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Senior Cyber Security Analyst

NTW Solutions · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England

Type
Full-time
Posted
Yesterday

Overview

Your investigative mindset and experience managing incidents under pressure translate directly into cyber incident response and vulnerability management. You're used to handling sensitive information with discretion and turning complex evidence into clear written reports, which is exactly what this role demands when communicating security risks to non-technical stakeholders. However, the role requires deep technical knowledge of Microsoft security tools, cloud infrastructure and SIEM platforms that you would need to demonstrate or rapidly develop through significant retraining.

About this role

Are you an experienced cyber security professional who wants to use your skills to support NHS services?

NTW Solutions is looking for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join our Digital Services Cyber Security team. This is an important role helping to protect the systems, information and services used across Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and NTW Solutions.

We are looking for someone who can combine strong technical knowledge with clear communication. You will help turn complex cyber security information into practical advice, reports, evidence and improvement actions. You will also support incident response, vulnerability management, assurance activity and the development of cyber security controls, policies and procedures.

This role would suit someone with experience in cyber security, infrastructure, cloud services or enterprise technology. Experience of Microsoft security technologies such as Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune and Defender would be helpful. We would also welcome experience of areas such as vulnerability management, incident response, SIEM or Managed Detection and Response services, supplier assurance, cyber security frameworks or NHS information governance requirements.

At NTW Solutions, our work supports better care. We are proud to provide services to the NHS and to be a friendly, inclusive and values-led organisation.

We are willing to be flexible on location and happy to discuss this with candidates. We have main sites in Sunderland, Newcastle, Morpeth and Carlisle and you’re welcome to be based in any of those and most of the team work on a hybrid basis. We would also be willing to consider full home working.

NTW Solutions Limited is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our digital teams support the vital systems the NHS relies on, our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.

We are dedicated to being a great inclusive place to work. We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.

We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from people from a culturally diverse background, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.

We were set up by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.

Please refer to the Job Description itself for a wider overview of the role.

Pay: Band C - £52,029 per annum / £26.61 per hour.

Please note that all jobs will be appointed on the NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions (not NHS/A4C terms).

If you currently work for NTW Solutions on AfC terms and conditions, you will be given the choice to retain these or move onto NTW Solutions terms and conditions. Please note that the above advertised salary will not apply if you choose to remain on AfC.

Anyone currently paying into the NHS Pension scheme will be able to retain this

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Why this fits a police background

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Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026

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