workshops and assignments, delivered by a leading apprenticeship training provider. Combined, these will fully equip you to be successful in your role, with the knowledge and skills required to apply to real world business challenges.
During your apprenticeship you will:
* Develop your skills in all aspects of information and data security
* Work with colleagues and business stakeholders to assess and recommend fixes for weaknesses in our existing business services, design and deliver security solutions for new services and support our response to security incidents
* Work with our Governance, Risk and Compliance manager to make sure we understand our security risk posture and are compliant with legal and regulatory requirements
* Develop your stakeholder management and communication skills, providing advice, understanding and insight
* Collaborate with colleagues across the Group
* Have guidance from your manager and the team who will support you and teach you how to be a security practitioner
* Provide support in response to security incidents occurring within L&G. Working in conjunction with the Security Operations Centre (SOC) service provider to provide security event monitoring
* Support in the collation and creation of required management information such as dashboards for leadership and application owners to help ensure that risk events and changes in trends are easily detected and reported on.
* Provide support in conducting regular recertification reviews for user access to help ensure physical and electronic access requirements are update to date for all users.
* Ensure alignment to Legal & General’s Customer Experience and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) policy.
* Have guidance from your team and manager who will support you and teach you the day-to-day role
* Apply the knowledge and skills that you’ve learnt from your training into the role
* Be part of a big team and develop your collaboration skills
* Have the opportunity to meet and network with new colleagues within your team, but also across the wider organisation
Qualifications
What we're looking for
The person who would most benefit and enjoy this programme is hungry to learn and eager to get started in the world of work. We’re not expecting prior industry experience, but we’ll want to see that you have the aptitude, potential and desire which will ultimately lead to you being successful. We’ll teach you the rest!
To qualify for the programme, you will need:
* GCSE Maths grade C/4 or equivalent
* GCSE English grade C/4 or equivalent
* Minimum 96 UCAS points from your Level 3 Qualifications e.g. A 'levels or equivalent,
* An A level in ICT, or a L3 apprenticeship in a similar subjec, or a BTEC extended diploma in IT (180 credits)
* To have an awareness, passion and interest in security and technology, both in business and the wider world
* To not currently be on a government funded training course, e.g. on apprenticeship
* The right to work in the UK and have lived in the UK or EEA for the past 3 consecutive years.
Additional Information
What is the assessment process?
Our Assessment process typically involves the following stages, but may vary slightly from scheme to scheme.
Application form
* Captures essential information from candidate and is an opportunity to provide their CV
Online tests
* Includes multiple choice questions and a video interview. The online test asks a number of behavioural questions to help us understand more about candidates' strengths. There is also an analytical component which assesses numerical reasoning skills. In the video interview, we will ask 3 core questions focusing on motivation to join L&G, as well as the candidates approach to learning.
Assessment centre (either face to face or virtual) comprised of:
* Group Exercise - candidates are given a task to work on in groups of up to 6 and observed
* Interview - Conducted by 2 assessors, 45 minutes including time for questions from the candidate, questions include competency and commercial based questions
* Presentation - 15 minutes in duration, 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for questions from assessor
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