Cyber Security Consultant

Job Description

Job Title: Cyber Security Consultant

Location: UK Wide, Any BAE Systems site. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £74,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing advice and guidance on security design including operations (e.g. supply chain and logistics)
• Managing stakeholders both internally and externally including running security working groups and capturing decisions
• Taking responsibility for the delivery of Project Requirements and Deliverables, ensuring a plan is in place for security requirements acceptance, and delivering the associated documentation
• Creating, delivering, and maintaining of security artefacts
• Providing a pragmatic approach to security design in line with requirements and budget

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Knowledge and understanding of multiple security frameworks and control sets (e.g. NIST / ISO27001 / JSP440)
• An understanding of risk management
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and communicate complex ideas
• Solid technical security understanding e.g. Security Architecture

Desirable:

• CISSP
• Degree qualified in a STEM related subject
• CEng

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation. Preference will be given to candidates who are already professionally registered.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Product Security Capability Centre team:

In this role you will be providing support to deliver secure products both internally and for our customers. You will work across all BAE Systems business units throughout the UK working on a range of unique and exciting projects, this will allow you to gain experience across a range of products and areas. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in the developing of the new team, which allows you to shape and influence how and what the Capability Centre will look like. Reporting into the Product Security Operations Manager and working alongside various teams you will receive support to develop and progress, including working towards Chartership status to allow you to further your career.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 5th November 2024 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 11th November.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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