Senior IT Security Engineer

Senior IT Security Engineer

The closing date is 16 March 2026

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior IT Security Engineer to join our well established team.

The successful applicant will be responsible for a range of Trust IT Security policy implementation and development, shaping the trust's long‑term IT patching cycle, to ensure a seamless and consistent delivery of IT services.

Applicants must have achieved, or evidence of working towards ability to obtain recognised IT Security qualifications such as CISMP, CISSP, CASP along with at least 3 years experience in an IT role which should include IT security as a responsibility & dealing with vulnerabilities, risks & threats.

The successful applicant must be able to take part in the team's out‑of‑hours on‑call rota (1 in
3) this will attract an additional 9.5% on‑call allowance in addition to the band 6 salary & section 2 unsocial hours enhancements. The on‑call rota includes covering outside standard office hours, public holidays, and weekends. There may be a requirement to attend Trust sites in‑person across the West Midlands at short notice.

Please note, a full UK driving licence is essential for this post.

If you require sponsorship, we would encourage you to contact the Recruitment team in the first instance to check your eligibility before applying.

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and accessible workplace for everyone where our colleagues feel empowered to succeed.

Each person plays a vital part to ensuring our organisation meets the differing needs of our communities ultimately enabling us to save lives. We acknowledge that a workforce that reflects the communities that it serves provide better patient care and we are therefore looking for self‑motivated, enthusiastic people from all backgrounds that care about making a difference to our patients.

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity at all levels. We are proud to have maintained Disability Confident Leader status and as part of our commitments to this we guarantee to invite all applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role to attend assessment or interview. If you have a disability or learning difficulty, and prefer to disclose it, please feel free to do so in your application.

You can also contact the Recruitment Team via email at  if you wish to have a confidential discussion. We use this information, with your permission, to ensure you are fully supported during the recruitment process.

The Trust is proud to support our Armed Forces community and have signed up to the Step Into Health initiative. We welcome applications from Armed Forces Veterans and Service leavers.

Please note, artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting ideas and experiences of others or generated by AI as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal applicants may be subject to disciplinary action.

If this position involves a regulated activity it will require an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. The disclosure will, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children, adults or both.

Where a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is required for the post, all applicants are required to cover the cost of the check.

We do endeavour to respond to all candidates on an individual basis. Therefore we do ask for your co‑operation and patience whilst the short listing process takes place. After the closing date please ensure you check your emails (including junk mail) regularly as contact is usually made via this method.

We are proud to offer flexible working options to support our colleagues to have a greater choice in when, where and how they work. During your interview we will explore this with you and discuss your individual needs and how this could be facilitated for this…