Cyber Security Engineer

Cardiff University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff University is seeking a full-time Cyber Security Engineer for the Cyber Innovation Hub. The role involves designing, implementing and maintaining secure systems and AI testbeds, mitigating cyber risks, and ensuring best security standards across CIH projects.

The position offers blended working, with time on site and from home, and runs until 31 March 2027 with immediate start possible. You will work with the IT/OT team to deploy robust security controls, monitor threats, respond to

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain secure systems and AI testbed environments.
• Support the development and validation of innovative security solutions.
• Assess and mitigate cyber risks; conduct security testing.
• Ensure CIH infrastructure and projects adhere to best‑practice security standards.
• Contribute to strengthening the organisation's security posture and enabling safe innovation.

Skills

Cyber security

Security testing

Network security

Incident response

System architecture

Job description

Job Advert

Cyber Security Engineer – Cyber Innovation Hub
School of Computer Science & Informatics
College of Physical Sciences and Engineering

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a full‑time Cyber Security AIEngineer as part of the Cyber Innovation Hub (CIH), a Welsh Government and Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) funded programme that is making the Cardiff Capital Region a centre of cyber businesses. CIH does this through increasing cyber security‑based start‑ups in the region, providing a skills programme targeted at continuing professional development in line with local industry needs, and the provision of representative cyber security and AI testbeds. Working as part of a team, the Cyber Security AI Engineer will design, implement and maintain secure systems and AI testbed environments, support the development and validation of innovative security solutions, and contribute technical expertise to CIH projects. The role will involve assessing and mitigating cyber risks, conducting security testing, and ensuring that CIH infrastructure and collaborative projects adhere to best‑practice security standards. Your work will directly support CIH’s mission by strengthening the technical foundations of the programme, enabling safer innovation, and contributing to outcomes that deliver economic benefit for Wales (including training, job creation and new commercial opportunities).

You will be responsible for supporting the existing IT/OT team of engineers in developing secure system architectures, implementing robust cyber‑security controls, and maintaining resilient infrastructure across operational and enterprise environments. You will contribute to designing, testing, and deploying security solutions, monitoring threats, responding to incidents, and ensuring compliance with best‑practice security standards. Your work will help strengthen the organisation’s security posture while enabling safe innovation and reliable system performance.

This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working at SPARK / ABACUS, you can also choose to spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. Discussions around these arrangements can take place after the successful candidate has been appointed. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work‑life balance.

This position is full time (35 hours per week) and fixed‑term until 31st March 2027 and available immediately.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact CIH Head of Operations, Matthew Turner – [e-mail].

For informal discussions about the school of Computer Science & Informatics please contact Dr. Kathryn Jones – [e-mail].

Informal enquiries in relation to the recruitment/application process can be sent to Simon Hogg ,HR Officer – [e-mail].

Salary: £33,951 per annum (Grade 5), with 3 annual increments up to £36,636 per annum at the top of the scale.

Date advert posted: Monday, 03 August 2026

Closing date: Monday, 17 August 2026

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We especially welcome and encourage applications from those under‑represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or those with disabilities. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Hysbyseb Swydd

Peiriannydd Diogelwch Seiber – Hyb Arloesedd Seiber
Ysgol Cyfrifiadureg a Gwybodeg
Coleg y Gwyddorau Ffisegol a Pheirianneg

Mae cyfle cyffrous newyddwedi codi i Beiriannydd Diogelwch ddiogelwch amser llawn fel rhan o'r Hyb Arloesedd Seiber (CIH), rhaglen a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Phrifddinas‑RanbarthCaerdydd (CCR) sy’n gwneud Prifddinas‑Ranbarth Caerdydd yn ganolfan busnesauseiber. Mae’r Hyb Arloesedd Seiber yn gwneud hyn drwy gynyddu busnesau newyddsy’n seiliedig ar seiberddiogelwch yn y rhanbarth, darparu rhaglen sgiliau syddwedi'i thargedu at ddatblygiad proffesiynol parhaus yn unol ag anghenion ydiwydiant lleol a darparu meysydd profi AI seiberddiogelwch cynrychioliadol. Gan weithio fel rhan o dîm, bydd y Peiriannydd Seiberddiogelwch yn dylunio, gweithredu a chynnal systemau diogel ac amgylcheddau profi, cefnogi datblygiada dilysu atebion diogelwch arloesol, a chyfrannu arbenigedd technegol at projektyau’r Hyb. Bydd y rôl yn cynnwys asesu a lliniaru risgiau seiber, cynnal profion diogelwch a sicrhau bod seilwaith a phrosiectau cydweithredol yr Hyb yn cadw at safonau diogelwch arfer gorau. Bydd eich gwaith yn cefnogi cenhadaeth yr Hyb yn uniongyrchol drwy gryfhau sylfeini technegol y rhaglen, galluogiarloesedd mwy diogel, a chyfrannu at ganlyniadau sy’n darparu budd economaidd iGymru (gan gynnwys hyfforddiant, creu swyddi a chyfleoedd masnachol newydd).

