Digital Apprentice - Cyber Security Analyst

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Reference number

462623

Salary

£27,302 \- £29,291
£27,302 \- £29,291 (Team Support grade)

£30,754 \- £34,997 (Executive Officer grade)

This post is considered a Group 1 post by UK Government’s Central Digital \& Data Office and therefore will include Group 1 DDaT allowance
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Other
Team Support (progression to Executive Officer grade following assessment)### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

WRA \- Strategy### Type of role

Digital### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Job share### Number of jobs available

1
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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We encourage flexible and hybrid working but although this role can be based anywhere, some office attendance is required depending on business need. This role is based in our Cardiff officeAbout the job
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Job summary

We’re responsible for Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But that’s not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales.

Join a place with purpose

You’ll join a team of 100\+ talented people from across 14 different professions. Our culture is best described as innovative, collaborative and kind. By working together, we’ll deliver a fair tax system for Wales.

Our people

You’ll be working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. From Operations, Policy, Digital and Data, HR, Communications to Finance – there’s a place for you in our friendly team.

You’ll be our greatest asset

You’ll be joining an inclusive organisation and be part of a team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard.

We’re recognised as one of the top organisations for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey. Inclusion and fairness are one of our strongest

areas, as well as pay and benefits – our People Survey results say it all!

We’re also recognised for being innovative and a digital, ‘cloud\-based’ organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working enabling a great work\-life balance.

More about working for us, our roles and our Corporate Plan 2025 \- 2028

Job description

Digital \& Technology skills are a core part of the WRA’s strategy. The WRA’s ambition is to have greater digital capability to manage its main business digital systems. The WRA is creating a small team of digital professionals that will design, build and implement WRA solutions. This digital apprentice role will be key in the advancement of this digital team.

Successful applicants will join 4 ½ year Digital Degree Apprenticeship Programme at University of South Wales studying a BSc (Honours) in Digital \& Technology Solutions – on the Cyber Security pathway. It's ideal for those people who want a degree but want to work at the same time.

The post holders will be integrated into the WRA digital teams and will undertake a wide variety of digital tasks including business analysis, cybersecurity assurance, and software development, testing, implementation and software design.

As a recently established organisation the WRA is entirely cloud based and uses leading edge software development practices. This is a unique opportunity to work in a cutting edge, challenging and rewarding software environment.

“It’s an exciting time to come and work for the Welsh Revenue Authority – we’re one of the first fully cloud based government organisations, and as we continue to develop digital services for devolved taxes we need to build up our Cyber Security capacity, and we’re looking to add a Digital Apprentice to our team. We’re not looking for someone with lots of experience or any particular qualifications, but we are looking for someone who’s interested in technology, who’s got potential for the future and who is willing to learn and help us build safe and secure systems fit for the future”

John Vinall \- Head of IT Operations and Security

Person specification

As you work through your training and build experience, you’ll work with our senior staff to learn the ropes and help provide the CyberSecurity service to the WRA. Below is the list of things your role will cover over the course of your employment here.

We don’t, of course, expect you to know how to do these things right now that’s what training is for! You’ll have a training path defined and will work over the first two years of the Apprenticeship to gain the skills required to perform these duties.

CyberSecurity:

• Assist in Monitoring Cyber Security Alerts \- Help monitor, triage and resolve daily security alerts, logs, and incident notifications.


• Support Vulnerability Management Activities – Help identifying, tracking, and helping to remediate vulnerabilities.


• Help with Cyber Awareness \& Phishing Readiness Activities \-Assist in maintaining the organisation’s cyber learning platform, supporting phishing simulations, user training, and helping drive cyber‑aware culture.


• Contribute to Security Documentation and Knowledge Bases \-Assist in maintaining cyber security runbooks, incident logs, configuration documentation, asset registers and alert playbooks.


• Shadow incident handling and SOC activity – observe investigations, alerts and incident calls to understand how real incidents unfold.


• First responder training – work with our cybersecurity partners to undergo first responder training and the basics of digital evidence preservation and investigation.


• Participate in Disaster Recovery and Continuity exercises \- Help prepare for and support DR‑related tasks such as updating documentation, validating processes, or assisting during testing of cyber‑related recovery plans.


• Work across the Digital Teams on cross\-functional security tasks \- Support collaboration across IT Ops, Data, Governance, and Development teams — for example assisting with secure configuration checks, access reviews, and small remediation activities.

The most important thing you’ll be doing in this role, of course, is learning. You’ll have an interest in technology in general and a desire to learn how the CyberSecurity world operates. We’ll expect you to attend your University course, pass your exams, and develop your skills – with the expectation that you’ll continue to grow into a valuable and integral part of the Digital team at the WRA.

Candidate Information Session

If this seems like a role you’d be interested in, join us for our virtual Candidate Information Sessions. You’ll meet the Line Manager, get an overview of the role as well a feeling for what it’s like to work at the WRA. We’ll also talk through our benefits and provide helpful tips for your application with us. Please register for one of the sessions below:

*Register here for 11\.30am on 27th May:* Business Wales Events Finder \- Candidate Information Session \- Digital Apprentice \- Cyber Security Analyst

*Register here for 15\.00pm on 27th May:* Business Wales Events Finder \- Candidate Information Session \- Digital Apprentice \- Cyber Security Analyst1

Qualifications

Eligibility for University \- BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions (Cyber Security) \- University of South Wales

Typical A\-Level Offer

BCC \- CDD (this is equivalent to 104\-80 UCAS tariff points).

Typical Welsh BACC Offer

Pass the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma with Grade C/D in the Skills Challenge Certificate and BC \- CD at A Level (this is equivalent to 104\-80 UCAS tariff points).

Typical BTEC Offer

BTEC Extended Diploma Distinction Merit Merit \- Merit Merit Pass (this is equivalent to 112\-80 UCAS tariff points).

Typical IB Offer

Pass the International Baccalaureate Diploma with higher grades of between 655\-445 (this is equivalent to 112\-80 UCAS tariff points)

Additional Requirements

GCSEs: The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English at Grade C or above, or their equivalent but consideration is given to individual circumstances

Equivalent international qualifications are acceptable. In general, international applicants will need to have achieved an overall IELTS grade of 6\.0 with a minimum score of 5\.5 in each component.### Languages

We’ve undertaken an objective assessment of the Welsh language skills needed to undertake the duties of this role. For this role:

Welsh language skills \- Welsh skills are not essential. This means that you do not need Welsh language skills to undertake this role and these skills won’t be assessed during the recruitment process. How\-ever, we actively encourage all staff to learn, or improve their Welsh language skills and offer a range of opportunities to suit everyone.Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £27,302, Welsh Revenue Authority contributes £7,909 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.* 31 days annual leave \+ Bank holidays, and 2 Privilege days

• Flexible and hybrid working


• Generous employer pension schemes with a contribution of upto 28\.97%


• Tusker car scheme


• Vivup Cycle2Work and advances of salary for season Travel Tickets


• Lifestyle Benefits offering discounts on shopping, restaurants and entertainment


• Wellbeing hour each week


• Access to subsidised sports groups


• Generous family\-friendly leave policies


• Free Welsh language courses and time off to learn


• Access to a range of staff diversity networks


• Free counselling and support service via our Vivup Employee Assistance Programme and Your Care Health platform


• A thrivi

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