CYBER SECURITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

Job Description

We are looking for a Cyber Security Assurance Manager to play a vital role within MBDA. Working on behalf of the UK CISO and DCISO, a leader and Cyber Security expert in networking and operations, you will play a pivotal role in leading cyber security engagements and providing coordination support for the delivery of cyber programmes, ensuring alignment with both MBDA and customer security policies!

Salary: Circa £65,000 to £75,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: typically 2 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary

• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%

• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements

• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments

• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity:

This role offers an opportunity to engage and develop your skills across many different teams, effecting change and playing a crucial role risk management, governance, security response, and recovery!

• As a cyber-leader you will act as the first line representative and local authority, overseeing change in line and evidenced with company and MBDA policy.

• Playing a reactive role in customer-initiated audits, you will deliver security consultancy to the business including architecture and solution suitability, testing oversight and assurance activities to meet a complex suite of business requirements, while maintaining upward reporting to the MBDA CISO, DCISO and UK Directors on results and remediation progress.

• You will proactively coordinate, and report to the DCISO for all required assurance activities, and you will work to support the CISO and DCISO to build a network of Information Asset Owners and formally detailing Secure by Design risk and Information Asset Registers within your area of responsibility.

• You will support and coordinate cyber security assurance activities across multiple projects and programmes, ensuring effective planning, stakeholder engagement and timely delivery of a security outcomes.

• You will provide project management support for security initiatives including tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and coordinating technical teams and business stakeholders in support of broader team objectives.

• You will support and collaborate with team members, to prioritise activities resolve issues and maintain alignment with project and programme deliverables and organisational security objectives.

What we're looking for from you:

• National Security knowledge, expertise in security requirements for classified government data and risk management, along with government legislation knowledge; ability to interpret security policies and how they might impact business operations.

• A strong understanding and experience of modern cyber-attack techniques, software and network security architectures and design principles, cloud services, operations, AI implementation and control and cryptography practices.

• Risk management; strong understanding or risk methodologies and performing calculations and presenting balanced security solutions.

• Strong Dynamic Programme and project Leadership experience managing assurance priorities, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering cyber security engagements accords multiple programmes.

• Experience of seeking better governance, with an ability to build rapport and be a great partner with internal and external customers, national technical authorities, and industry partners.

• A solid understanding and implementation of assurance methodologies and frameworks such as GDPR, NIST, JSP, ISO27k series, SOC2 and NCSC CAF and approval processes for government and commercial systems, including encryption, Secure by Design, and continuous assurance and certification expertise and experience delivering cyber certifications such as Cyber Essentials and ISO27001.

• Industry standard qualification and experience are a must, such as ISC2 CISSP, ISACA CISM, CISA and CRISC, however dispensation may be given for passion, commitment, and enthusiasm with a proven and solid understanding of the Cyber industry.

• Experience managing security focused projects or workstreams, coordinating technical teams and stakeholders to deliver security outcomes in complex environments.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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