Byddwch yngyfrifol am gefnogi'r tîm peirianwyr technoleg gwybodaeth/technoleg gweithredol presennol i ddatblygu pensaernïaeth systemau diogel, gweithredu rheolaeth auseiberddiogelwch cadarn, a chynnal seilwaith gwydn ar draws amgylcheddau gweithredol a menter. Byddwch yn cyfrannu at ddylunio, profi a defnyddio atebion diogelwch, monitro bygythiadau, ymateb i digwyddiadau, a siwrchu ffurfiaeth â safonau diogelwch arfer gorau. Bydd eich gwaith yn helpu i gryfhau cyflwr diogelwch y sefydliad wrth alluogi arloesedd diogel a ffurffallu system ddibynadwy.

Mae gweithiocyfunol yn bosibl wrth wneud y swydd hon. Mae hynny’n golygu, yn ogystal âthreulio amser yn gweithio yn SBARC / Abacws, ycewch ddewis gweithio o leoliad arall, e.e. eich cartref, rywfaint o’r amser. Gall trafodaethau ynghylch y trefniadau hyn gael eu cynnal ar ôl penodi'r rymgeisydd llwyddiannus. Mae’r Brifysgol wedi ymrwymo i gynnig yr hyblygrwydd hwn pan fo’r swydd ac anghenion y busnes yn caniatáu hynny er mwyn eich helpu isicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng eich gwaith a’ch bywyd personol.

Swydd amser llawn (35 awr yr wythnos) yw pwnc ac sy’n ar gael ar unwaith ac am gyfnod penodol tan 31 Mawrth 2027.

I gael sgwrs anffurfiol am y rôl, cysylltwch â Phennaeth Gweithrediadau’r HybArloesedd Seiber, Matthew Turner – [e-mail].

I gael trafodaethau anffurfiol am yr ysgol Gyfrifiadureg a Gwybodeg cysylltwch â DrKathryn Jones – [e-mail].

Anfonwch neges e-bost at Simon Hogg, Swyddog AD – [e-mail] i ofyn cwestiynau am y proses recriwtio / ymgeisio.

Cyflog: £33,951 y flwyddyn (Gradd 5), iddechrau gyda thair cynyddran flynyddol hyd at £36,636 y flwyddyn, ar frig y raddfa.

Dyddiad hysbysebu: Dydd Llun, 03 Awst 2026

Dyddiad cau: Dydd Llun, 17 Awst 2026

Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth a chreu gweithle cynhwysol. Rydym o’r farn bod modd gwneud hyn drwy ddenu, datblygu a chadw ystod amrywiol o bobl o lawer o gefndiroedd gwahanol. Felly, rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan pobl o bob rhan o’r gymuned, beth bynnag fo’n rhyw, eu hethnigrwydd, eu hanabledd, eu cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, eu hunaniaeth draws, statws eu perthynas, eu crefydd neu eu cred, eu cyfrifoldebau gofalu neu eu hoedran. Rydym yn croesawu ac yn annog ceisiadau yn arbennig gan y rhai o grwpiau nad ydynt wedi’u cynrychioli’n ddigonol o fewn gweithlu'r Brifysgol, fel y rhai sy'n uniaethu fel LGBT+, o gefndiroedd ethnig leiafrifol neu'r rhai ag anableddau. Er mwyn helpu ein cyflogeion i sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng eu gwaith a’u bywydau personol, byddwn hefyd yn ystyried cynigion i weithio’n hyblyg neu rannu swydd.

Caniateir i geisiadau gael eu cyflwyno yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn y Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.