North Lanarkshire Council

A 4-year Graduate Apprenticeship combining paid work and a university degree in Cyber Security while supporting information security, risk management, and cyber resilience for North Lanarkshire Council.Would you like the opportunity to combine your educational studies to achieve a degree in cyber security with work-based learning and development? We have an exciting opportunity to work alongside our Information Risk and Assurance Team earning as you learn.Why join us? North Lanarkshire is Scotland’s fourth largest authority by population and is perfectly situated in the heart of Scotland’s central belt with great transport links making this the perfect place to live and work! We have a detailed plan setting the direction to deliver an ambitious growth and development programme, making North Lanarkshire the place to live, learn, work and invest. Information, and by extension information security, is crucial to bringing our plans to fruition.Working in local government means your work has a direct impact on people’s lives—from protecting citizen data to ensuring uninterrupted delivery of essential services. This is your chance to build a meaningful career while serving your community.Joining our team you will have the opportunity to build a career with an employer who offers a generous package of terms and conditions and promotes work-life balance and wellbeing amongst its employees. With a generous annual leave entitlement and access to a variety of flexible working options and initiatives, North Lanarkshire Council could be the place for you.Working with us you will share our ambition for our communities and join us in delivering a service which supports these ambitions and the priorities of the Council.Our Trainee (Graduate Apprenticeship) in Cyber Security is designed for highly motivated individuals who want to pursue a career in cyber security. As a Trainee you will receive formal training in addition to on-the-job training to enable you to gain the skills and qualifications needed to drive our ambition forward. You will be part of our Information Risk and Assurance Team within the Legal, Democratic and Strategy dealing with a broad range of information security assurance functions and be provided the opportunity to spend time in various specialist areas to develop your knowledge and skills.Throughout your training you will support the work of the Information Risk and Assurance Team. This includes:Developing plans to respond to cyber security incidentsSupporting vulnerability assessments and risk management activitiesHelp implement and maintain security controls aligned to best practice (e.g. Cyber Essentials, NIST Cyber Resiliency Framework)Contribute to awareness campaigns to improve staff cyber resilienceSupport audits, compliance activities, and reportingWork with IT teams to implement system and network security controlsYou will study at university on a day release basis, for 4 years, to attain a BA(Hons) in Cyber Security. You will be provided with time off to attend university, study time and you will also be supported by a work-based mentor. This is a great opportunity to earn a salary immediately whilst you are studying and there is no cost to you for the training you will receive.You will be joining a service which strives for excellence in service delivery. Your excellent communication skills, teamwork and client focused approach will ensure you provide a professional service.This post represents an exciting and challenging opportunity for a highly motivated individual, aged 16 years and over with a minimum of 4 Highers (with at least two graded B or higher). Applicants will also require English and Mathematics at National 5 level. *Applicants who are awaiting awards for Highers in August 2026 are invited to apply however any offer will be subject to the achievement and award at the required grade.The Graduate Apprentice programme combining both work and study will require applicants to have excellent time management skills and requires a high degree of commitment from the candidate to complete the four-year programme. It would be advantageous to your application to give examples of what makes you the best candidate for this opportunity, with reference to the attached employee specification.We operate a hybrid model of office based, home based and site-based working, with our main office in Civic Centre, Motherwell. You will be predominantly office based, always allowing you access to support.

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