Systems Cyber Security Engineer
Location: Heybridge. Full Time. Part of the Software Systems Capability function.
Job Summary
The Systems Cyber Security Engineer is responsible for ensuring that products and services are developed with cyber security risks being managed as part of the product lifecycle, including marine automation systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and review Systems Requirements, including cyber security requirements (technology, process, etc.) across a range of marine automation systems.
- Maintain expertise on statutory and technical compliance rules relevant to Marine Automation systems.
- Communicate with Rolls‑Royce Cyber Security Team in Friedrichshafen on best practices and product security requirements.
- Participate in and document technical risk assessments.
- Specify and produce requirements for security measures.
- Produce reports where required to document the work carried out.
- Provide technical consultation for programmes on secure development and risk management.
- Support vulnerability scanning, hardening, and addressing system vulnerabilities.
- Work across multiple business functions (e.g., Software, hardware, maintenance, manufacturing, corporate).
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and communicate risk to business stakeholders.
- Develop, implement, document, and maintain policies, procedures, guidelines, tools and training as required.
- Create, search, and reuse knowledge, good practice and procedures with guidance from established practitioners.
Qualifications & Pre‑requisites
- Good time management skills; ability to prioritise and execute tasks in a high‑pressure environment.
- Dynamic response to evolving objectives and emerging opportunities while working in coordination with a multidisciplinary, energetic team.
- Understanding of the Secure Development Lifecycle.
- Use of encryption and security measures.
- Security risk assessment techniques.
- Highly self‑motivated, directed, with keen attention to detail.
- Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to understand level of analysis required.
- Working knowledge of domain (marine automation).
- Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Research application issues and products; seek solutions/information from suppliers, universities, customers, related industries.
- Skilled at working within a team‑oriented, collaborative environment or as a sole contributor on identified projects.
- Keen to develop capability through appropriate training courses and workshops.
- Ability to train people to improve the capability of the business, deliver training material where required.
- Professional courage to highlight areas of concern and risk with regard to suitability of a product to meet its requirements in a safe and functionally appropriate way.
- Working appreciation of associated engineering disciplines.
Contract
Permanent.
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