Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Stevenage
Work Policy: Hybrid working with 3-4 days onsite in Bristol
Salary: Up to £55,000
Headline Benefits: A bonus of up to £2,500, Paid Overtime, Strong pension, 25 days annual leave with the option to accrue 15 additional days flexi leave, enhanced parental leave
We are working with a world-leading, technical & scientific engineering organisation, who have an exciting opportunity for a Cyber Security Engineer who will be part of a rapidly developing technology area.
Their order book stretches for many years, and they have healthy profits and a range of new projects in place. They’re stable with steady controlled growth, offer dynamic working, and fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your career further.
The business are firm believers in offering all staff the best possible platform to succeed, providing support for career development as well as personal assistance. They hold numerous awards on the back of this work and have a range of employee networks and internal communities that include: Parents and Carers, Gender Equality, Neurodiversity, Pride, Ethnic Diversity and many more. They really care about their staff and are passionate about what they do and why they do it.
The Cyber Security Engineer role:
The Product Cyber Security team has a strong pedigree in the delivery of security solution design and system accreditation. As part of the team, you would have opportunities to represent the department on one or more projects sustaining current products and developing the next generation.
You will use your skills and motivation to influence security design and play a vital role in delivering a usable capability to our end users.
We are at the leading edge of cyber security within the sophisticated weapons arena, and there will be plenty of technical and personal responsibility to challenge you. Alongside the project work, the department also runs personal development and R&D activities to make sure its skills, technologies, and people are ready for the rapid pace of change in Cyber Security for the years to come.
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Identify, assess and lead security risks to systems and then ensure the security measures to address these risks are implemented and validated to work
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Input your balanced cyber security technical skills into a project team, taking account of the complex trades and requirements on cyber security design and assurance
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Collaborate closely with the wider engineering team and provide cyber security expertise into the engineering lifecycle from initial requirements to operational guidance
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Deliver the project’s cyber security risk management process across the engineering lifecycle and provide guidance and support to the project based on a risk management methodology
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Represent Cyber Security across project engineering functions and contribute to the project’s Security Working Group
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Produce the project security case and engage with the project collaborators with a focus on delivering against project achievements
Cyber Security Engineer Skills and Qualifications required:
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An ability to undertake risk assessments and propose security measures in response across the range of physical, personnel, procedural and technical measures.
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Understanding of MOD and Government information security policy, standards and guidance and the ability to tailor them to the specific needs of our product range
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A validated delivery mind-set, aware of the exciting demands on cyber security design, implementation and assurance
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Awareness of systems engineering, electronics, software technology and development principles.
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Prior experience in delivering security case documents for military equipment or similar
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Proven ability to engage with partners, engineering teams and sub-contractors to provide direction, mentorship and support on acceptable and balanced information security solutions.
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Understanding of systems and security verification, validation, testing and evaluation approaches, including HMG Information Assurance schemes and processes
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A curiosity about emerging risk assessment approaches and next-generation security functions and approaches.
Please note:
Rules onsite require British Citizenship and you will be required to undergo UK Security Clearance.
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