Cyber Security Technologist

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom BDO UK Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Cyber Security Technologist to join our team at BDO UK. As a Cyber Security Technologist, you will play a key role in implementing technical, procedural, and physical controls to monitor, detect, and respond to a wide range of cyber security threats.

Key Responsibilities

  • Pen testing and vulnerability management of clients' environments
  • Constantly learning any developing attack methods
  • Keep up with the latest offensive security technologies, approaches, standards, and methodologies
  • Research and development of automation and AI
  • Continuous professional and personal development

Qualifications and Skills

5 x GCSEs or equivalents

N/A, any technical experience is an advantage

Personal Qualities

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values, and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

Future Prospects

The role offers a permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship, depending on performance.

Training to be Provided

Firebrand's sector-leading Level 4 Cyber Security Technologist 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 Cyber Security Technologist 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.

Firebrand's course is delivered online (online live instructor-led). 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


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