Cyber Security Capability Engineer - £81,000 + 30%+ Bonus

Global leader in the defence sector is recruiting for an experienced Cyber Security Capability Engineer to join there Hertfordshire based UK team. This is a hybrid role with the requirement for 3-4 days on site each week.

The role will provide a variety of project work that will enable you to apply the breadth of your information assurance skill set and experience and develop a deep understanding of the technologies involved.

Responsibilities

• To provide business driven advice on the management of security and information risk management consistent with Government cyber security/IA policy, standards and guidance or with relevant industry or commercial guidance.
• Drive beneficial security change into the business through development or review allowing a balance of information risk against cost of countermeasures, and conformance to the relevant security policies.
• Identifying security risks within complex weapon systems, products and solutions and ensuring that those risks are addressed by the implementation and delivery of effective and balanced security measures.
• Design and develop solutions to complex Cyber Security problems that meet the business and operational needs, including cryptographic design activities.
• Engaging with both internal and external stakeholders, engineering teams and sub-contractors to develop the strategic Cyber Security direction for the business.
• Provide support & guidance to International stakeholders on all aspects of cyber security.
• Provide support to the business by means of evaluating suppliers & competitors and by providing support to all bids both domestic and export.
• Liaise with and Influence customers, accreditors and technical authorities so that they have an understanding of the companies Cyber Strategy, The risks posed to our strategic products and technology roadmaps.
• Influence the policies & standards within the External UK Cyber Security community in order to ensure that the correct level of documentation and evidence to meet MOD security accreditation requirements.
• Mentor and coach engineers within all functions so that Cyber Security becomes part of their thought process through the entire engineering life cycle.
• Generate training material, propose innovations and claim patents on Cyber Security topics.

Required Experience

• Experience in generation of information security Risk Assessments, Risk Treatment Plans and Risk Management and Accreditation Documents.
• You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of MOD and Government information security policy, standards and guidance and the ability to tailor them to the specific needs of our weapon system product range.
• Knowledge/appreciation of systems engineering, electronics principles, software technology and development principles.
• Preferably exposure of Cyber Security across the Systems Engineering Development Lifecycle.
• Experience in the specification and development of effective and balanced information assurance solutions, methodologies or approaches.
• Understanding of systems and security verification, validation, testing and evaluation approaches, including HMG Information Assurance schemes, standards and processes.
• You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge/exposure in contributing and adherence of cost, schedule, and technical performance trade-offs
• Experience of key generation, key distribution, cryptographic handling and storage, and implementation of cryptographic designs.
• Experience and understanding of external assurance and certification processes and stakeholder, including the ability to influence and advise on these processes.
• Broad understanding of the impact of Cyber Security practice on peripheral or core project activities, and expertise to balance project demands with suitable Cyber Security process
• Experience in the application of Secure Operations and SyOPs and the impacts on the end Users.

Cyber Security Capability Engineer - £81,000 + 30%+ Bonus