EU Cybersecurity Analyst

The demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals is exploding across Europe. As organizations face increasingly sophisticated threats, stricter regulations and rising financial risks, protecting information systems has become both a strategic priority and a shared responsibility across sectors.

 

Yet while job opportunities multiply, there remains a critical skills shortage. That’s where our EU Cybersecurity Analyst reskilling program comes in: aligned with the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF), built in partnership with CompTIA, under the Industry-Academia Network of the European Cybersecurity Skills Academy.

 

Cybersecurity Analysts: what are their responsibilities?

Cybersecurity professionals are instrumental in safeguarding organizations from cyber threats and ensuring their success. Your role as a cybersecurity professional can cover several domains, often blending, depending on your job and the team's structure:

• On the offensive side:
  Penetration testers and ethical hackers are here to identify vulnerabilities in systems, simulate cyber attacks to test the effectiveness of security measures, and provide recommendations to improve resilience.
  See ECSF role: Penetration tester
• On the defensive side:
  SOC Analysts and incident responders typically monitor and defend networks against security threats, analyze security breaches, and ensure the integrity of information systems.
  See ECSF role: Cyber Incident Responder
• Governance-wise:
  GRC analysts – for Governance, Risk, and Compliance – ensure that the organization properly manages risks, follows governance standards, and complies with regulations.
  See ECSF role: Cybersecurity Risk Manager

 

As a junior cybersecurity analyst reskilling from an IT background, you might contribute across all these domains to varying degrees depending on your team’s needs. This is why our program develops competencies spanning these ECSF roles, giving you the practical skills to support expert teams from day one while preparing you to specialize as you grow.

 

What skills will you learn during this training?

Our program propels IT professionals directly into the heart of the cybersecurity arena. We will train you to be versatile, with operational competencies in the pivotal roles of SOC Analyst / Cyber Incident Responder for defensive security, Ethical Hacker / Penetration Tester for offensive security, and GRC Analyst / Risk Manager for governance, risks and compliance. 

 

General security concepts, security architecture, security operations, security program management & oversight, threats, vulnerabilities & mitigations: Our curriculum is meticulously mapped to the CompTIA Security+ certification, well aligned with the ECSF, ensuring both technical excellence and full compliance with European standards.

 

Through this program, you’ll acquire the practical skills and certifications employers expect from junior cybersecurity analysts across Europe. Over the course of this training program, we'll thus teach you a variety of skills, including how to:

• Raise employees’ awareness and commitment to cybersecurity
• Conduct a Web penetration test and share its results and recommendations
• Secure critical assets and infrastructure
• Automate recurrent activities by writing and running scripts in Python
• Investigate cybersecurity incidents and contain attacks
• Assess the compliance and risk level of a supplier

In addition to these technical skills, you’ll also learn transversal or "soft" skills, which will help you grow in your career.

This holistic approach ensures you will not just be a specialist in one domain but a fully-fledged junior cybersecurity analyst, prepared to tackle diverse challenges head-on.

 

The value for your employer and your career is twofold:

• Initially, you will bring an immediate proficiency in key cybersecurity activities, executing tasks efficiently, proactively, and reliably.
• As you grow in your role over time, you will already possess the foundational knowledge to specialize in any of the three core areas, aligning your skills with the evolving needs of your organization.

 

How will I learn at OpenClassrooms?

Our learning method is unique and revolves around two elements: professional projects and dedicated mentoring sessions.

Projects

At OpenClassrooms, learning is project-driven because that’s the fastest way to become proficient. Projects offer hands-on experience so you can hit the ground running when you start your new job.  

This path has nine projects that you’ll need to complete, one at a time. You’ll receive a detailed brief with the context, customer requirements, and additional details. Then it’s up to you to go and make it real! To do this, you’ll have to be creative, coming up with innovative solutions to the questions at hand.

Want to see an example of a project? Read our blog post here.

 

You'll practice real-world vulnerability scanning in dedicated online labs, specially designed for this bootcamp and powered by our partner Root-Me Pro.

 

Mentorship

During your path, you will be assigned a mentor who will offer one-to-one support via weekly video conference sessions. This mentor will offer guidance on your projects, help define objectives, and coach you until you reach them. Our mentors are dedicated professionals who are experts in their field and have experience in sharing their know-how with our students.

"As a mentor, my role is to support students and share my professional experience in the field of cybersecurity. What's exciting is to guide and accompany enthusiastic and motivated students, as this allows us to develop our pedagogical skills and transmit our passion for this constantly evolving field." Thomas

 

Online, but never alone!

In addition to your one-to-one weekly mentorship sessions, you also have access to:

• OpenClassrooms staff who’ll help you succeed in your reskilling.
• Our global community of student peers with whom you’ll be in regular contact through our online platform.

 

Are you eligible for this program?

To be eligible for this program, you must demonstrate proof of the following prerequisites:

• Holding a post-secondary degree in IT (equivalent to an Associate’s degree or a Level 5 qualification, such as a Higher National Diploma or equivalent), awarded by a recognized institution;
• Or, possessing at least 2 years of professional experience in IT;
• Or having successfully completed our EU Cybersecurity - Skills Bootcamp (or its French version, Bootcamp Cybersécurité)

 

Language: an intermediate level of English (B1) is required.

 

Equipment:

• Access to a computer (PC or Mac with x86-64 CPU) with at least 8GB RAM (16GB recommended) and 50GB free storage (100GB recommended).
• A stable internet connection, headphones, and a webcam.
• Administrator rights to your computer in order to install required tools. 

 

Ready to start your cybersecurity career?

Apply now to join the next cohort of the EU Cybersecurity Analyst reskilling program and become job-ready with skills recognized across Europe.