Graduate Vulnerability Assessment Analyst

apetito; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food supplier in the UK is seeking a Graduate Vulnerability Assessment Analyst to join their SecOps team. This role focuses on identifying vulnerabilities in business-critical systems and ensuring effective cybersecurity controls. The successful candidate will contribute to vulnerability assessments and reporting while enjoying a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including 25 days of holiday and a discretionary bonus scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Employer matched pension contributions

Subsidised canteen

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to produce reports on vulnerabilities and controls.
• Graduating in 2026 with a relevant degree.
• Knowledge in testing requirements for cyber security controls.

Responsibilities

• Test cyber security controls for operational effectiveness.
• Conduct regular reporting on vulnerabilities and controls.
• Coordinate PCI and Cyber Security tasks.

Skills

Knowledge of Enterprise Security Architectures

Conducting threat and vulnerability assessments

Effective communication skills

Security Architecture design

Cyber security assurance reporting

Increase security awareness

Education

Degree in Systems Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Graduate Vulnerability Assessment Analyst

Competitive Starting Salary + Bonus + Benefits

• Location: UK-Wiltshire-Trowbridge
• Contract type: Permanent (Full-Time)

Overview

As an employee of Apetito's UK branch, you will work closely with the Vulnerability Manager in the SecOps team to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations at an early stage in order to protect business‑critical systems that could lead to a cybersecurity incident.

To do this, you will assess the threats and vulnerabilities to which business‑critical systems are exposed and ensure that the information security controls protecting these systems are implemented and functioning properly throughout the system lifecycle.

In addition to mitigating cybersecurity risks, the controls also meet all requirements of the Data Protection Regulation or PCI DSS compliance, provided that the systems fall within the scope of these regulations.

It should also help to further optimise and simplify processes so that vulnerability management can be carried out more quickly.

The vulnerability analysis analyst regularly produces reports on the managed vulnerabilities and the effectiveness and coverage of the controls.

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Functional testing of cyber security controls to ensure that they are operational and effective when deployed to protect information systems.
• Assurance monitoring and on‑going testing of security controls to ensure that they are operating effectively and are covering business critical systems.
• Conduct regular reporting on vulnerabilities and controls to ensure that they continue to operate as intended throughout the lifecycle of the business system.
• Responsible for coordinating PCI and Cyber Security tasks.
• Revision of current processes and identification of potential.
• Identification of weak points and management until they are resolved.

About you

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following.

• Degree or studying toward a degree graduation in 2026 in Systems Engineering or Computer Science or related discipline.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Security Architectures and conducting threat and vulnerability assessments with limited supervision.
• Knowledge in specifying test requirements to validate that the controls specified are providing the intended level of protection to business‑critical systems.
• Experience in producing regular reporting on vulnerabilities and control effectiveness for Senior Managers and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels at a customer – analyst/manager/head of IT/Board.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Security Architecture design and implementation.
• Implementing cyber security assurance reporting to satisfy governance requirements.
• Producing weekly/monthly/quarterly reports/dashboards.
• Working with outputs of SOC tools/systems.
• Assessing threats, vulnerabilities and risks associated with 3rd‑party suppliers.
• Increasing security awareness, behaviour, and culture.

Desirable Certifications: Certificate in cyber security.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme – employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family‑owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well‑being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer. Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.