Cyber Security Apprentice

Mizuho; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training pathway

Job summary

Mizuho is offering an entry-level Level 4 Cyber Security Apprenticeship in London, designed for those starting a career in cyber security with no prior experience. The programme includes a dedicated training pathway with a Level 4 Cyber Security Technologist apprenticeship via BPP and extensive on-the-job learning.

Apprentices will gain hands-on experience in monitoring activities, risk and compliance support, and incident response while collaborating with Cyber Security and IT teams across the

Qualifications

• 2-3 A Levels in STEM subjects (grade C or above).
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cyber security monitoring activities, including reviewing alerts and system information under supervision.
• Support basic cyber risk and compliance activities, including evidence gathering and documentation updates.
• During security incidents, help record information, update logs and follow incident response processes.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security colleagues and IT teams to understand the wider technology and risk environment.

Skills

Analytical skills

Logical

Education

2-3 A Levels in STEM subjects (grade C or above)

Job description

This Cyber Security Apprentice role is an entry-level position within the Cyber Security / CISO function. It is designed for someone starting their career in cyber security, with no prior cyber security experience required.

Training course Cyber security technologist (2021) (level 4)

Hours Monday to Friday, usual office hours. 37 hours a week

Monday 2 November 2026

Duration

2 years

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands on experience.

What you'll do at work

As a Level 4 Cyber Security Apprentice, you'll gain hands on experience assisting with cyber security monitoring activities, including reviewing alerts, reports and system information under supervision. You will support basic cyber risk and compliance activities, including evidence gathering, documentation updates and follow up of agreed actions.

During security incidents, you will support the Cyber Security team by helping to record information, update logs and follow agreed response processes. Furthermore, you will work collaboratively with Cyber Security colleagues and other IT teams to build understanding of the wider technology and risk environment.

Where you'll work

30 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AU

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Training course

Cyber security technologist (2021) (level 4)

