Cyber Security Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will provide specialist security architecture and guidance to develop and maintain secure solutions. You will analyze threats, document security requirements, and collaborate with various teams to ensure compliance. The company values flexibility and offers opportunities for career development in a supportive environment. If you're passionate about cybersecurity and want to make a meaningful impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Job sharing options

Home working opportunities

Career development support

Inclusive recruitment process

Qualifications

• Experience in Cyber Security roles within Defence or Government sectors.
• Proficiency in defining system security controls and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of industry frameworks like NIST and MITRE.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze threats and vulnerabilities in security systems.
• Document and track security requirements throughout development.
• Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams for security solutions.

Skills

Cyber Security Engineering

Infrastructure Security Design

Risk Assessment

Network Security

Cryptography

Identity & Access Management

Cloud Technologies

Monitoring

Secure by Design Principles

Education

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Relevant Certifications (CISSP, Cisco, CCP)

Tools

Risk Assessment Tools

Job description

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Location: Reading, United Kingdom

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter, and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information, and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their careers with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries: Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security, and Space.

Your health and well-being matter to us, which is why we offer flexibility such as part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or flexible start and finish times. We support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Cyber Security Engineer

As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will work on complex systems provided by Thales, providing specialist security architecture, technical understanding, and guidance to enable Thales to develop and maintain reliable, secure, and sustainable security solutions to meet project needs.

Your role involves advising on security-compliant system architectures, contributing to the design of solutions, studying alternatives, and conducting risk assessments. You will join a growing team of engineers and architects to deliver the right security solutions for our customers.

Key responsibilities:

1. Identify and analyze threats, vulnerabilities, and security consequences, maintaining traceability to security requirements.
2. Ensure security requirements are documented and tracked throughout development.
3. Maintain logs and traceability of security controls and assurance evidence.
4. Gather and configure evidence for Security Cases.
5. Justify security control choices.
6. Create reports and artifacts to support security cases.
7. Review observations and reports from users or maintainers and define corrective actions.
8. Coordinate technically across multidisciplinary teams.

We are looking for:

• Experience in a Cyber Security Engineer role within Defence, Nuclear, Government, Aerospace, CNI, or Transport sectors.
• Experience defining system security controls and expertise in Infrastructure Security Design, including Network Security, Cryptography, Identity & Access Management, End-point protection, cloud technologies, and monitoring.
• Confidence in advising and supporting teams.
• Proficiency with Risk Assessment tools and methodologies across industry sectors.
• Deep knowledge of industry frameworks like NIST, NIS-2, JSPs, MITRE.
• Experience implementing Secure by Design principles.

Desirable:

• Degree in Engineering or Computer Science or relevant certifications (CISSP, Cisco, CCP, etc.).
• Knowledge of Risk Management, Accreditation, Systems Design Lifecycles, and Embedded Systems Design.

Your career at Thales

Future opportunities include exploring other domains or sites, evolving your skills in different areas, or pursuing a technical or leadership path within a global engineering leader.

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Candidates must provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, and employment or education history for up to three years. Some roles may require full Security Clearance, which involves additional vetting. For details, refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting Agency.

At Thales, we offer careers, not just jobs. With 80,000 employees across 68 countries, our mobility policy supports career development at home and abroad, within your current field or new areas. We embrace flexibility as a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process, providing reasonable adjustments for neurodiverse applicants or those with disabilities or long-term conditions. To request adjustments or for questions, contact Resourcing Ops or the Early Careers Team.

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