Lead Security Engineer

Leonardo UK Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled professional with a passion for security risk management in highly regulated environments. This role involves overseeing security systems, engaging with teams, and ensuring the safety of complex engineering processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and people management skills, along with a critical thinking mindset to provide effective solutions. Join a company with over a century of heritage in defense electronics, where your contributions will play a vital role in advancing technologies for military applications. Embrace the challenge and be part of a diverse team committed to excellence and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing security risk for regulated products.
• Strong people management and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee security risk management systems for complex engineering.
• Engage with teams to develop their careers and ensure safety.

Skills

Security Risk Management

People Management

System Development Life Cycle

Agile Frameworks

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Cyber Resilience Controls

Education

Chartered Engineer Status

NCSC Certified Cyber Professional

Job description

Job Description:

In broad terms, you should have as many of the following as possible:

• Experience of owning a security risk management system for highly regulated products based on recognised frameworks such as aerospace, nuclear, automotive, rail or oil & gas;
• People management, mentoring and development skills;
• Practical experience of the System Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, Spiral, V-Models and Agile frameworks;
• Effective and flexible communication and interpersonal skills;
• The ability to understand complex engineering processes and the inter-dependency of the process components;
• A passion for promoting and improving the safety and security of complex systems;
• Broad breadth of engineering experience in order to review project demands and advise on resourcing needs, development, delivery plans and structures;
• A passion for engaging with people and developing their careers;
• An ability to demonstrate critical thinking to provide appropriate solutions to recruitment and development;
• Familiarity with the application of cyber resilience controls to embedded systems.

It would be desirable, but not essential, if you also had one or more of:

• Practical experience of ISO27001/27004/27005 or NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF);
• Knowledge of UK/NATO Information Assurance/Accreditation frameworks;
• Knowledge of EASA/FAA Airworthiness Certification frameworks;
• Awareness of current crypto technologies, Key Management Systems & practical COMSEC;
• Chartered Engineer status with a recognised body;
• Awarded or looking to achieve an NCSC Certified Cyber Professional (CCP) recognition;
• Awareness of Information Security (INFOSEC), Communications Security (COMSEC), Transmission Security (TRANSEC), Product Safety and their inter-relationship;
• Experience of producing and delivering training/awareness material within a corporate environment;
• Familiarity with incident investigation and implementation of an investigation process such as used by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB);
• Familiarity with the application of cyber resilience controls to embedded systems.

Why Leonardo?

The business, primarily based in Luton, has a rich heritage in Electronic Warfare with over 100 years of history and providing the latest advances in radio frequency technology to our military customers in the UK and further afield.

Under a strategic partnering arrangement (SPA) with the Royal Air Force and the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) agencies, Leonardo acts as the UK industry lead chosen to bring together onshore providers to provide value-for-money defensive equipment for the nation’s fleets of military aircraft, while boosting export opportunities and generating prosperity around the UK.

The company leads the consortium responsible for the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS) currently installed on the Eurofighter Typhoon and the company's BriteCloud expendable active decoy launched in 2013, represents the most significant advance in radar-guided missile countermeasures since the advent of chaff.

The Future Combat Air line of business is the home of the Leonardo Electronics Division UK key interface into the UK MoD Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Programme, also referred to as Tempest.

Focusing on the development of advanced defence electronics, Leonardo is a founding partner of Team Tempest, alongside the UK MOD, BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and MBDA UK. The team has been working at pace to develop the technologies and capabilities necessary to see a new combat air system go into service in 2035. In July 2021, the UK MOD awarded Team Tempest a further contract worth approximately £250m to progress the development of the future capability. As the UK’s defence electronics champion, Leonardo is leading the nation’s development of the Integrated Sensing and Non-Kinetic Effects (ISANKE) and Integrated Communications Systems (ICS) technology for the next generation system.

Benefits

To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit: Company Benefits

Given the nature of the work, we are able to offer custom working; however, some on-site working is expected.

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance, please visit: Security Vetting Clearance Levels

Diversity Statement

We are relentless about inclusion. We understand an inclusive environment is one that welcomes everyone as they are. We see diversity as a strength. We still have some way to go to achieving diverse teams across our whole business. We would like you to be part of our journey to creating that better balance and welcome applications from all individuals from all walks of life as we build a stronger company together.

Primary Location: GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Additional Locations: GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane, GB - Lincoln, GB - Luton - Cap. Green L350, GB - Southampton

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working: Hybrid