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Senior CyberSecurity Analyst - Vulnerabilities Manager

Welsh Revenue Authority
Cardiff

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£47,675 - £56,445 a year
10 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Language training provided
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Car scheme

Qualifications

Azure
Presentation skills
NIST standards
Cybersecurity
CompTIA Security+
Welsh

Full job description

Details

Reference number

468473

Salary

£47,675 - £56,445

This post is considered a Group 1 post by UK Governments Central Digital & Data Office and therefore will include Group 1 DDaT allowance

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

WRA - Strategy

Type of role

Digital

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

We encourage flexible and hybrid working. Some office attendance will be required based on business needs. This role is based in our Merthyr or Cardiff office.

About the job

Job summary

Were responsible for Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But thats not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales.

Join a place with purpose
Youll join a team of 100+ talented people from across 14 different professions. Our culture is best described as innovative, collaborative and kind. By working together, well deliver a fair tax system for Wales.

Our people
Youll be working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. From Operations, Policy, Digital and Data, HR, Communications to Finance theres a place for you in our friendly team.

Youll be our greatest asset

Youll be joining an inclusive organisation and be part of a team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard.

Were recognised as one of the top organisations for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey. Inclusion and fairness are one of our strongest areas, as well as pay and benefits our People Survey results say it all!

Were also recognised for being innovative and a digital, cloud-based organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working enabling a great work-life balance.

More about working for us, our roles and our Corporate Plan 2025 - 2028 .

Job description

The Cybersecurity Analyst Vulnerabilities Manager is a key member of the WRAs IT Operations & Security team, responsible for the operational security of our cloud‑first digital estate. While this role covers a wide range of cyber responsibilitiesincluding monitoring, incident support, secure configuration, governance input and SOC coordinationit includes lead responsibility for vulnerabilities management, reflecting the WRAs identified security priority area.

As we continue to grow our IT Security team were looking to streamline our vulnerabilities management and curate our threat intelligence sources. If youre up for a challenge helping us improve our security posture and keep our systems secure then please do apply!

"Its a great time to join the WRA, and the Digital team in particular as we look to grow our portfolio of digital Services and produce an Easy, Fair and Sustainable tax system fit for the future.

John Vinall, Head of IT Operations and Security

Person specification

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, engineers developers, suppliers and the outsourced SOC to detect, assess and remediate threats, ensuring the organisation maintains a secure and resilient environment.

1. Vulnerability & Threat Management (Lead Area)

Lead the vulnerability management lifecycle across cloud workloads, endpoints and applications.
Coordinate and collate vulnerability scanning using relevant tools.
Work with our outsourced SOC provider to expand authenticated scanning, attack surface discovery and threat‑led prioritisation.
Analyse scan results, interpret and triage vulnerabilities and threat data, and use these to produce clear remediation guidance tailored to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Horizon-scan for emerging risks and work to ensure WRA is positioned to identify and mitigate those threats.
Maintain the WRA Vulnerability Management Policy and ensure it remains aligned with emerging risks, changes to compliance frameworks and regulatory changes.

2. Security Monitoring & Incident Response

Support security operations by reviewing alerts, triaging security events and escalating incidents as required.
Contribute to first‑line and second‑line incident investigation activities, coordinating with infrastructure engineers and suppliers.
Curate the collection of threat intelligence sources, adding and removing them as necessary to ensure a wide and deep coverage, and integrate insights into monitoring and detection.

3. Secure Configuration & Operational Security

Support secure configuration baselines for cloud services, endpoints and network infrastructure (e.g., CIS benchmarks).
Monitor patch compliance and system hardening across devices, cloud resources and identity platforms.
Work with IT Operations to ensure services remain secure, patched, resilient and compliant with organisational standards.

4. Governance, Risk & Compliance Support

Contribute to cyber risk assessments, working with senior colleagues to identify threats, vulnerabilities and control gaps.
Support audits and assessments aligned to Cyber Essentials Plus and IASME (and potentially other frameworks such as CAF and ISO 27001), including evidence preparation and remediation tracking.
Provide reporting and metrics that inform the organisations cyber risk posture and resilience planning.

5. Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory Duties

Work collaboratively with stakeholders to embed security considerations into day‑to‑day operations.
Communicate complex security issues in accessible, practical language to non‑technical colleagues.
Promote security awareness and contribute to upskilling activities within IT and the wider organisation.

6. Continuous Improvement & Team Development

Contribute to improving cybersecurity processes, tooling and automation opportunities.
Participate in knowledge‑sharing activities, retrospectives and capability development across the Digital team.
Help shape the evolving operating model for cybersecurity as the WRA expands its digital footprint.

