BAE Systems

About the Company

At BAE Systems, we help our customers to stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security, critical infrastructure and vital information. We provide some of the world's most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of 85,800 people in more than 40 countries.

From state of the art cyber threat detection to flight control systems that enable pilots to make better decisions, we never stop innovating to ensure that our customers maintain their advantage. This is a long-term commitment involving significant investments in skills. We also work closely with local partners to support economic development through the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

BAE Systems

Job Title

Senior Cyber Security Assurance Specialist

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Cyber Security Assurance Specialist

Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on skills and experience

What You’ll Be Doing

Deliver assurance services to the business, SS EIT, IM&T Sector and Group Functions, covering enterprise systems / services and cloud
Identification of risk and appropriate mitigations, development & analysis of secure solutions (covering technical / physical / procedural / personnel controls) and assessment of compliance with internal and external standards and regulations
Deliver documentation to demonstrate compliance to internal and external stakeholders
Assessment and provision of control effectiveness in managing cyber security risk
Provide security architecture / technical input into the development of secure solutions
Coaching and mentoring junior members of the team
Support development of strategy and continual service improvement for the cyber assurance function
Act as a subject matter expert regarding cyber assurance activities for the wider organisation

Essential

Your skills and experiences:

Educated to degree level (or equivalent) preferably in a related discipline (ICT/Computing, Information assurance, risk management, vulnerability/threat assessment) or equivalent, related work experience
Knowledge of information security standards, such as HMG, NCSC Guidance, ISO 27001/18, NIST 800, HMG is fundamental
Capable of a very high standard of written communication including experience of writing complex reports and giving formal presentations to senior business peers
In-depth knowledge of industry standard security policy, standards and good practice guidance and their application to a variety of IT solutions processing protectively marked information

Desirable

Knowledge of NIST 800–53 & NIST 800-171

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The EIT Cyber Assurance Team

The Cyber Assurance Team within Shared Services are part of Enterprise IT (EIT) with responsibility for assuring all enterprise managed systems and services, spanning UK/RoW. The team ensure systems / services are built and configured in-line with applicable Cyber Security Standards. In addition, the team conduct through-life assurance of controls ensuring they are operating effectively to combat the threats and risks BAE SYSTEMS face and adhere to our regulatory certifications. EIT Cyber is growing team with huge opportunity for development within a diverse landscape.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 10th January 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Preston, United Kingdom

On site

27-12-2024