Cyber Security Apprentice - Cirencester, United Kingdom - St. James's Place

St. James's Place
St. James's Place
Verified Company
Cirencester, United Kingdom

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Who We Are
People have always been at the heart of St.

James's Place, we value long-term relationships, and we are a home for people who care about the future - financially, environmentally and socially.

These core values have enabled us to become a leading FTSE 100 Wealth Management company.


Our Apprenticeship Programme is a fantastic alternative to university and a unique opportunity to complete a funded and supported qualification whilst you work within one of our divisions, gaining both valuable work experience and ongoing training as well as immersing yourself in our inclusive and collaborative culture.

This structured development path is delivered alongside support from your line manager and the wider business.

You will be an apprentice with us for one year and then you will be in a position to take a role within your chosen division.


Location:
Cirencester


Salary:
£20,830


NB:

Assessment centres for this vacancy will be run on 26 February 2024 so please ensure you are provisionally available to attend.**As an Apprentice in the Cyber Security team, you will study towards a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship through the University of Gloucestershire.

You will begin the qualification whilst on the apprenticeship programme, and then study for a further two years after to complete your degree.


Over the course of the 3 years of study, you will be exposed to all teams within Cyber Security which include Security Assurance, Supply Assurance, Security Engineering, Security Architecture and more.

This gives you the brilliant opportunity to understand what element of Cyber Security you enjoy most and where you may like to specialise.


What you'll be doing:


The Cyber Security Team at SJP is a small team of 8, responsible for protecting the reputation and resilience of St.

James's Place, to prevent significant malicious disruption to our business objectives and to ensure we remain within our security and resilience risk appetite whilst we move to become more digital.


The team ensures SJP can operate as a business by making systems secure, building relationships internally and with 3rd parties, maturing influence within SJP, feeding what we see and what we experience up to the Board and helping the direction that SJP takes to ensure clients information is kept safe.

Working in the Cyber Security team is challenging but rewarding.

Typical day to day responsibilities may include:

  • Gain a basic understanding of Cyber Security.
  • Take responsibility for running and presenting on reports (ie vulnerability management scans).
  • Liaising with business areas to rectify vulnerabilities.
  • Managing incidents.
  • Collecting data to support security testing activities, working with other technology teams to gather the information.
  • Assessing threat intelligence reports and making recommendations.

Who we're looking for:


We are looking for someone with an interest of basic knowledge of cyber security, who is willing to learn and progress within the profession and undertake the degree-level qualification.


Required skills to be successful:

  • Great analytical skills.
  • Strong communication
- written and verbal.

  • Selfmotivated and interested in learning and taking on a challenge.

Special requirements:
Please be aware that this position is a Certification role under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.


Flexible Working
We understand that employees work best in different ways, at different times and in different environments.

We value all of our employees and appreciate that everyone is unique, and at one of many stages within their career.

Recognising this, we have introduced a hybrid working policy to provide greater flexibility for part-time work, job-sharing, remote working, and flexibility on hours.

Our people are encouraged to work in a flexible way that suits their lifestyle where it can be accommodated, so please ask the question and start a conversation


Why work for us?

Our Rewards
In addition to an attractive salary and eligibility to participate in the discretionary annual bonus opportunities, you will also receive an excellent benefits package including:

  • Non-Contributory Pension
  • 10% (increasing with length of service) with further pension matching
  • Significant protection benefits with real value, such as 10X life cover, PHI, and critical illness.
  • Outstanding terms and conditions including 6 months paid parental leave.
  • Private Medical and Dental Insurance
  • 28 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (based on fulltime equivalent) with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
  • Discretionary bonus scheme dependent on company and personal performance, varied by level
  • Not applicable to fixed term contracts (standard uplift applies in lieu of the protection benefits)

Our Culture


Our culture is the glue that binds us together - It's one of our biggest assets and one of the biggest reasons for our success.

It's underpinned by co
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