IT Security Engineer

Cyber UK; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company in Newport is seeking an experienced individual to lead their vulnerability management efforts, focusing on Tenable Nessus and Tenable.SC. This role involves deploying and optimizing security systems while ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have experience with vulnerability scanning strategies and hold relevant certifications. Flexible working arrangements are available to promote work/life balance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Pension

Generous flexible benefits fund

Qualifications

• Experience with Tenable Nessus and Tenable.SC lifecycle management.
• Knowledge in ISO27001, GDPR, and NIST.
• Ability to work with diverse infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment and configuration of vulnerability management tools.
• Design vulnerability scanning strategies aligned with business risk.
• Maintain compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001.

Skills

Tenable Nessus Deployment

Vulnerability Scanning Strategies

Security Recommendations

Incident Response

Compliance with ISO 27001

Education

CISSP or equivalent

CISM

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about protecting critical infrastructure and driving proactive security? We’re looking for an individual who’s ready to take ownership of our vulnerability management ecosystem and lead the charge in deploying and optimizing Tenable Nessus and Tenable SC platforms. This is more than a technical role, it’s a mission-critical opportunity to shape how we defend our environments, empower our teams, and meet the highest standards of compliance and resilience. You’ll be the go-to expert, collaborating across departments to ensure our systems are secure, our risks are visible, and our responses are swift. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving complex problems, and want to make a real impact, this is your chance to be at the forefront of enterprise security.

What you will be doing

• Lead deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of Tenable Nessus and Tenable.SC across varied environments.
• Design and execute vulnerability scanning strategies aligned with business priorities and risk appetite.
• Validate results, investigate anomalies, and coordinate remediation with infra, network, hosting, and app teams.
• Maintain gold-standard documentation (guides, SOPs, user manuals).
• Build tailored dashboards and reports to drive visibility and informed decision-making.
• Embed vulnerability management into IT, security, and compliance workflows and planning.
• Provide training and mentorship to foster security awareness and technical excellence.
• Ensure practices meet Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 requirements, supporting audits and certification.
• Identify gaps, implement enhancements, and drive automation for continuous improvement.
• Integrate Tenable tools with SIEM, CMDB, and ticketing systems to streamline workflows.
• Serve as SME in vulnerability management for incident response, risk assessments, and architecture reviews.
• Represent the function in cross-functional forums, steering committees, and client engagements.
• Oversee patching strategies to achieve high compliance with infra and application teams.

What you will bring

• Knowledge of leading the deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of Tenable Nessus and Tenable.SC across diverse infrastructure environments.
• Designing and execution of comprehensive vulnerability scanning strategies that align with the client business priorities and risk appetite.
• Making security recommendations based on market intelligence and new security threats.
• Validating scan results, investigating anomalies, and coordinating remediation efforts with infrastructure, hosting, networks and application teams.
• Working knowledge of developing and overseeing patching strategies, working with infrastructure and application teams to achieve high levels of compliance each month.
• Familiarity and understanding of ISO27001, GDPR and NIST
• Certification such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or SC-200, AZ-500

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply; we’d love to hear from you. This role is advertised as full-time, but we support different ways of working and can offer flexible arrangements. If you’re interested and need to work flexibly, please talk to us about what might be possible.

Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Newport, Hybrid
Security Clearance Level: holding SC clearance or eligible for SC clearance
Internal Recruiter: Lee
Salary: £37k-£41k dependent on experience
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund (3% of base salary). We believe flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We offer a range of flexible working arrangements; please apply and discuss what might be possible.

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