Security Operations Coordinator

Job Description:

Your impact

The Security Operations coordinator is responsible to the Site Security Manager for the coordination and control of all aspects of physical security, ensuring compliance with National Security Regulations. Identifying best practices, utilising technical solutions where appropriate, for the security of company personnel, assets and infrastructure.

What you’ll do as a Security Operations Coordinator

• Lead all Business Security day to day operational requirements in the delivery of current and future business objectives

• Ensuring compliance to policy, process, and procedure adherence and process improvisation to achieve operational objectives.

• Implement Physical / Personnel Security policies, procedures in a consistent manner across all sites to align with internal and external compliance

• Manage, monitor and report on security visits and inspections by Government and Contracting Authority

• Ensuring daily management, administration & maintenance of all security technology to achieve operational effectiveness.

• Identify, document, mitigate and monitor physical and personnel security threats and vulnerabilities

• Manage budget related to site security delivery, identifying and investigating differences between budget and actual.

• Implement the operational delivery of Business Security strategic objectives

• Develops internal / external security stakeholder relationships in support of the business and functional objectives

• Act as an ambassador for Security to establish and develop a security culture.

• Manage, motivate and develop all site security teams and related resources for the effective and timely delivery of Leonardo security requirements.

• Manage third party suppliers and relationships in order to ensure cost effective delivery of required services

What you\’ll bring

• Knowledge and experience in Operational Security Management preferably within Defence Industry

• Security Risk Management experience

• Strong leadership skills with experience of leading and motivating teams

• Manage and inspire diversely located team members to focus on common goals and timelines

• Experience of implementing policy and guidance

• Clear understanding of National Protective Security Authority operational requirement processes and working with approved equipment catalogues

• Manage internal and external issues to deliver the business outcomes

• Have good planning and analytical skills

• Ability to complete a Security Controller and MoD Crypto custodian course

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you\’re looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.

• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.

• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).

• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.

• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.

• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.

• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Be part of something bigger – apply now!

Primary Location:

GB – Yeovil – Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

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