Academy IT Security Analyst (6m Secondment)

BELONG – There’s no place like Principality

At Principality, belonging isn’t just a value — it’s how we work every day. As a colleague, you’re already part of a supportive and inclusive community where your wellbeing, individuality, and life outside of work are genuinely respected. This internal opportunity is a chance to continue your journey with us, build on your experience, and grow your career within Principality.

We know that great work happens when people feel connected — to each other, to our purpose, and to the communities we serve. That’s why we focus on balance, invest in wellbeing, and encourage continuous learning and development across the organisation.

Why consider this opportunity?

This role offers an opportunity to further develop your skills and make a meaningful contribution within Principality, while continuing to benefit from the culture and ways of working you already know:

• Flexible hybrid working – Our established hybrid approach supports flexibility while maintaining collaboration. This role includes a minimum of 8 days per month based in our Cardiff office.
• An inclusive and supportive culture – We’re proud to be recognised as one of the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (ranked 27th in 2025), reflecting our ongoing commitment to inclusion and belonging for all colleagues.
• Purpose-led work – Our continued recognition for customer satisfaction, including Double Gold Awards at the Fairer Finance Awards 2025 for Savings and Mortgages, reflects the impact colleagues make every day.
• Strong colleague engagement – Engagement scores consistently above 85% demonstrate the positive environment we strive to maintain together.
• Wellbeing support – Our Belong benefits package continues to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing throughout your career with us.

These achievements are built by our people and reflect our shared commitment to supporting one another and delivering for our members. When it comes to belonging, there truly is no place like Principality — and this role is an opportunity to continue growing as part of it.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Academy IT Security Analyst to join our IT Security Team on a 6-month secondment basis.

In this role, you’ll support the ongoing security and compliance of our IT estate. You’ll help manage vulnerabilities and patching activities, review and investigate security alerts, and contribute to reporting and assurance processes.

You’ll work closely with other Security Analysts and collaborate with teams across IT. While the role is primarily analyst-focused, it also offers exposure to security engineering activities and opportunities to broaden your experience.

What you’ll be doing:

• Gathering and preparing evidence for assurance and audit teams
• Creating control data, reports, and IT security management information
• Supporting the IT Security team with triage and management of support tickets related to Identity and Access issues.
• Analyse Active Directory and Entra ID group data using spreadsheets
• Identify and document group ownership, access levels, and alignment to naming standards
• Updating of group and account information to align with agreed standards
• Review service accounts and enterprise application registrations to document ownership, purpose, access, and security controls
• Contribute to improving role-based access control through structured analysis of group data
• Research existing single sign-on (SSO) applications to capture ownership, usage, and privilege levels
• Gather information from stakeholders across the business to validate ownership and access
• Produce clear, structured documentation suitable for business and governance use 

Placement Outcomes (Deliverables / Success Measures)

• Establish clear ownership for identity groups, service accounts, and SSO applications
• Improve overall data quality and consistency across identity and access records
• Provide structured outputs (spreadsheets and documents) to support ongoing governance and audit
• Increase documented understanding of SSO application privilege
• Increase role-based access control (RBAC) coverage from 27% to >80%
• Increase service account documentation coverage from 1% to >95%

Skills & Ways of Working

We're looking for someone who brings:

• A solid technical foundation and a willingness to keep learning
• A thoughtful and practical approach to problem solving
• Good attention to detail and analysis skills
• The ability to positively influence others and contribute ideas
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
• Clear and effective communication
• Adaptability in a changing environment

Experience & Knowledge:

• Hands-on experience with Windows platforms
• Familiarity with Identity and Access Management tools, including account and permissions management
• An understanding of user management models, processes, and assurance practices

If you’re interested in developing your skills within a collaborative IT Security team, we encourage you to apply.

If you have any questions in relation to this role, please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@principality.co.uk