Cyber Security Analyst

Wales & West Utilities; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional gas distribution company in Newport is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to enhance their Security Operations function. The ideal candidate will handle incident responses, monitor security breaches, and support resilience against cyber threats. Applicants should have CompTIA Sec + certification and knowledge of security standards. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity for hybrid working.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Flexible working opportunities

25 days annual leave

Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

Life Insurance

Flexible benefit scheme

Access to Financial Wellbeing Programme

Enhanced parental leave pay

Retail discounts

Employee recognition awards

Annual salary review

Discretionary annual bonus

Qualifications

• CompTIA Sec + certification is essential.
• Good knowledge of SOC processes and procedures required.
• Basic experience with SIEM systems like MS Sentinel and Splunk is needed.
• Understanding of incident response stages is important.
• Knowledge of global Information Security Standards is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Handle security incident response with internal teams.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents and alerts.
• Gather evidence for the security control framework.
• Track remediation for identified vulnerabilities.
• Monitor risk to WWU assets using security tools.

Skills

CompTIA Sec +

Good knowledge of SOC processes

Basic experience with SIEM systems

Understanding of incident response

Knowledge of global InfoSec Standards

Experience with incident response teams

Job description

Location

Permanent Full Time

Salary

£42,856 rising to £48,976

Contract

Newport

Closing date

01 December 2025

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon‑free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to work with the Cyber Resilience team to assist with the delivery of enterprise‑wide Security Operations function. This is a technical role that requires skills to support resilience to our threat monitoring and response capabilities.

We’ll trust you to:

• Handle security incident response with internal teams and other third parties to ensure that incident response lifecycle is undertaken to a high standard
• Monitor and respond to security incidents, alerts and breaches
• Use your knowledge and understanding of attack and exploitation techniques, vulnerability scanning and the ability to gather evidence for the security control framework
• Monitor and track remediation to all identified vulnerabilities
• Monitor the risk to WWU assets (people, infrastructure, data etc) using security tooling to carry out routine checks

You can read a full job description here.

You’ll need to have:

• CompTIA Sec + (Essential)
• Good knowledge and understanding of SOC processes and procedures
• Basic experience using SIEM systems such as MS Sentinel, LogRhythm, AlienVault, Splunk
• Good understanding of incident response stages and handling
• Basic knowledge and experience using leading endpoint detection and threat management products and managing their operation
• Good knowledge and awareness of global Information Security Standards including ISO27002, CIS, NCSE CAF, NIST CSF
• Previous experience being part of or working with incident response teams

Security Clearance

Due to the enhanced safety critical nature of this role, you will also be required to carry out a National Security Vetting Security Clearance check - this will be carried out by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV). You can find out more details of the process on the Government website here:

National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

We would also love to hear…

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre‑employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £42,856 rising to £48,976
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• "Choices" flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash‑plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
• Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
• Living Wage Accredited Employer
• Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In‑house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive training

Our values

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

You can find out more here.

Interested?

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at [e-mail] or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.

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