Trainee Compliance Analyst

**About Advantio**

Established in 2009, Advantio maintains an extensive team of consultants and security testing experts to provide digital security and assurance to its customers. Originally established as a payment compliance market leader, Advantio has grown from an established and leading payment security and compliance organisation in Europe to develop its comprehensive Cyber Security and Managed Security Services expertise - offering consultancy, products, and services to support organisations to first understand or their own cyber security related business risks and then by providing suitable and affordable solutions to manage those risks effectively and to remediate against threats proportionately.

**Why Advantio?**

Upon joining the Advantio family, you become an Advantioer We are committed to ensuring all Advantioers achieve their professional goals, which is why we provide an effective learning and development programme tailored to meet your goals and aimed at enabling you to become successful during a long and prosperous career at Advantio.

Within our Academy concept, you will work with junior colleagues and peers through to industry experts, supported by a combination of structured online, face-to-face, and on-the-job training and, where necessary, by undertaking industry-recognised certification. In addition to this we can also provide the following benefits.
- Learning and Development pathway
- An assigned Mentor and formalized Training Programme
- Shadowing and observing opportunities
- An annual commitment of at least 100 hours for your continuing professional development
- Competitive salary - depending on experience
- Company Healthcare Plan
- Performance-based bonus scheme
- Remote/hybrid working model - work from (almost) anywhere
- Home working equipment and funding support
- Onsite gym and relaxation room*
- Daily lunch vouchers*
- _Where regional location supports the initiative._

**Role Mission**

To learn, grow and develop your skills and competencies in your new cybersecurity career as a Trainee Compliance Analyst.

You will follow a training programme in the information security field to learn standards and gain the technical skills necessary to support and eventually deliver security consultancy engagements for clients within financial services and payment card industries, such as:

- Information Security Assessments based on PCI standards, SWIFT CSP, PSD2
- GAP Analysis on a client entity's security posture
- Policy and Procedure reviews

**Key Responsibilities**
- Begin growing consultancy skills and competencies within a wider team.
- Get to know industry standards, best practice, and soak up the experience from our mentors.
- Support other team members, by participating in challenging but rewarding information/cyber security projects.
- Assist with the analysis, documentation, and key remediation actions as directed by your supervisor.
- Deliver tasks or projects assigned to you to a high professional quality, on time and on budget - according to your supervisor's requirements.
- Get to know the tools, techniques, and methodologies to carry out your role effectively.
- Participate in discussions around vulnerabilities, technologies, new threats and trends in the cybersecurity industry.
- Shape a future career and learn how strengths might align to a Career Pathway.

**Skills Required**:

- Fluency in both verbal and written Italian.
- Fluency in both verbal and written English - or currently undergoing English language training.
- Understanding of computer technologies.
- Basic knowledge of computer networks (Firewall, Switch, router, OSI model, etc.).
- Basic technical knowledge of information security, cloud environments, cryptography.
- Understanding of typical cybersecurity principles: Data Protection, Confidentiality-Integrity-Availability, Threats, and Vulnerabilities.

**Preferred**
- Pursuing and/or holds a Degree level or higher diploma qualification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or equivalent recognised qualification in a related field.
- Cybersecurity training bootcamp or work experience in a related field.
- Understanding of the PCI family of information security standards, OWASP, NIST, GDPR, etc.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities, work in teams, achieve established goals and objectives, and communicate progress in a timely manner.
- Must be analytical, innovative, pays strong attention to detail.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills.

**Core Competencies**
- Enjoys finding and plugging gaps, interested in risk, and has an urge to help people by protecting data.
- Pursuing an active interest in cybersecurity as either a hobby or potential career option
- Teamwork and success oriented
- Task/goal oriented
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Learning attitude.

**Advantio Core Values**
- _Harmony, always strive to create harmony_
- _Openness, alwa