Cyber Security Apprentice (Quantock Education Trust)

This apprenticeship will be based at the Trust’s secondary school sites at Haygrove School, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 7HW and Sexey’s School, Cole Road, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0DF, depending on operational requirements as directed by the Trust’s ICT Manager.

Driving Licence is required

Key Responsibilities

The apprentice will:

• Provide support and assist within the ICT department to deliver ICT support and maintenance activities, including, users, hardware/software and networks.
• The role also provides support and supervision to students using a range of software and systems, under the direction of the Trust ICT Manager and IT/ teaching staff.
• Monitor trust wide IT systems, including firewalls and filtering, investigate security alerts and potential cyber security incidents, documenting investigations and resolutions.
• Helping maintain and update incident response documentation and procedures.
• Support vulnerability identification, assessment and remediation activities. Including updates and patching systems.
• Assist with ICT audits, including compliance reviews and risk assessments.
• Support the implementation of security controls, policies and procedures.
• Help manage daily user access controls, permissions and privileged accounts.
• Analyse system logs and security data to identify suspicious activity.
• Assist in responding to ICT issues, supporting Staff and Students, using remote tools and onsite visits.
• Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery activities. Including testing.
• Support phishing awareness campaigns and cyber security training initiatives for all users.
• Help maintain all ICT documentation including cyber security documents, technical guides and systems information.
• Assist with endpoint protection, network and cloud security monitoring.
• Research emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities and industry best practices.
• Work with stakeholders across the trust to promote secure working practices.
• Support security projects and continuous improvement initiatives using ICT.
• Assist with preparing reports and presentations on security incidents and trends.
• Staying up to date with emerging cyber threats and technologies.

Firebrand’s sector leading Level 4 Cyber Security Technologist (L4CST) Apprenticeship Programme trains apprentices to implement a series of technical, procedural, and physical controls to monitor, detect and respond to a wide range of cyber security threats.

The apprentice is trained in cyber risk and mitigation, maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital data. They will use their skills to feed into policy decisions of a cyber security awareness culture within the business.

The CST standard has 3 distinct options:

Cyber Security Engineer - designs, develops and implements security solutions across a network.

Cyber Risk Analyst - assesses, analyses, and mitigates cyber-related risk.

Cyber Defender & Responder - configures and monitors security systems and responds to incidents/security breaches.

Firebrands course is delivered either Online (online live instructor led), or face to face in the classroom environment (your choice). Our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Learning Mentors (LMs) and world-leading trainers prepare apprentices to work across multiple sectors.

Completion of this apprenticeship will provide learners with the following world class vendor certifications in addition to the Cyber Security Technologist apprenticeship:

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA Security+

EC Council Certified Network Defender

 Key areas covered are:

Networking & Cyber Security Fundamentals

Network Security

Threat, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

Operating System Security

Cryptography

Information Security & Management Frameworks

Access Control Systems

Security Policies

Potential for permanent full-time Cyber Security post subject to Trust growth, operational requirements and successful completion of Apprenticeship.

Essential:

Driving Licence is required.

Desirable:

• Basic understanding of networking concepts.
• Familiarity with Windows, Microsoft 365 or cloud technologies.
• Experience using IT systems in an educational or workplace setting.

Desirable:

Level 3 qualification in IT, Computing or Digital Technologies

The Quantock Education Trust (QET) is a mixed MAT of eight unique schools in Somerset:

At QET we value and celebrate the diversity and distinctiveness of our schools, given the different age range from early years to sixth form; church and non-church status which also includes state boarding provision.

We are united by our joint vision and values which prioritise the life opportunities for all our children, their achievements, wellbeing and character.  Close relationships, a focus on standards, and meaningful collaboration provide our member schools with a tangible sense of belonging, where mutual support and high expectations helps us to maintain a 'family' and 'one team' culture.  We are proud of our children and staff, their achievements and commitment, which we seek to celebrate at every opportunity.