Cyber Consultancy Degree Apprentice

About us:

Leonardo develops multi-domain capabilities in the Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. They play a prominent role in major international strategic programmes and is a trusted technological partner of governments, defence agencies, institutions and enterprises.

Get to know Leonardo
Working in Leonardo today means developing the most advanced technologies in the strategic sector of Aerospace, Defence and Security, in one of the mayor companies worldwide that makes innovation the main driver of its development.

The opportunity:

Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-4yrs across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training, coupled with on-the-job learning that enables you to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge that sets up the best start to your career. We offer competitive entry salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, with salary increases as you progress.

Whether leaving School or College with GCSEs/Standards, A ‘Levels/Highers (or equivalent) or in work and looking for a new career path, you are fully supported as you rotate within the business working on real-time projects alongside highly skilled professionals who are passionate about their work.

We support helping you settle into your new location ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. There is a member of our Apprentice team at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning as well as opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects, enhancing many aspects of each programme.

Programme Description

We are currently expanding our Bristol-based Cyber Security Consulting Team and are recruiting Cyber Security Degree Apprentices. You must be a team player with a passion for all things IT, enthusiasm for cyber security, and the drive to play a crucial role in supporting the delivery of cyber security services to our external customers and in-house teams. This role provides a unique opportunity to work on leading-edge cyber security projects that directly impact the UK's security.

You will report to a Senior Cyber Security Consultant, with guidance from the Head of Consulting, and develop your skills and knowledge while providing cyber security support to various customer projects and working on your own assigned development project.

As a Cyber Security Degree Apprentice, you will work alongside experienced IT professionals, helping to identify and mitigate potential security risks, analyse security threats, and develop solutions to protect our customers' systems and data. During your apprenticeship, you will work toward completing a Cyber Security degree, gaining comprehensive exposure to various aspects of the field.

Key Skills:

  • A passion for cyber security and a keen interest in IT
  • Awareness of the different types of cyber threats
  • Excellent IT skills, including knowledge of computer networks, operating systems, software, hardware, and security
  • Great teamwork skills and the ability to manage your time effectively
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritise workloads

Key Responsibility Areas

The primary role of a Cyber Security Degree Apprentice is to apply your knowledge of cyber threats, hazards, risks, controls, and mitigation techniques to protect organisations and individuals.

  • On the technical side, you may work on security design and architecture, security testing, and response investigations.
  • On the risk analysis side, you may focus on operations, governance, and compliance.

You will work to achieve security outcomes in a legal and regulatory context, gaining hands-on experience with information security and delivering solutions that fulfil organisational requirements. You’ll also learn how to defend against attack techniques, manage risks, and build security cases as you prepare for a career as a future Cyber Security Consultant.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

  • 3 x A levels (Grade A-C) (or equivalent)
  • Mandatory: Mathematics and either Physics or a Technology/Engineering subject
  • AND another STEM subject

Plus

  • 5 GCSE grades 9 - 4 or grades A*-C or equivalent,
  • Mandatory: English Language, Maths and a Science subject Plus 2 subjects

We will also accept a BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering instead of A levels, but require attendance of the maths bridging course. We consider each application individually in consultation with our partnering university.

Please note that you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance to apply. Typically, this requires a minimum of 5 years of permanent residency in the UK.

Life at Leonardo:

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

  • Flexible Working: Flexible hours with possibility of hybrid working options.
  • Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
  • Holidays: 25 days' plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
  • Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
  • Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
  • Lifestyle:  Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
  • Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
  • Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
  • Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

At Leonardo, we are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and innovation. We believe that a diverse workforce leads to greater creativity and opportunities for growth. Join us, and you will find Leonardo a rewarding place to work!

We recruit on a rolling basis so don’t delay – these roles attract high competition so APPLY NOW to avoid disappointment.

Please note that in order to apply for this opportunity you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance. Normally this is to the level of Security Check (typically known as “SC”) for our business which includes having a minimum of 5 years permanent residency in the UK.

At Leonardo, we are strongly committed to supporting all our people, and, as society and the environment we work in changes, our approach to Inclusion and Diversity continues to evolve and adapt to reflect this.

A culture of inclusion goes on to create an environment for greater collaboration, innovation and opportunities to develop as an organisation. If you are willing and able to commit to giving your best performance, you will find Leonardo a very rewarding place to work!

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