Security Engineer

Wales & West Utilities Limited; Newport; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Pension with Aviva: 5% employee, 10%‑+

Life Insurance 14x salary

Annual salary review

Discretionary annual bonus

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts and health benefits

Job summary

Wales & West Utilities Limited in Newport is seeking a Security Engineer to join our Cyber Resilience team and deliver hands-on cyber security services across IT, cloud and OT environments, ensuring effective operation and continuous improvement of security operations.

You’ll lead threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management and identity and access management, including Microsoft Entra ID, Defender suites and Azure governance, acting as SME at governance boards and partnering

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience with Defender Suite (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud).
• Strong knowledge of Azure environments, governance, and identity controls.
• Experience with IAM, Privileged Access Management, and security policies.
• Ability to identify root causes and deliver risk-based solutions.
• Awareness of evolving cyber threats and relevant industry developments.

Responsibilities

• Enhance threat monitoring, detection, and incident response capabilities.
• Own the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the cyber security estate across IT, cloud and OT assets.
• Consult on and secure Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access and PAM.
• Act as SME for security technologies and present at governance boards.

Skills

Threat monitoring

Incident response

IAM

Azure security

Security governance

Analytical thinking

Tools

Microsoft Defender Suite

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure governance

Job description

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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 Security Engineer to join our Cyber Resilience team to deliver hands‑on cyber security services ensuring the effective operation and continuous improvement of enterprise‑wide Security Operations capabilities, including threat monitoring, vulnerability management, security engineering, identity and access management, security assurance, and cyber resilience activities across IT, cloud and OT (Desirable) environments.

We’ll trust you to:

• Work with the Cyber Security Team to enhance the organisation's threat monitoring, detection, and incident response capabilities.
• Own the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the cyber security estate, covering user, infrastructure, cloud, application, and OT assets.
• Consult on, administer, and secure Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access, Identity Protection, and Privileged Access Management (PAM), ensuring effective identity and access management controls are implemented and maintained.
• Act as the SME and trusted advisor for security technologies and products, representing Cyber Technology at governance boards and key stakeholder forums.

You can read a full job description here.

You’ll need to have:

• Deep, hands‑on experience with the Microsoft Defender Suite (Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Cloud), alongside Microsoft Purview for information protection and Microsoft Sentinel for SIEM and SOC capabilities.
• Strong knowledge and experience of establishing secure, well‑governed Azure environments, implementing baseline policies, controls, and governance structures.
• Strong technical knowledge of Azure services and architecture, including networking, identity, storage, and compute, and how security controls are applied across them.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to break down complex problems, identify root causes, and determine risk‑proportionate solutions.
• Able to adapt quickly to the evolving cyber threat landscape, maintaining awareness of emerging risks, technologies, and industry developments.

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

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:

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

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £62,160 rising to £71,484
• 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
• Awardwinning 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

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.

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