• Discover vulnerabilities in a system by using a mix of research and practical exploration.
• Analyse and evaluate security threats and hazards to a system or service or processes. Use relevant external source of threat intelligence or advice (e.g. National Cyber Security Centre) Combine different sources to create an enriched view of cyber threats and hazards.
• Research and investigate common attack techniques and relate these to normal and observed digital system behaviour and recommend how to defend against them. Interpret and demonstrate use of external source of vulnerabilities (e.g. OWASP, intelligence sharing initiatives, open source).
• Undertake security risk assessments for simple systems without direct supervision and propose basic remediation advice in the context of the employer.
• Source and analyse security cases and describe what threats, vulnerability or risks are mitigated and identify any residual areas of concern.
• Analyse employer or customer requirements to derive security objectives and taking account of the threats and overall context develop a security case which sets out the proposed security measures in the context with reasoned justification.
• Identify and follow organisational policies and standards for information and cyber security and operate according to service level agreements or other defined performance targets.
• Configure, deploy and use computer, digital network and cyber security technology.
• Recommend improvements to the cyber security posture of an employer or customer based on research into future potential cyber threats and considering threat trends.
• Write program code or scripts to meet a given design requirement in accordance with employers' coding standards.
• Identify cyber security threats relevant to a defined context.
• Accurately, objectively and concisely record and report the appropriate cyber security information, including in written reports within a structure or template provided.
• Design, build, test and troubleshoot a network incorporating more than one subnet with static and dynamic routes, to a given design requirement without supervision. Provide evidence that the system meets the design requirement.
• Analyse security requirements given (functional and non-functional security requirements that may be presented in a security case) against other design requirements (e.g. usability, cost, size, weight, power, heat, supportability etc.) for a given system or product. Identify conflicting requirements and propose, with reasoning, resolution through appropriate trade-offs.
• Design and build, systems in accordance with a security case within broad but generally well-defined parameters. This should include selection and configuration of typical security hardware and software components. Provide evidence that the system has properly implemented the security controls required by the security case.
• Design systems employing encryption to meet defined security objectives. Develop and implement a plan for managing the associated encryption keys for the given scenario or system.
• Use tools, techniques and processes to actively prevent breaches to digital system security.
• Configure digital system monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. SIEM tools), taking account of threat & vulnerability intelligence, indicators of compromise.
• Conduct cyber-risk assessments against an externally (market) recognised cyber security standard using a recognised risk assessment methodology.
• Develop information security policies or processes to address a set of identified risks, for example from security audit recommendations.
• Develop information security policies within a defined scope to take account of legislation and regulation relevant to cyber security.
• Take an active part in a security audits against recognised cyber security standards, undertake gap analysis and make recommendations for remediation.
• Develop plans for local business continuity for approval within defined governance arrangements for business continuity.
• Assess security culture using a recognised approach.
• Design and implement a simple ‘security awareness’ campaign to address a specific aspect of a security culture.
• Develop plans for incident response for approval within defined governance arrangements for incident response.
• Integrate and correlate information from various sources (including log files from different sources, digital system monitoring tools, Secure Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools, access control systems, physical security systems) and compare to known threat and vulnerability data to form a judgement based on evidence with reasoning that the anomaly represents a digital system security breach.
• Recognise anomalies in observed digital system data structures (including by inspection of network packet data structures) and digital system behaviours (including by inspection of protocol behaviours) and by inspection of log files and by investigation of alerts raised by automated tools including SIEM tools.
• Undertake root cause analysis of events and make recommendations to reduce false positives and false negatives.
• Manage local response to non-major incidents in accordance with a defined procedure.
• Discover vulnerabilities in a system by using a mix of research and practical exploration.
• Analyse and evaluate security threats and hazards to a system or service or processes. Use relevant external source of threat intelligence or advice (e.g. National Cyber Security Centre) Combine different sources to create an enriched view of cyber threats and hazards.
• Research and investigate common attack techniques and relate these to normal and observed digital system behaviour and recommend how to defend against them. Interpret and demonstrate use of external source of vulnerabilities (e.g. OWASP, intelligence sharing initiatives, open source).
• Undertake security risk assessments for simple systems without direct supervision and propose basic remediation advice in the context of the employer.
• Source and analyse security cases and describe what threats, vulnerability or risks are mitigated and identify any residual areas of concern.
• Analyse employer or customer requirements to derive security objectives and taking account of the threats and overall context develop a security case which sets out the proposed security measures in the context with reasoned justification.
• Identify and follow organisational policies and standards for information and cyber security and operate according to service level agreements or other defined performance targets.
• Configure, deploy and use computer, digital network and cyber security technology.
• Recommend improvements to the cyber security posture of an employer or customer based on research into future potential cyber threats and considering threat trends.
• Write program code or scripts to meet a given design requirement in accordance with employers' coding standards.
• Identify cyber security threats relevant to a defined context.
• Accurately, objectively and concisely record and report the appropriate cyber security information, including in written reports within a structure or template provided.
• A structured training pathway resulting in a Level 4 Cyber Security Technologist apprenticeship via BPP.
• Professional training covering cyber security concepts, laws and regulations, networking, operating systems, risk assessment, security management systems, security architectures, incident response and service management.

Requirements

2-3 A Levels in STEM subjects (grade C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Analytical skills
• Logical

About this employer

Mizuho is not your typical financial institution.

We offer a fantastic opportunity to gain experience within a global investment bank, working on real projects, whilst developing a strong professional network within a bank that prides itself on its inclusive, cooperative and friendly company culture.

We offer the best of both worlds - the feeling of a boutique work environment within a global organisation. Our steady growth in EMEA gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a small firm or an established giant could offer alone.

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition.This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme.You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

There is a clear pathway for future career progression within Cyber Security and the wider Mizuho organisation.

Closes on Friday 16 October 2026

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Mizuho-GRB Recruitment Team

The reference code for this apprenticeship isVAC2000049309.