2024 Cyber Engineering Apprentice – Level 6 Cyber Security Apprenticeship

Job Description

Job title: 2024 Cyber Engineering Apprentice – Level 6 Cyber Security Apprenticeship

Company: Thales

Job description: Location: Reading, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

2024 Cyber Engineering Apprentice

Level 6 Cyber Security Apprenticeship

Location: Reading

Are you looking for an employer who will sponsor you through a qualification, whilst providing valuable and exciting on-the-job experience within a global, innovative and industry leading organisation? If so, read on to explore what the Thales Apprenticeship program has to offer.

Our exciting Cyber Security Apprentice role will develop your cyber security skills to become a confident, positive and flexible security engineer with well-honed technical knowledge and skills to operate in a large engineering organisation. You will support the team to deliver cyber-secure solutions to deadlines and within budget on both information technology and operational technology systems.

As a Cyber Security Engineer Apprentice you will develop the key skills and experience in the following:

Cyber security assessments of customer infrastructure

Security testing of networks using industry standard software tools

Providing guidance on the secure configuration of network devices and operating systems

Developing security requirements that support the design of secure networks and products

Undertaking security research on systems and software

Audit of the effectiveness of an organisation’s security controls

Apprenticeship Programme:

Through our apprenticeship, you will be making the most of your talents, getting to understand cyber security from the ground up; and doing so with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry.

As a Cyber Security Apprentice you will be studying towards a Level 6 BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Technical Professional Degree Apprenticeship in partnership with Gloucestershire College and UWE. For the duration of this 4 year programme you will combine academic study with practical application, working within our cyber security team in Reading. As part of the apprenticeship you will work towards a level 4, level 5 and finally level 6 qualification which will be assessed primarily through coursework. The programme will conclude with an End Point Assessment to determine occupational competence prior to completion and the award of your degree.

This opportunity is available in Reading.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are motivated, committed and passionate to becoming an active member of the cyber-security teams in Thales. A self-starter who is able to manage their time, show initiative and has a genuine interest in cyber-security and Thales. Successful candidates will show self-discipline and an aspiration to achieve a Level 6 qualification.

You will also need:

• Candidates will need a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points at A level or an equivalent qualification e.g. BTEC DMM.
• They will also require 5 GCSEs grade 4-9 (A-C) including English and Maths.
• Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the 4 year programme.

Please note, assessment centres for shortlisted candidates will be held between February and May 2024. Induction week for all Graduate and Apprentices will run from Monday 2 September until Friday 6 September 2024.

Closing date: Our applications will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 11 February 2024, this is the only time we will be accepting applications this year. Please note we will be in contact by the end of February 2024 with details of next steps.

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales many of our roles are subject to security restrictions and, as a result, you may be limited to what you can work on within our business in relation to your place of birth and/or nationality.

As standard, all successful candidates must possess the permanent right to work in the UK, and will be required to go through Government security clearance at BPSS Level prior to starting with us and then to obtain full Security Clearance (SC) in line with the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) requirements.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. As part of the vetting process you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, eligibility to work in the UK, time spent abroad over the last 5 years, as well as employment and / or educational history.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please follow this link – .

In line with Thales’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact for mid to senior roles, or the for graduate and apprentice roles.

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Location: United Kingdom

Job date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 06:39:22 GMT

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