Cyber Security Engineer

Portsmouth, Bristol
February 20, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Cyber Security Engineer

Company: JAM Recruitment

Job description: I’m looking for multiple Cyber Security Engineers to join one of the worlds largest and most successful Aerospace & Defence organisations.

This is a hybrid-working role of 3 days per week onsite at any of the following locations: Barrow-in-Furness, Frimley, Bristol, Portsmouth, Weymouth or Brough.

You MUST be eligible for Security Clearance (SC) to be considered for this role.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Building a risk based set of cyber security requirements for a system or sub system, providing technical guidance and support for all aspects of cyber security and resilience
  • Conducting cyber security analysis work, developing threat taxonomies, security architectures, security baselines and risk mitigations
  • Producing test plans-and schedules together conducting informal and formal cyber security testing
  • Supporting engineering gated reviews and design assurance activities
  • Production of security artefacts such as risk registers, security assurance cases, plans and schedules. Provide security input into related engineering documentation

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM subject or Information Security related
  • Recognised Industry Security Qualifications, eg. CCP, CISSP, CISM (or able to achieve)
  • Proven experience of assessing and managing risk in line with industry good practice (NIST, ISO 27001)
  • Significant experience with using security baselines, mitigations and controls
  • Engineering background and or strong familiarity with a life cycle phased approach

Desirable Skills & Experience:

  • Experience of Product Security activities in the defence, maritime or closely linked domain
  • Experience of MOD Policies and regulations such as SPF, JSP 440 and JSP604 and production of Risk Management Accreditation Document Set (RMADS)
  • Knowledge of the challenges affecting security of Operational Technologies/ Industrial Control Systems and approaches to secure them
  • Project Management exposure

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone that has done this kind of role previously within Aerospace & Defence, Government Digital Services or whilst serving in the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy or British Army.

The salary is £55,000 to £60,000 plus an excellent benefits package.

Expected salary: £55000 – 60000 per year

Location: England

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