Programme Security Officer in Warminster

Key Responsibilities

• Day‐to‐day supervision, guidance and support involving all aspects of protective security relating to staff, information, and assets.
• Manage site access and access control throughout both facilities and ensure all necessary site accreditations are upheld.
• Liaise with Project / Programme teams and respond to customer security requirements.
• Manage the cryptographic material as the Crypto Custodian if applicable.
• Manage the security of all applicable off‐site and on‐site events.
• Own security procedures and ensure they are adhered to and associated risks are managed correctly.
• Provide the primary response to and investigate security incidents in a timely manner, ensuring they are dealt with appropriately or escalated if necessary.
• Highlight and escalate any risks to the Project & Function.
• Accountable to the contracting authority for Security Aspects Letters (SAL) and manage the flow down of SAL requirements to 3rd parties / subcontractors.
• Accountable for the security requirements of all overseas travel to meet with HMG International Visits Control Office (IVCO) & corporate requirements.
• Engage with emergency services and law enforcement for the facility, maintaining good working relationships.
• Liaise within the Supplier's organisation and between Raytheon and Security Officials of the ISAC and CA.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience of working in a protective security role.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to deliver briefings and communicate with staff and clients across all business levels.
• High integrity, able to work with discretion and attention to detail.
• Proactive and capable of working without direct supervision.
• Team‐oriented with interpersonal and relationship‐building skills.
• Ability to write and maintain security policies and procedures, updating them with evolving project business needs and ensuring compliance with the HMG Security Policy Framework.
• Working knowledge of HMG Security Policy Framework, Information Assurance Standards and Good Practice Guides.
• Knowledge of the UK Defence Sector and its security requirements.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Membership of DISA and other professional IA bodies.
• High‐level security clearance already held is desirable.
• Detailed understanding of HMG and OGD personnel vetting processes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to achieve effective partnerships and relationships in a multi‐discipline environment, including the ability to brief up to board level directors.
• Familiarity with ISO 17799 & 27001 Security Frameworks.
• Understanding of the new Cabinet Office STAMP requirements.

Benefits

• 37‐hour working week with early finish Fridays.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, with options to purchase, sell, and volunteer up to 5 days.
• 10.5% company pension contribution with 6% employee contribution.
• Annual company bonus scheme (discretionary) up to 6 times salary.
• Life assurance with pension.
• Flexible benefits scheme with extensive salary‐sacrifice options, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle‐to‐Work.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family‐friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.