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Start your career in cybersecurity.

Trainee Cybersecurity Executive — a structured path into one of the fastest-growing, highest-paying industries in the world.

RoleTrainee Cybersecurity Executive
Year-1 OTE£54k – £64k
CommissionUncapped + accelerators
LocationGlasgow City Centre
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About Barrier

One of the UK's leading cybersecurity MSPs.

From our Glasgow HQ we protect organisations across financial services, legal, central government, defence and critical national infrastructure — partnering with the industry's top vendors including CrowdStrike, Fortinet and OPSWAT.

Founded in 2006, we've built a reputation for technical excellence, long-term client partnerships, and award-winning managed security, professional services, and offensive and defensive cyber operations.

The opportunity

A launchpad role for ambitious people.

We're hiring a Trainee Cybersecurity Executive to join our sales team.

No cyber background needed — we'll teach you. Sales or customer-facing experience is helpful but not required. We care more about drive, curiosity, and the ability to build relationships with senior people at some of the UK's most demanding organisations.

Whether you're a recent graduate, a school or college leaver looking to skip university, or making a career change from another industry — if you're hungry to learn and ready to put the work in, we want to hear from you.

What you'll do

Day one to day one thousand.

Learn the industryThe threats, the vendors, the buyers, the buying cycle.
Generate opportunitiesIdentify and qualify new business across our target sectors.
Support senior AMsWork alongside experienced Account Managers on live deals.
Build relationshipsConnect with prospects at financial services, legal, government and critical infrastructure organisations.
Represent BarrierAttend UK cyber conferences and industry events.
Build expertiseIndustry-recognised cybersecurity training that makes you genuinely expert.
Where this role leads

A structured path to Enterprise Account Manager.

01 · You start hereTrainee Cybersecurity Executive
02Cybersecurity Executive
03Account Manager
04Senior Account Manager
05Enterprise Account Manager

The path is structured. The pace is up to you.

What we offer

Pay that reflects your ambition.

£54k – £64k Year-one OTE · £30–40k base + £24k on-target commission · Uncapped with accelerators
Uncapped commissionWith accelerators. Strong performers earn well beyond OTE.
Clear career progressionAll the way to Enterprise Account Manager.
Sales trainingComprehensive programme from day one.
Cybersecurity trainingIndustry-recognised certifications and learning.
UK conference attendanceGet out, learn, network, build your profile.
Private healthcareLook after yourself.
Glasgow city centre office10 minutes from Glasgow Central station, 15 from the airport.
Hybrid after trainingOffice during your trainee period, then 2–3 days in-office after.
Why cybersecurity, why now

One of the smartest career choices you can make.

Demand for cybersecurity talent vastly outstrips supply. Strong salespeople in this industry earn very serious money. If you apply yourself, the ceiling is high — we've seen it happen, more than once.

What we're looking for

The qualities that matter.

Professional and articulateA natural communicator. You'll be customer-facing every day — clients need to take you seriously.
AmbitiousCommercially minded, and want a serious career.
Comfortable on the phoneHappy to pick up the phone and talk to senior people.
CuriousGenuinely interested in technology and how businesses work.
Hungry to learnBoth the sales craft and the cyber landscape.
Resilient and organisedKeeps going when it's hard.
How to apply

One step: complete your Hireflix interview.

We've moved away from CVs as the first step. Instead, we ask every applicant to record a short video interview through Hireflix — it's quick, it's fair, and it lets us hear from you directly rather than judging a piece of paper.

Record your responses at your own pace, in your own time. Once submitted, we review every application and contact shortlisted candidates for a follow-up conversation.

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Takes around 15 minutes. No CV required at this stage.

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