Security Associate - Assurance

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is looking for a Security Associate - Assurance in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves engaging in business risk analysis, audit, and assurance activities. You'll liaise with customers and partners across various supplier sites, and ensure compliance with information security policies. Key requirements include a valid UK driving license and strong communication skills. Competitive benefits are offered including flexible health and lifestyle perks.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to adapt communication skills to different circumstances.
• Experience in auditing and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Engaged in business risk analysis and compliance enforcement.
• Liaising with customers and partners and traveling to supplier sites.
• Consulting to ensure compliance with information security policies.
• Monitoring of information security controls in the supply chain.
• Investigating contraventions of information security policies.

Skills

Valid UK Driving License

Communication skills

Auditing and assessments

Job description

Job Title

Security Associate - Assurance

Location

Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary

Competitive

What you'll be doing

• Working in security assurance you will be engaged in the business supplier lifecycle, undertaking business risk analysis, audit and assurance activities within BAE Systems and the Supply Chain and compliance enforcement
• Liaising with customers and partners across the business and traveling to various supplier sites within the UK, occasional Non UK
• Facilitating Specialist Working Groups drawing subject matter expertise from the business and customer to develop and improve information security policies and practices to deploy within BAE and the supply chain
• Consulting with major programmes and IT projects to ensure they comply with information security policies
• Monitoring of information security controls in the supply chain against government policy and contractual obligations to ensure their effective operation
• Investigating contraventions of information security policies, providing recommendations on resolution and future preventative and improvement actions
• Developing and maintaining appropriate Information Security and Security Processes

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Valid UK Driving License
• Communication skills, with the ability to adapt these skills to different circumstances and across of levels of the enterprise
• Experience/knowledge of auditing and assessments and report writing skills

Desirable:

• Cyber security Experience
• ISO27001 Lead Auditor

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.

The Security Assurance team

You will be operating across all areas of security, internally and externally, across a very diverse and complex business. There will be opportunities to develop security professional skills and gain further knowledge and experience. You will be working in partnership with the business areas to ensure effective relationships between the boat programmes and security are maintained. This is a great opportunity to get exposure across the business working with a variety of stakeholders and being able to influence the security aspects of all future submarine products. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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

8th January 2026

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.