Apprentice Cyber Security Analyst

**Employer description:**

The University of Salford is a red brick public research university in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 1 mile west of Manchester city centre.The University of Salford has a great reputation both nationally and globally.

**Overview:**

You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience as you complete a Level 4 Cyber Security Risk Analyst Apprenticeship.

**Salary:**

£20,546 per annum.

**Responsibilities**:

- Proactively contribute to the development and operation of Information Security governance, capabilities, standards, methods, and procedures that will improve the security and control of the organisation.
- Assist in handling security incidents and requests having a perceived security impact, including investigation of network and platform specific security issues.Support the Head of Information Security in the coordination of responses to major incidents.
- Identify improvements to network topology and operations and challenge existing and proposed technical designs and solutions to increase the organisation’s overall assurance.
- Identify security incidents and potential security threats ensuring specific information is communicated to senior stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Maintain an understanding of business needs, processes, and dependencies to be better able to prepare for and respond to cyber security incidents.
- Identify, research, and communicate threat, vulnerability, and exploitability information to relevant stakeholders.
- Identify and drive improvements to business practices that result in incidents and requests that are challenging from a security perspective.
- Document exceptions to policy and assist in operating the exceptions escalation and approval processes. Maintain a registry of exceptions and continuously track them.
- Engage in security related operations such as Patch Monitoring and Vulnerability Scanning as well as playing a role in maintaining various security related registers and records. This includes management reporting of findings and proposing improvementsto technology, processes and working practices.
- Support a regular penetration testing schedule including inputting to the development of test scopes, facilitation and coordination of testing, and remediation of test findings.
- Support information security colleagues at relevant governance forums and committees, assisting with the preparation and delivery of management information as required.
- Maintain awareness of current security technologies and trends and use this knowledge to recommend corrective measures to enhance the University’s security posture.

**Desirable skills and experience**:

- Information security
- Information assurance
- Security Operations
- Incident Management
- Threat Intelligence

**Personal qualities**:

- Takes accountability to?make things happen and?see things through for the?benefit of the University?and its students.?
- Creates a better future through a constant focus on improvement and innovation.?
- Courageously navigates new situations and boldly decides, acts and challenges whilst supporting others to do the same.

**Desired**:

- Working towards a degree or equivalent professional qualification.

**Entry requirements:**

The entry requirements for this programme are as follows:

- An A Level in ICT
- OR an International Baccalaureate at Level 3 in ICT
- OR a BTEC Extended Diploma in IT (180 credits)

You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.

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**Benefits**:

- Rewarded with an excellent University pension
- A discounted gym membership

**Future prospects**:
Opportunities for progression and development within the wider departments at the University.

**Important Information:**

QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.

To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.