Security Specialist

Location: Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Compensation: Competitive Pay + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Security Specialist at our Bristol, Ashton Vale site.

The role:

• Providing a high level of professional security support to all business functions across Mission Systems.
• Responsible for the effective delivery of all day-to-day business security related matters ensuring key support functions are delivered in a smart, flexible and holistic manner.
• Ensuring that all security requirements are met by the business and are compliant with Babcock Policy and other internal requirements as well as all external contractual obligations, legal requirements, and policy frameworks.
• Managing all aspects of access control such as verifying clearances and Need to Know, printing passes and running reports.
• Delivering all documentation required to maintain an efficient and compliant FSC area.
• Acting as the key point of contact to both internal and external stakeholders to enable an open and transparent working relationship focused on resolving issues as they arise.
• Responsibility for regulating, monitoring and reporting on the secure operating processes of all electronic security systems.

This role is full time OR part time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 4 days in the office/onsite and 1 day working from home.

Essential experience of the Security Specialist:

• Knowledge of all aspects of the Security Policy Framework / GOV S007.
• Possess well developed IT skills.
• Good practical understanding of the general requirements necessary to maintain compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
• Good knowledge of security risk management practices and the identification, implementation and monitoring of current risk mitigation techniques and processes.
• Knowledge of the JSP 490 and associated COMSEC requirements.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

What We Offer:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of 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 (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world for over a century. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.