At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead security risk assessments and ensure robust security controls in defence products.
- Company: Major organisation in the UK defence sector with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on national security while working on cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Active SC clearance required; experience in product security engineering preferred.
The predicted salary is between 92.5 - 92.5 £ per hour.
Location: Luton – hybrid working
Rate: £92.50 per hour
Umbrella Contract: 6 months
Clearance: Active SC required; DV desirable
Nationality: Sole British nationals only due to UK Eyes Only requirements
We are recruiting for experienced Lead Product Security Engineers to support a major organisation within the UK defence sector. The role will take responsibility for security aspects of complex defence products and systems throughout the full engineering lifecycle, from design and development through to verification, maintenance and through-life support.
Working closely with product development teams, engineering SMEs, risk owners and security assurance authorities, you will lead security risk and assurance activities, derive product security requirements and ensure appropriate security controls are incorporated into product design. This is a Product/Systems Security Engineering role rather than a corporate IT or enterprise cyber security position.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake security risk assessments and develop risk mitigation plans and gap analyses.
- Produce Security Management Plans and security documentation supporting product development and assurance.
- Define and derive product security requirements, working directly with engineering teams on their implementation.
- Provide security advice throughout product design, development, testing and manufacturing.
- Produce technical assurance artefacts including Security Cases, Security Operating Procedures, Testing Security Instructions and Key Management Plans.
- Liaise with internal and external security assurance authorities to demonstrate product compliance.
- Apply MOD Secure by Design principles throughout the engineering lifecycle.
- Work with external security authorities, including the NCSC, to support assurance of security solutions.
- Advise engineering teams on platform lockdown, configuration and appropriate product security controls.
- Support penetration testing, analyse findings and develop appropriate remediation plans.
- Manage through-life security activities including vulnerability management, patch management and obsolescence planning.
- Support security incident and crisis management activities.
- Review and contribute to Product Security policies and deliver security guidance and training to engineering teams.
- Support bids and proposals through the production of Security Management Plans, work package descriptions and cost estimates.
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