Cyber Security Apprentice (Fixed Term Contract)
AMAZON UK SERVICES LTD.
London, EC1A 2FD
Closes on Friday 31 January
Posted on 1 November 2024
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Summary
Are you passionate about protecting critical systems and data from cyber threats? Do you thrive on solving complex problems and outsmarting malicious actors? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our elite team of cyber specialists as a Cyber Security Apprentice.
- Annual wage
- Competitive
- Training course
- Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, hours to be confirmed. 40 hours a week.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 15 September
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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6
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
In this role, you'll be at the forefront of safeguarding our organisation's digital assets, working alongside seasoned professionals to develop cutting-edge security solutions. You'll dive deep into the world of cyber security, mastering the latest techniques and technologies to detect, analyse, and mitigate potential vulnerabilities and threats.
Throughout your apprentice you'll learn to design, build, and configure secure networks, write and test secure code, analyse malware, and conduct ethical system reconnaissance. You'll develop a keen understanding of risk assessment, security management systems, and legal and regulatory compliance standards.
A day in the life can involve:
- Analysing network traffic and system logs to identify potential security breaches
- Conducting vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to uncover weaknesses
- Developing and implementing security policies and procedures - Investigating and responding to cyber incidents, working closely with incident response teams
- Staying up-to-date with the latest cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure secure system design and development.
Our cyber security team is a tight-knit group of passionate professionals dedicated to staying ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape. We foster a culture of continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, and mentorship, ensuring that you have the support and resources to grow and excel in your career.
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who enjoy problem-solving and critical thinking as you will need to analyse complex security challenges and devise innovative solutions to mitigate risk. You will need to have a meticulous and detailed oriented approach when it comes to tasks be able to work effectively with cross-functional teams to communicate technical findings to a variety of stakeholders. You need to be a curious person who has a passion for staying up-to-date with the latest cyber security trends as well as a flexible attitude and an ability to perform under pressure whilst prioritising tasks.
Here at Amazon, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Within this apprenticeship you’ll have the opportunity to learn by doing, putting newfound knowledge into practice every day. Our first-class coaching, tailored development opportunities, and challenging, rewarding work will empower you to reach new heights. If you’re a curious, ambitious learner eager to grow, this is your chance to unlock your full potential and build the future you envision.
You will gain a vast range of useful experiences and skills whilst working towards the BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Technical Professional Degree. As a working student your focus is to complete your studies in your 20% off the job time by learning and developing your skills, knowledge and behaviours to work towards successful graduation.
You will be set objectives and goals by your training provider and manager to support your studies. You will build your skills over a 42-month period, starting in September. These skills will help you develop personally and professionally. Your apprenticeship will be made up of classroom/virtual based training to cover knowledge, on-the-job training at your Amazon base location, online learning as well as mentoring from our experienced team members.
Where you’ll work
60 Holborn Viaduct
London
EC1A 2FD
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
Your training course
Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
Your training plan
- An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
More training information
- As well as learning key skills, you will be working towards the BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Technical Professional Degree.
- Training will be delivered in a mix of remote and face-to-face sessions.
- Each week Apprentices will be allocated time away from their day to day roles to work on their Apprenticeship studies.
- You will spend approximately 80% of your working week learning from skilled members of the team whilst supporting learning on the job.
- The apprenticeship will run for 42 months, at the end of which you will be eligible to apply for higher roles in relevant teams within Amazon or anywhere in the industry.
- This is the ideal opportunity to get valuable work-experience at Amazon, as well as gaining a relevant qualification funded by Amazon.
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- x5 including Maths and English (grade C/4) or above)
- 112 UCAS points (grade 112 UCAS points)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
This position will be based in a Corporate Office. We advise you to submit your application as soon as possible, as the roles will close once filled. We will be holding online assessments from November through to February, with assessment centres taking place between February and May.
About this company
Amazon offers a range of opportunities to suit candidates with different backgrounds, qualifications and career aspirations. That is why we believe it is the perfect place to learn new skills. We believe that building a culture that is welcoming and inclusive is integral to people doing their best work and is essential to what we can achieve as a company. We take steps to ensure our colleagues have a sense of belonging, value, and opportunity.
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Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Alongside extensive development of your technical skills, you will also grow your abilities in crucial complementary areas like organisation, prioritisation, data and problem-solving techniques, teamwork, communication, and presentation skills.
- Once you have successfully completed you will be able to apply for relevant roles across the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284751.
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Closes on Friday 31 January
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