Senior Security Operations Analyst; Incident Response

Senior Security Operations Analyst – Cyber Incident Response

Scottish Power HQ, Glasgow – hybrid working (2 days per week on site, 3 days remote)

Salary: £48-60K (up to 10% Performance Bonus + Single Healthcare) Permanent, Full Time

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will need to be able to obtain NSV SC clearance – you will need to have lived continuously in the United Kingdom for a period of 5 years before being eligible to meet the Minimum Residency Criteria**

Help us create a better future, quicker

Cyber Security Incident Response processes. You’ll design, test and embed new capabilities that ensure Scottish Power can quickly detect and respond to emerging threats, helping protect both our customers and our business. You will lead incident response activities, monitoring and analysing threat data, managing alerts and guiding incidents from identification through containment, eradication and recovery, all while following established playbooks and industry best practices.

Your expertise will also support the wider Cyber Fusion Centre through the coordination and development of tools and services, ensuring that each has the right operating model behind it. Working closely with both IT and OT security teams, you’ll help deliver a truly integrated approach to cybersecurity across the organisation.

We’re looking for someone with deep technical understanding of Security Operations and specialist knowledge of IT security, supported by relevant industry certifications, with an appreciation of OT security. You’ll bring experience in cyber incident response, including leading investigations of varying severity, along with the ability to configure and support security tools and define effective monitoring and response use‑cases. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, as is the capability to translate technical information into clear, meaningful insights for stakeholders at all levels.

A solid knowledge of threat actors, frameworks, and regulatory requirements within the energy sector will help you thrive, and a collaborative approach will ensure you’re a valued part of the team.

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Scottish Power is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen.

With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, Scottish Power can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large‑scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

Scottish Power is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below
March 6, 2026