Associate Project Security Engineer

About this role

MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol, Avon BS34 8JH

Job Summary

At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe – for today, and tomorrow.

DE&S has recently been integrated into the National Armaments Director (NAD) Group. The NAD Group brings together key Ministry of Defence (MOD) organisations to unite expertise across science, technology, procurement, infrastructure, and support to provide integrated capabilities faster and more efficiently for our armed forces and our allies. This is an exciting new opportunity to enable better ways of working and empower greater collaboration across Defence. For further information about the NAD Group, please visit: National Armaments Director Group - GOV.UK

We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work for you.

For security reasons this role is open to sole UK nationals only. A ‘sole UK national’ refers to an individual who holds citizenship solely in the UK, without dual citizenship or nationality from another country. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.

Job Description

As an Associate Project Security Engineer within the DE&S Security Profession at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, you will be able to build a cyber security career where your work has real purpose. You will help protect important Defence projects and services by turning cyber risks into clear, practical advice.

You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across risk assessment, threat analysis, assurance and security case development. Aswell as this, you will have the autonomy to lead lower-complexity activity, with expert support available as you build confidence and take on more challenging assignments.

You will work alongside experienced security specialists, delivery teams and risk owners, giving you broad exposure and the opportunity to influence decisions that matter. We will support your professional development, including opportunities to work towards relevant industry qualifications and accreditations.

“You can see the difference your advice makes. You are supported to develop your expertise, trusted to use your judgement and given opportunities to work on varied Defence challenges.” Current Project Security Engineer

If you want meaningful work, supportive development and the chance to grow your influence in Defence cyber security, this role offers an excellent next step.

We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work within established security and risk governance, independently on lower-complexity projects and with supervision on more complex work, to identify business security needs and undertake cyber risk assessments, basic threat assessments and related risk management activities.
• Understanding the applicability of appropriate legislation and regulations, in combination with MoD’s governance documentation such as MoD policies
• Provide advice to address identified Cyber Security related risks by applying of a variety of security capabilities, which may include using published guidance, standards, or experts as appropriate.
• Provide advice to validate the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures, including an understanding of how to use different assurance activities and make recommendations for improvement.
• Help risk or service owners to make decisions that are well informed by good and clear security advice, including contributing to reports or working within established reporting chains in a security team.
• Develop and maintain security documentation to capture and communicate security information.

As an Associate Project Security Engineer within the DE&S Security Profession at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, you will be able to build a cyber security career where your work has real purpose. You will help protect important Defence projects and services by turning cyber risks into clear, practical advice.

You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across risk assessment, threat analysis, assurance and security case development. Aswell as this, you will have the autonomy to lead lower-complexity activity, with expert support available as you build confidence and take on more challenging assignments.

You will work alongside experienced security specialists, delivery teams and risk owners, giving you broad exposure and the opportunity to influence decisions that matter. We will support your professional development, including opportunities to work towards relevant industry qualifications and accreditations.

“You can see the difference your advice makes. You are supported to develop your expertise, trusted to use your judgement and given opportunities to work on varied Defence challenges.” Current Project Security Engineer

If you want meaningful work, supportive development and the chance to grow your influence in Defence cyber security, this role offers an excellent next step.

We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work within established security and risk governance, independently on lower-complexity projects and with supervision on more complex work, to identify business security needs and undertake cyber risk assessments, basic threat assessments and related risk management activities.
• Understanding the applicability of appropriate legislation and regulations, in combination with MoD’s governance documentation such as MoD policies
• Provide advice to address identified Cyber Security related risks by applying of a variety of security capabilities, which may include using published guidance, standards, or experts as appropriate.
• Provide advice to validate the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures, including an understanding of how to use different assurance activities and make recommendations for improvement.
• Help risk or service owners to make decisions that are well informed by good and clear security advice, including contributing to reports or working within established reporting chains in a security team.
• Develop and maintain security documentation to capture and communicate security information.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Lead criterion – Demonstrable proven experience in information risk management and decision making
• Level 5 Qualification in relevant subject (Computing Science, Systems Design, information Systems Management) or equivalent experience.