Information Security Assurance Manager in Bristol

Location: UK, Fully Remote + Regular Travel to Andover, Hampshire and Stoke Gifford, Bristol

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Help shape the security of systems that support critical defence capability. At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Information Security Assurance Manager.

The role:

• Provide expert security assurance across operational systems, suppliers and data environments, ensuring ongoing compliance with contractual, regulatory and customer security requirements.
• Work at the forefront of information security within the defence and engineering sector, helping safeguard systems that support national security while developing your expertise within a leading global organisation.
• Providing information assurance support for live services, operational systems, suppliers and data flows throughout the service lifecycle.
• Leading the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of information security management plans.
• Advising Information Owners, service delivery teams and business stakeholders on security controls, compliance obligations and risk management.
• Collaborating with IT operations, commercial teams and delivery partners to embed effective security practices across business operations.
• Ensuring alignment with contractual, legislative and customer security requirements, including recognised government and industry standards.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week. This role is fully remote; however, regular travel is required to internal and/or customer sites, including Andover and Bristol.

Essential experience:

• Experience working within information security assurance or a related security, governance or risk management role.
• Strong understanding of technical risk assessment methodologies and security risk management principles.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with UK Government security classifications, Ministry of Defence assurance frameworks or secure system lifecycle principles.
• Ability to influence and support operational teams in implementing proportionate and effective security controls.

Qualifications:

• Relevant professional experience demonstrating expertise in information security assurance, governance or risk management.
• CISSP, CISM, ISO Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor certification - desirable.
• CCP Security and Information Risk Advisor or Security Architect accreditation - desirable.
• Knowledge of JSP, NIST SP, DefStan 05 or similar security frameworks - desirable.
• Understanding of Data Protection Act, United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, export controls and associated compliance requirements - desirable.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

What we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together. We are a disability confident committed employer.