Job Title: Cyber Security Technician
Actual Annual Salary: £28,859 - £31,111 (CLF Grade C) Based on hours and working weeks
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, All year-round
Additional role info: The primary location for this role is Digitech Studio School in Bristol, with regular travel to other academies as needed. Outside of these on-site responsibilities, the role offers flexibility to work remotely, supporting a balanced and adaptable working arrangement.
Provisional Start Date: June 2026 (Subject to completion of pre-employment checks)
Your opportunity to support and strengthen digital security across our Trust
We are seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented Cyber Security Technician to join the central IT team at Cabot Learning Federation. In this important role, you will help protect the Trust’s digital environment by implementing security measures, monitoring systems, and supporting colleagues to work safely and confidently across all our academies.
Working as part of the CLF Central ICT Operations team, you will collaborate closely with the Cyber Security Officer and wider ICT staff to maintain a resilient, secure, and compliant IT estate. This role offers the chance to contribute to trust‑wide improvements, respond to security incidents, and support ongoing projects that enhance the safeguarding of our digital infrastructure. You will play a key role in ensuring that technology continues to underpin high‑quality teaching, learning, and operational excellence across the Federation.
About you
You will have:
- Good literacy and numeracy skills, including GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above, or equivalent qualifications.
- Relevant qualifications such as a Level 3 IT or Cyber Security qualification, or certifications like CompTIA Security+ or Microsoft Security Fundamentals, with a willingness to continue professional development.
- A solid understanding of core cyber security principles, including basic networking, operating systems, Active Directory, and endpoint protection tools.
- Experience working within an IT support environment, with the ability to monitor alerts, follow escalation procedures, and assist with routine security incidents.
- Familiarity with hardware diagnostics, patching, switches, anti‑malware tools, virtualisation technologies, and Microsoft Server environments.
- Strong communication and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to support users, explain technical information clearly, and help promote cyber‑secure working habits across the Trust.
- A proactive, adaptable mindset, able to manage a busy workload, respond to changing priorities, and remain calm under pressure.
- A commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, inclusion, and continuous improvement, supporting education through secure, reliable, and effective technology.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification prior to submitting an application.
Why work in CLF’s Central IT Team?
As a Cyber Security Technician, you’ll be an important part of our Central IT Team, helping to deliver secure, reliable, and effective technology across the Trust. You’ll play a hands‑on role in strengthening our cyber security posture, supporting monitoring and incident response, and helping staff and students use technology safely. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop your technical skills, work with modern security tools, and contribute to a mission-driven organisation that prioritises digital safety in education.
We offer:
- The opportunity to support and enhance cyber security practices across a large multi‑academy trust.
- Flexible, hybrid working arrangements including time in our Bristol office, remote work, and on‑site support across academies.
- Access to professional development, training, and the chance to work toward industry‑recognised cyber security certifications.
- A collaborative and supportive team environment where knowledge sharing and learning are encouraged.
- The satisfaction of contributing to the digital safety of students, staff, and the wider school community.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 26 April 2026 @11.59pm
- Shortlisting: 27 April 2026
- Interviews: Week Commencing 04 May 2026
For an informal discussion about the role/to find out more, please email CLFs Recruitment Team directly (details can be found on the 'Contact Us' page on CLFs main website, or in the 'Application Instructions' section when applying).
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification (where applicable), prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.