Junior Cyber Security Apprentice
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Company: SEASALT LIMITED
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Location: Cornwall, TR11 4SZ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £18,000.00 per year
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Sector: Digital
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Ref: NAS-2000039536
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Application Deadline Date: 24/07/2026
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Start Date: 31/07/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Days and shifts to be confirmed.
Brief Description
To support the protection of Seasalt systems, data, and infrastructure by monitoring security tools, responding to alerts, assisting with incident investigations and helping to maintain security controls.
Training to be Provided
Why choose our Cyber Security Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship?
The Cyber Security Engineer apprentice can help to design, build and test secure networks, security products or systems to help protect your organisation against cyber threats.
QA is a market leader in cyber security training, with a state-of-the-art immersive cyber gamified learning, giving apprentices a hands-on learning experience in simulating a real cyber threat.
QA's exclusive partnership with Circadence Corporation, the pioneer of the hands-on gamified learning platform Project Ares®, allows us to uniquely incorporate hands-on scenario training into our cyber security apprenticeships. The Project Ares platform offers a totally immersive experience, using automated features to support skills adoption with an in-game advisor, Athena, who advises our players through scenario-based challenges. The platform scenarios replicate the unpredictability and escalating levels of complexity that cyberattacks can present. It drives high levels of engagement through leaderboards and badges, elements used widely in the gaming world.
QA’s Cyber Security Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:
- Develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills in a safe but realistic environment
- Apply all of the acquired skills throughout the programme, with added scoring of players and opponent actions with replay for object assessment
- Take part in hands-on training and active-learning models that increase retention rates by 75% so that cyber apprentices can prepare for real-world challenges
Tools and technologies learned:
Apprentices will learn to use Project Ares, Python, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft PowerShell, Linux and AWS.
Future Prospects
90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.
Vacancy Detail
- Utilise security toolsets and dashboards to identify and monitor security vulnerabilities
- Take remedial action to address issues identified through vulnerability scans, penetration tests, monitoring and automated alerting
- Monitor industry sources to remain current with the threat landscape
- Schedule and apply security patches to our IT infrastructure and software solutions
- Monitor, respond and where appropriate escalate security incidents and service requests
- Conduct and report on periodic access reviews
- Maintain and improve IT documentation, processes, internal procedures and playbooks
- Maintain information security and data protection standards in line with all relevant legislation, regulation and company policies
Other Information
Entry requirements:
- An A-Level in ICT
- OR an International Baccalaureate at Level 3 in ICT
- OR a Level 3 apprenticeship in a similar subject
- 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.
If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.
For more information please visit the UK ENIC website.