Product Security Engineer Information Assurance in Bristol

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Shape the future of secure engineering and protect what matters most. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Product Security Engineer Information Assurance at Ashton Vale, near Bristol.

The role:

As a Product Security Engineer - Information Assurance, you’ll play a critical role in safeguarding complex engineering systems that support national security and critical infrastructure. Working within our Mission Systems team, you’ll lead and influence how security is designed into systems from concept to operation, ensuring robust protection against evolving threats. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting‑edge defence and engineering projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and gaining exposure to advanced technologies. You’ll shape secure solutions that truly make a difference while developing your expertise in cyber security, risk management and information assurance.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive Information Assurance Strategies to meet complex customer security requirements.
• Lead risk management activities that align with an industry standard such as NIST SP 800-37 or the ISO/IEC 27000 series.
• Create and maintain security documentation including system security plans, policies, procedures, and compliance evidence.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders to provide expert guidance on security and assurance matters.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

Essential experience:

• The ability to interpret and implement industry security standards and frameworks such as the ISO/IEC 27000 series or NIST SP-800 series.
• Experience in information assurance, security engineering, cyber security, or a similar field.
• Deep understanding of security risk management and assurance methodologies & processes.
• Experience working across multi‑disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate technical security risk to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience in nuclear, defence, or similarly regulated sectors (desirable).

Qualifications:

• Relevant higher education qualification or industry certification such as CISSP, CISM, or ISO27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK National. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows you to buy or sell annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ — one paid volunteering day per year
• Flexible working to support work‑life balance
• A dynamic working environment where innovation and collaboration thrive

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 17/06/2026