Candidate Information Session

If this seems like a role youd be interested in, join us for our virtual Candidate Information Sessions. Youll meet the Line Manager, get an overview of the role as well a feeling for what its like to work at the WRA. Well also talk through our benefits and provide helpful tips for your application with us. Please register for one of the sessions below:

Register here: 1 July 2026 12.30-13.00pm https://uwchddadansoddwrseiberddiogelwchseniorcybersecurityanalyst1230.eventbrite.co.uk

Register here: 1 July 2026 4.00-4.30pm https://UwchDdadansoddwrSeiberddiogelwchSeniorCyberSecurityAnalyst4pm.eventbrite.co.uk

We recommend you review the job description (or candidate pack) under the 'attachments' section before completing your application

Qualifications

Relevant degree or equivalent experience.

Security certifications (e.g. CISMP, Security+, Azure security certs, ISO 27001 quals) or equivalent experience.

Languages

Weve undertaken an objective assessment of the Welsh language skills needed to undertake the duties of this role. For this role:

Welsh language skills - Welsh skills are not essential. This means that you do not need Welsh language skills to undertake this role and these skills wont be assessed during the recruitment process. However, we actively encourage all staff to learn, or improve their Welsh language skills and offer a range of opportunities to suit everyone.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £47,675, Welsh Revenue Authority contributes £13,811 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

What we offer

31 days annual leave + Bank holidays, and 2 Privilege days
Flexible and hybrid working
Generous employer pension schemes with a contribution of upto 28.97%
Tusker car scheme
Vivup Cycle2Work and advances of salary for season Travel Tickets
Lifestyle Benefits offering discounts on shopping, restaurants and entertainment
Wellbeing hour each week
Access to subsidised sports groups
Generous family-friendly leave policies
Free Welsh language courses and time off to learn
Access to a range of staff diversity networks
Free counselling and support service via our Vivup Employee Assistance Programme and Your Care Health platform
A thriving culture thats described as innovative, collaborative and kind.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Well always be clear about how we assess your application, at each stage of the process. This will usually include:

Assessment of your Application Form and CV against the relevant Success Criteria
A panel interview (if youre successful at the initial sift stage) Interviews will take place in person.
If any additional assessments are needed for this role, such as a test or presentation at interview, well let you know in advance.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted using the lead behaviour, Making Effective Decisions

Were proud to be a Disability Confident Leader so well ask you if you need any adjustments at each stage of the recruitment process. So that we can support you in a way that works for you, well offer a pre-interview accessibility chat to anyone that declares a disability or needs any adjustments. This will take place with someone who is independent of the recruitment process and you wont be placed at any disadvantage as a result of needing adjustments.

A reserve list may be held for this role for applicants that have scored above the appointable threshold at interview. This means that if a similar vacancy becomes available in the next 12 months we may contact you to offer you the role.

We recommend you review the job description (or candidate pack) under the 'attachments' section before completing your application.

Success criteria

Behaviours

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Making Effective Decisions

Use evidence and knowledge to support accurate, expert decisions and advice. Carefully consider alternative options, implications and risks of decisions.

Yes

Managing a Quality Service

Deliver customer and user service objectives with professional excellence, expertise and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs. Establish ways to find and respond to feedback about the services provided.

Yes

Communicating and Influencing

Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others.

Yes

Strengths

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Analytical

You seek and analyse information to inform your decisions, based on the best available evidence.

Yes

Problem Solver

You take a positive approach to tackling problems and find ways to identify suitable solutions.

Yes

Experience

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Proven experience as a cyber security analyst (or equivalent role) in an enterprise environment.

Yes

Practical experience in vulnerability management, including assessing, triaging and prioritising vulnerabilities across varied technology stacks.

Yes

Technical knowledge

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Hands‑on experience with security tools such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Endpoint, Secure Score, Sentinel, or equivalent platforms.

Yes

Knowledge of Cyber Essentials Plus, IASME, CAF, NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27005 or similar frameworks.

Yes

Qualifications

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Relevant degree or equivalent experience.

Yes

Security certifications (e.g. CISMP, Security+, Azure security certs, ISO 27001 quals) or equivalent experience.

Yes

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Luke Cox, Yolk Recruitment
Email : [email protected]
Telephone : 07458 160 673

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. See the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles where this is set out.
If you feel your application has not been treated in line with the recruitment principles, and you wish to complain, you should contact the Head of HR.
Email: [email protected]
If youre not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Civil Service Commission.

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Location

About the job

Job summary

Job description

Person specification

Qualifications

Languages

Benefits

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Selection process details

Success criteria

Behaviours

Strengths

Experience

Technical knowledge

Security

Nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

Diversity and Inclusion

Apply and further information

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Job contact :

Recruitment team

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