Graduate Security Analyst

Salary:

30252 GBP Annual

Pension:

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Please refer to the Civil Service Pensions website for more information.

Type:

Full time

Fixed Term:

24 Months

**Please note: The advert will close at 11:59PM the night before the listed closing date.**

SLC offer a blended working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.

Your Future Starts here

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989 we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure accurate and efficient assessment payment and repayment services.

Our Values

Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:

• Honesty: We act with integrity and transparency sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.
• Empowerment: We enable people to take initiative make impactful decisions and continuously learn and grow.
• Accountability: We deliver on commitments own our successes and mistakes and strive for quality outcomes.
• Respect: We value diverse perspectives actively listen and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.
• Trust: We collaborate across teams build dependable relationships and work as one to deliver for our customers.
  

These values are more than wordsthey guide our decisions shape our collaborations and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.


About the role

The Security department at SLC brings together a wide range of specialist teams all working collectively to safeguard the organisation from threats and to protect SLCs technical infrastructure and data at every level.

As a Graduate Cyber Security Analyst youll play an important role in supporting daytoday operational activity contributing to continuous improvement work and helping deliver key projects within Security or across wider business initiatives. As part of this 24month rotational programme youll gain handson exposure to critical business activities while developing core skills aligned to Cyber Security.

If youre driven by problemsolving excited by technology and motivated by helping protect systems and data that millions rely on this programme is designed for you.

Through a mix of structured learning and real onthejob experience youll build strong technical knowledge develop professional confidence and contribute meaningfully to strengthening SLCs security posture.

During the programme youll rotate through six specialist teams Security Operations Engineering Governance Assurance Identity and Risk giving you unparalleled exposure to the full breadth of modern security disciplines. This rotational experience will help you understand how each area works together to defend the organisation and manage threats proactively.

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore diverse security specialisms before deciding where you want to build your career while working in an environment that takes your development seriously.

Youll collaborate closely with experienced professionals receive ongoing coaching and mentorship and take part in activities that support and enhance SLCs security capabilities across the organisation.

What you bring:

Essential

• Degree-level qualificationin Cyber Security Networkingor related field at 2.2 and above anticipated by Summer 2026 or gained within the last two years
• Ability to;
  • communicate and collaborate effectively with colleagues and customers by actively listening and delivering quality information timely
  • manage interpret and use data to support decision making and drive effective outcomes
  • use digital tools and technologies to communicate access information and solve problems
  • identify assess and manage risks to minimise potential impacts
  • demonstrate readiness to new ways of working and remain effective in ambiguous situations while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• A clear interest in Cyber and Information Security
• Awareness of common security threats and the importance of common security concepts (RBAC Encryption Secure Protocols Vulnerability Management Logging and Monitoring etc) via education or experience
• Understanding and basic experience of infrastructure systems administration (UNIX Windows) and common Networking protocols via education or experience
• Awareness of security frameworks and standards such as CAF NIST PCI DSS and OWASP via education or experience
• Effective problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to follow documented procedures and contribute to technical documentation

Desirable

• Internship or placement experience in a related field
• Industry recognised certifications relating to Information Security cloud services or networking
• Membership with a relevant professional body (e.g. ISC2 ISACA BSC)

• Ability to triage escalate and remediate security incident based on criticality
• An understanding of a wide range of security controls such as PAM NAC IAM XDR etc
• Understanding of cloud platforms and their security features (AWS Azure)
• Understanding of laws regulations policies and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy
• Awareness of Risk Management methodologies and risk assessment techniques e.g. risk appetite gap analysis control identification and implementation

Further Information

We will be hosting two information webinars for candidates who would like to know more about the Security programme and the recruitment process. If you would like to attend please register for one of the sessions below;

Thursday 5th February 4.30pm-5.30pm

Tuesday 24th February 4.00pm-5.00pm

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity paternity and adoption
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers cycle to work scheme access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships and an optional dental insurance scheme
• To find out whats its like to work at Student Loans Company click here SLC Careers

The Legal Bits

Well need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history criminal record check credit reference check and fraud check.

SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail please email .

Sound good If so please apply below and a member of our dedicated Recruitment Team will be in touch!