FCAS Security Senior Associate – Supplier Assurance

BAE Systems; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Security Supplier Assurance Practitioner to join their team in Warton. This role involves producing Security Aspects Letters and ensuring compliance with security standards across the supply chain. The ideal candidate will have auditing experience and a background in IT or cyber security, contributing to a culture of inclusivity and integrity.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with auditing.
• Experience in a regulated environment.
• Background in IT or cyber security is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Produce Security Aspects Letters for the FCAS programme.
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure compliance with security requirements.
• Conduct audits of suppliers' security controls.

Skills

Auditing

Stakeholder Management

Cyber Security

IT Background

MS Office Proficiency

Job description

Job title:Security Supplier Assurance Practitioner

Location:Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Salary:£41,361

What you’ll be doing:

• Producing Security Aspects Letters (SALs) Letters for the FCAS programme, in line with the agreed business process
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to accurately identify and document releasable information to our supply chain, ensuring compliance with the Need-to-Know principle and protecting sensitive data
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure that SALs are understood and requirements met, or agreeing Cyber Implementation Plans (CIPs)
• Ensuring records are kept up-to-date, SALs are properly managed, supplier risk assessments are completed and suppliers prioritised for assurance activities
• Visiting suppliers as necessary to audit security controls against the requirements in the SALs and review the security culture and posture of the business
• Taking ownership of relationships and compliance of allocated suppliers, becoming a reliable and trusted security PoC to allow for questions, provide guidance and encourage early reporting of any security incidents
• Working with colleagues in the wider FCAS Security teams, providing security advice and guidance to the business and external stakeholders

Your skills and experiences:

• Hands on experience with auditing
• Working within a highly regulated environment
• Proficient with full MS package
• Experience working with multiple stakeholder and maintaining relationships
• Have a background within IT or cyber security would be beneficial

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.

FCAS Security Supplier Assurance Team:

Working within the FCAS Security Supplier Assurance Team, you will be responsible for supporting the effective delivery of the Security Supplier Assurance programme, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to assess risk in the supply chain, ensure information being released into the supply chain is done so in accordance with mandatory/customer requirements and performing assurance activities to verify the security standards upheld by suppliers.

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:4th June 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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