Cyber Security Assurance Practitioner

BAE Systems.; Preston; On-site; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Preston is hiring a Cyber Security Assurance Practitioner. The role involves conducting risk assessments, delivering compliance documentation, and supporting service improvements. Candidates should have a relevant degree, understanding of security technologies, and strong communication skills. This position offers a salary circa £39,000 and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) preferably in a related technical discipline.
• Understanding of cyber security technologies and secure configuration.
• Experience of writing complex reports and giving formal presentations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Cyber Security risk assessment of systems and services.
• Deliver documentation to demonstrate compliance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support and implement service improvement for the assurance function.

Skills

Cyber security technologies knowledge

High standard of written communication

Ability to work autonomously

Team working ethic

Education

Degree or equivalent in a related technical discipline

Tools

CompTIA certifications (A+, Network+, Security+)

CISM-P Cyber Security qualification

ISO27001 Practitioner or Lead Auditor

Job description

Job Title: Cyber Security Assurance Practitioner

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

Salary: Circa £39,000 dependent on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Conduct Cyber Security risk assessment of systems and services
• Deliver documentation to demonstrate compliance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct assessment and provision of control effectiveness in managing information security risk
• Perform health checks of controls and their effectiveness aligned with NIST (DFARS), DEFCON and HMG Secure by Design requirements to highlight key issues
• Support and implement service improvement for the assurance function
• Work with EIT Business Operation Teams to ensure findings/recommendations stemming from Operational Assurance are highlighted, tracked, and remediated

Your skills and experiences:

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) preferably in a related technical discipline
• Understanding of cyber security technologies, their implementation and secure configuration
• CompTIA (A+, Network+, Security+)/ NSCP Practitioner /CCSK/ISO27001 Practitioner (Lead Auditor etc.), CISM-P Cyber Security qualification - Desirable one or more certifications
• Capable of a high standard of written communication including experience of writing complex reports and giving formal presentations to senior business peers
• Ability to work autonomously and manage workload and priorities based on demand from multiple projects.
• Good team working ethic and strives to meet personal and team objectives

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 Cyber Security Assurance team:

The Cyber Security Assurance Team with 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.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 22nd August 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.

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