Product Security Engineer Information Assurance

weServed; Bristol; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Volunteering day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Product Security Engineer Information Assurance to safeguard critical engineering systems in the Mission Systems team near Bristol. The role combines security design from concept to operation with hybrid working between onsite Ashton Vale and home offices.

You will implement IA strategies, lead risk management per ISO27001/NIST, create security documentation, and liaise with stakeholders to assure robust protection across projects.

Qualifications

• Interpret and implement ISO/IEC 27000 series or NIST SP-800 standards.
• Experience in information assurance and security engineering.
• Knowledge of risk management methodologies and assurance processes.
• Experience across multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Information Assurance strategies aligned to complex requirements.
• Lead risk management activities per ISO/NIST standards.
• Create and maintain system security plans, policies, and procedures.
• Interface with stakeholders to provide security guidance.

Skills

Security standards

Information assurance

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Defense sector experience

Education

CISSP/CISM/ISO27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor

Job description

Job Title: Product Security Engineer Information Assurance

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75386

Shape the future of secure engineering and protect what matters most.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Product Security Engineer Information Assurance at Ashton Vale, near Bristol.

The role

As a Product Security Engineer - Information Assurance, you’ll play a critical role in safeguarding complex engineering systems that support national security and critical infrastructure. Working within our Mission Systems team, you’ll lead and influence how security is designed into systems from concept to operation, ensuring robust protection against evolving threats.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge defence and engineering projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and gaining exposure to advanced technologies. You’ll shape secure solutions that truly make a difference while developing your expertise in cyber security, risk management and information assurance.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive Information Assurance Strategies to meet complex customer security requirements.
• Lead risk management activities that align with an industry standard such as NIST SP 800-37 or the ISO/IEC 27000 series.
• Create and maintain security documentation including system security plans, policies, procedures, and compliance evidence.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders to provide expert guidance on security and assurance matters.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements withdays onsite and days working from home.

Essential experience of the Product Security Engineer - Information Assurance

• The ability to interpret and implement industry security standards and frameworks such as the ISO/IEC 27000 series or NIST SP-800 series.
• Experience in information assurance, security engineering, cyber security, or a similar field.
• Deep understanding of security risk management and assurance methodologies & processes.
• Experience working across multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate technical security risk to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in nuclear, defence, or similarly regulated sectors (desirable).

Qualifications for the Product Security Engineer - Information Assurance

• Relevant higher education qualification or industry certification such as CISSP, CISM, or ISO27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK National.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows you to buy or sell annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ — one paid volunteering day per year
• Flexible working to support work-life balance
• A dynamic working environment where innovation and collaboration thrive

Babcock

We’re Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 20/08/2026

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