Job Summary
Join SHPU as a Cyber Security Analyst and play a key role in protecting critical NHS systems and data.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with modern security tools, tackle real-world cyber challenges, and contribute to a proactive security team. If you’re passionate about cyber security and want to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Join SHPU?
- Make a Difference – Protect systems and data that directly support patient care and frontline services.
- Meaningful Work – Play a vital role defending against real and evolving cyber threats.
- Professional Growth – Develop your skills in a supportive environment with opportunities to learn new technologies and approaches.
- Forward-Thinking Team – Be part of a team committed to innovation, continuous improvement, and strong cyber resilience
- Hybrid working with minimum of 2 days per week in the Sheffield office
Main duties of the job
The Cyber Security Analyst is responsible for protecting the Trust’s systems and data by identifying, analysing, and mitigating cyber security risks. The role involves monitoring security threats, responding to incidents, and ensuring compliance with NHS standards.
Key responsibilities include providing expert cyber security advice, conducting risk assessments, maintaining security tools and procedures, and staying up to date with emerging threats. The post holder will work closely with internal teams and external bodies (e.g. NHS England, NCSC) to manage security alerts and improve the organisation’s security posture.
The role also requires contributing to policy development, delivering security awareness activities, supporting vulnerability management and patching, and providing hands-on technical support to Digital Services.
Effective prioritisation, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage complex information are essential.
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree Level in an appropriate IT discipline, or equivalent, relevant experience.
- ITILv4 Qualification
Desirable
- Professional Cyber Security qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience.
- Previous experience of working in the cyber security field.
Desirable
- Experience of working within IT for the NHS or wider healthcare community.
- Understanding of Information Governance and IT policies and procedures within an NHS environment.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge of existing and emerging key Microsoft and Cyber Security technologies and understanding of how they can be applied to achieve digital objectives.
- Excellent communication skills to convey technical digital / cyber issues to a non-technical digital / cyber audience
- Able to undertake complex audits of technical Infrastructure, record results, interpret them and report outcomes accurately
- Able to prioritise and organise own work ensuring this is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
Desirable
- Experience delivering, implementing or operating IT infrastructure (networks, servers, desktop, etc.)
- Digital Assessment Technology Criteriaand Data Protection Impact Assessments
- Experience of working within IT for the NHS or wider healthcare community
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 14 June 2026
