Cyber Security Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital security is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to provide specialist security architecture and guidance. The role involves advising on security-compliant system architectures, conducting risk assessments, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have experience in relevant sectors and a strong technical background.

Qualifications

• Experience in Cyber Security Engineer role within Defence, Nuclear, Government, Aerospace, CNI, or Transport sectors.
• Proficiency with Risk Assessment tools and methodologies.
• Deep knowledge of industry frameworks like NIST, NIS-2, JSPs, MITRE.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze threats, vulnerabilities, and security consequences.
• Ensure security requirements are recorded and tracked throughout development.
• Create reports and artifacts to support the security case.

Skills

Infrastructure Security Design

Network Security

Cryptography

Identity & Access Management

Risk Assessment

Education

Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

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 to support your lifestyle and 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 reliable, secure, accreditable, and economically sustainable security solutions that meet project needs.

Your role involves advising on the development of security-compliant system architectures and contributing to the design of solutions, including studying alternatives and conducting risk assessments. You will join a growing team of engineers and architects to provide the right security solutions to meet customer requirements.

Key responsibilities:

1. Identify and analyze threats, vulnerabilities, and security consequences, maintaining traceability to security requirements.
2. Ensure security requirements are recorded, included, and tracked throughout development.
3. Maintain logs and traceability of security requirements to controls and assurance evidence.
4. Gather and configure evidence for the Security Case.
5. Justify security control choices.
6. Create reports and artifacts to support the security case, including deliverables.
7. Review observations and reports from users or maintainers, defining corrective actions as needed.
8. Coordinate technically across a multidisciplinary team.

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 independently or with specialists.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure Security Design, including Network Security, Cryptography, Identity & Access Management, End-point protection, cloud technologies, and protective monitoring.
• Confidence in advising and supporting team members.
• Proficiency with Risk Assessment tools and methodologies across various 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 industry certifications (CISSP, Cisco, CCP, etc.).
• Experience with 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, and growing within the company. You can develop expertise in new products, customers, countries, or move into more complex solutions, choose a technical or leadership path, and build an international career within a leading engineering group.

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In line with Thales' security requirements, candidates will need to 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 (DBS NSV) 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 or outside your current expertise, or into new fields. We believe embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process, providing reasonable adjustments for neuro-diverse 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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