Security Operations Manager in Bristol

An opening has arisen within MBDA UK for a Security Operations Manager to lead the Security Operations Team in its function to protect all aspects of the MBDA UK estate, including its sites, employees, information and assets, which includes the full spectrum of the MBDA UK portfolio and its supporting hardware and software.

Salary: circa £66,000 to £72,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 to 3 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 27% of base salary
• Car Allowance: £300 per month
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefit.
• 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

The opportunity:

This role presents the successful candidate with the opportunity to work with experienced, like-minded security professionals in order to influence and shape effective operational security outputs across the MBDA UK estate. It also affords the prospect of developing relationships with external and internal stakeholders to ensure the protective security overlay across the estate remains commensurate with those mandated Ministry of Defence compliance and accreditation standards for industry.

Key responsibilities include:

• Establish and implement procedures to protect those sites, employees, information and tangible assets located both within the MBDA UK estate and, when required, further afield in the UK or overseas.
• Devise and implement processes and procedures for MBDA UK to maintain mandated Ministry of Defence compliance and accreditation standards for industry. Key areas here include: Facility Security Clearance, Crypto and Section 5 Firearms licensing.
• Through existing relationships with Security Consultants/Law Enforcement and Security Intelligence agencies, continuously review the full spectrum of security threats and deliver pragmatic, cost-effective mitigation strategies to ensure all risks are kept as low as is reasonably practicable.
• Form an integral part of Business Continuity and Incident Management planning and ensure security policies, processes and employee training are able to counter the broad range of threats, risks and incidents prevalent across the MBDA UK estate, and beyond.
• Deliver apposite policies, processes and guidance pertaining to those security requirements for the more specialised areas of business activities, including the provision of a Technical Security Counter-measures capability for onsite facilities and also in support of offsite corporate events.
• Support the activities of the Information Security and Security Services teams, such that the physical security environment complies with mandatory Ministry of Defence compliance and accreditation standards for classified Information technology systems and security clearances.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Essential: An experienced security professional who has experience of leading diverse teams of security managers and professionals across multiple MBDA UK sites.
• Knowledge and experience of Cabinet Office, National Protective Security Authority, Ministry of Defence and Defence and Equipment Support Principal Security Advisor compliance and accreditation standards for industry.
• A sound working knowledge of Facility Security Clearance, Crypto management and more specialised areas of security risk management.
• Practical experience in incident management and the ability to support broader business continuity planning and crisis management.
• An understanding of all main kinetic and non-kinetic security threats and risks specific to the defence industry and national infrastructure.
• Good presentation and communication skills, with the ability to influence colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
• A Developed Vetting standard of security clearance, or the ability to achieve it.

• Desirable: A recognised qualification in security management; for example: Certified Security Management Professional, Certified Protection Professional, Physical Security Professional or equivalent.
• Membership of professional security body; for example: Defence Industry Security Association, Security Institute, International Security Management Institute or equivalent.
• Investigation management experience.

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.