Junior Cryptosecurity Engineer

QinetiQ Group plc; Malvern; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in Malvern is seeking a Junior Cryptosecurity Engineer to support customer-focused research and design in cryptography. You will engage with stakeholders and deliver high-quality analyses and proposals, while working in a collaborative environment with access to cutting-edge technology. This role requires analytical thinking and a degree or equivalent experience in security concepts, with a strong opportunity for professional growth in an innovative team.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan and Private Medical Insurance

Employee discount portal

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with crypto and key management technology in an academic or industrial environment.
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Experience demonstrating rigor in performing equipment interoperability.

Responsibilities

• Contribute towards the development of proposals in response to customer requests.
• Deliver high-quality analysis, designs, reports, and presentations focused on customer solutions.
• Identify and derive security requirements and develop innovative solutions.

Skills

Understanding cyber security concepts

Analytical thinking

Effective communication with stakeholders

Experience with crypto and key management technology

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Job description

As a Junior Cryptosecurity Engineer you will support all stages in the delivery of customer focused research, consultancy design and analysis in the field of cryptography and key management. Day-to-day, you will contribute towards the development of proposals in response to requests from customers and consortium partners in the crypto security domain interacting with subject matter experts.

Responsibilities

• Understanding cyber security concepts, significance, threats, vulnerabilities and assurance
• Being aware of digital technology trends with a desire to stay up to date with the latest threats and solutions
• Delivering high quality analysis, designs, reports and presentations that focus on customer problems and solutions in the crypto security domain
• Working with others within QinetiQ to identify and derive security requirements, develop and analyse innovative solutions and to understand technical details in the crypto security domain
• Expressing a security trade based on topics such as overall system performance, legal requirements, time and budget
• The ability to think analytically and apply technical skills at an engineering level to both IT and crypto equipment
• Proven experience working independently with some supervision seeking guidance on own initiative for unusual or unfamiliar situations
• Previous experience working with crypto and key management technology in an academic research or industrial environment
• The ability to engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders including customers
• Previous experience demonstrating rigor in performing equipment interoperability suitable for customers to make acceptance decisions
• The ability to understand high-level security objectives and cryptographic algorithms; Degree level Education or Equivalent

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education; provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, then we would like to hear from you.

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we're not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting edge defence technology to ground breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Junior Cryptosecurity Engineer at our Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds. As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities – helping charities and local community

Recruitment Process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valuable, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed; applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.