Security Awareness and Intelligence Officer in Stevenage

You will play a central role in strengthening and supporting our security culture by ensuring all MBDA UK individuals understand security risks that could impact the business and its people. You will shape how individuals recognise and respond to existing and emerging security risks, whilst translating security information into clear and actionable guidance. In this role, you will monitor and assess a wide range of information feeds to ensure that relevant insights are analysed and communicated to the business appropriately to support informed decision making. You will also deliver bespoke briefings to different areas of the business across all MBDA UK sites, covering a variety of security awareness and travel security topics to strengthen the mitigation of security risks. Additionally, you will maintain and develop positive relationships with internal stakeholders as well as external partners and relevant bodies, promoting a collaborative approach to security across all functions.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver awareness and training programmes within a security‑focused environment.
• Engage stakeholders, challenge, advise and communicate information confidently and clearly to all audiences across the business.
• Handle security related disciplines and sensitive information.
• Analyse information and turn it into assessment‑based actions.
• Proactively update and deliver security initiatives and projects.
• Hold Security Vetting level of Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in delivering awareness or training, preferably within a security focussed environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to challenge, advise and communicate information confidently and clearly to all audiences across the business.
• Understanding of security related disciplines and handling of sensitive information.
• Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to turn information into assessment‑based actions.
• Proactive approach to working, particularly when updating or delivering security initiatives and projects.
• Ability to hold Security Vetting level of Security Clearance.

Salary & Working Arrangement:

• Salary: Circa £35,000 depending on experience.
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days per week on‑site due to workload classification.
• Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.

Benefits & Perks:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year).
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime.
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days.
• 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.
• Annual paid leave: 25 days of paid annual leave per calendar year, in addition to all statutory and public holidays.
• After 5, 10 and 15 years of service, an additional day of annual leave is added to your allowance at each of these milestones.
• You can also purchase up to an additional five days holiday through payroll.
• Dynamic Working policies allow individuals great levels of flexibility around the hours they work and where they work.
• Paid overtime, dynamic leave (time in lieu) and more.
• Retirement Savings Plan: 4% employee, 6% employer contributions, both can be increased by up to 2%.
• Financial Awareness: free webinars, website for financial wellness guidance.
• Share Incentive Plan: Acquire shares in UK Shareholder, BAE Systems PLC, tax efficient.
• Mortgage Advice: free mortgage advice and webinars.
• Season Ticket Loan: borrow value of public transport season ticket for bus or train journeys to and from work and spread the cost over 12 months.
• Critical Illness: tax‑free lump sum payment to cover medical expenses, lifestyle adjustments and more.
• Employee Assistance Programme: free, independent, confidential, available 24/7. Short‑term counselling up to 8 sessions.
• Private Medical Insurance: voluntary, three healthcare plans. Funded Private Medical Insurance for Grade C & Above.
• Dental Insurance: cash back on dental expenses, six levels of cover.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: cash back on everyday healthcare expenses.
• Healthcare and Leisure: cash back on medical, dentist and optician expenses, plus special deals and concessions on sporting and recreational facilities.
• Healthworks Gym Membership: on‑site gym at Stevenage site.
• Annual Gym Membership: discounted membership at over 3,600 UK gym chains.
• The Club: opportunities for social activities – theatre trips, days out, sporting activities.
• Regular development opportunities: Learning & Development team, apprenticeship programmes, online learning platforms, up to £150 financial support per year for further study.
• Management training opportunities with paths designed for all experience levels.
• Costco membership for permanent employees.
• Technology vouchers: purchase gadgets and white goods up to £2,500, spread cost over 12 months.
• Charity Donations: donate up to five charities each month, full tax relief.
• MyCar Scheme: access up to two new vehicles via salary sacrifice arrangement.
• Holiday Purchase: purchase up to 5 additional days holiday with tax and NI savings.

All employees at MBDA are required to hold UK Security or BPSS Clearance.