Security Architect - Defence Systems (Contractor)

General Dynamics UK Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems in the United Kingdom is seeking a Security Engineer (Contractor) to join a project-driven team. The role concentrates on delivering security architecture, ensuring security is embedded in engineering decisions, and supporting accreditation activities across the lifecycle of large-scale Defence programmes.

You will develop security artefacts, maintain project-level security documentation, and liaise with customer security representatives to produce required

Qualifications

• Defence background with experience implementing and complying with Security Architectural Frameworks such as IS1/IS2, ISO27001, and related standards.
• Experience across large, complex systems through lifecycle in security context, producing security designs and accreditation.
• Familiar with frameworks like NIST SP 800-53, NCIA, NIS Directive, SABSA, COBIT is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Create security deliverables with project teams and ensure security is integrated into engineering decisions.
• Provide security authority and guidance to projects and maintain project security documentation.
• Develop and support assurance for all project security outputs and ensure traceability to requirements.
• Coordinate with customer security representatives and produce artefacts for accreditation bodies.
• Support secure configuration and integration activities across the wider design and test teams.

Skills

Security Architecture

ISO27001

Accreditation

Threat Modeling

Defence Background

Job description

General Dynamics Mission Systems in the United Kingdom is seeking a Security Engineer (Contractor) to join a project-driven team. The role concentrates on delivering security architecture, ensuring security is embedded in engineering decisions, and supporting accreditation activities across the lifecycle of large-scale Defence programmes.

You will develop security artefacts, maintain project-level security documentation, and liaise with customer security representatives to produce required