Job vacancy: Cyber Security Technical Specialist, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Cardiff

Job summary

Main area: Cyber Security
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 028-AC193-0825

Employer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Capital Quarter 2
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £39,263 - £47,280 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/08/2025 23:59
Interview date: 11/09/2025

Cyber Security Technical Specialist

Band 6

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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant IT subject or equivalent experience. .
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Understanding of Cyber Security best practices, standards, certifications, and terminology.
• Awareness of national and international cyber security regulations, standards and frameworks (e.g. NIS Regulations, ISO 27001, NIST)

Desirable criteria

• Holds a relevant cyber security certification (e.g CompTIA Security+, SSCP).
• Registered with a relevant informatics professional body.
• Experience applying Cyber Security in a healthcare environment.
• Understanding of NHS standards and legal requirements related to Information Governance and Security.
• In-depth knowledge of network technologies

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrated experience in cyber security role(s).
• Good understanding and experience with application and network security.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems and vulnerability scanning tools
• Involvement in creating training materials, including phishing simulation exercises.
. • Experience in providing technical/ security support.

Desirable criteria

• Cloud Security experience (e.g Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Relevant experience working in a Cyber Security role in a healthcare environment
• Experience documenting procedures, policies and standards.
• Experience of taking a lead role in developing and implementing Network/Security related systems and services

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas to non-technical staff.
• Able to provide guidance and support to staff.
• Ability to challenge poor behaviour constructively.
• Effective team member within a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Ability to analyse and resolve complex IT issues.
• Ability to learn new technologies with minimal supervision.
• Pragmatic in balancing security and business needs. . • Experience working with third parties and suppliers to establish project assurance.
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Experience working with third parties and suppliers to establish project assurance.

Desirable criteria

• Welsh Language Skills

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to travel and work away from base.
• Able to periodically work out of hours or at weekends when required.
• Able to participate in on-call rota.

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job.

Using a generic application or automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, does not usually provide enough personal evidence of your skills and experience relevant to the role. This can make it difficult for us to assess your suitability and will reduce your chances of being shortlisted.

To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert, providing clear evidence and examples to demonstrate how you meet each requirement.

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

If you require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Visa routes, please ensure you self‑assess your eligibility for sponsorship for this role before applying.
Check the Skilled Worker visa guidance or Health and Care visa guidance for details on job eligibility, salary, English language, and sponsorship requirements.

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.

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Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Dennis Jones

Job title

Principal Data Security Specialist

Email address

[email protected]

Additional information

Austin Rajul Senior Cyber Security Engineer

[email protected]

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Cyber Security Technical Specialist

Band 6

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Other

Essential criteria

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