Security Manager

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and security organization in the UK is seeking a Security Manager to lead security strategy for a National Defence Programme. This full-time role involves managing security measures, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with regulations like GDPR and ISO 27001. The position requires a degree or equivalent experience and offers a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme and professional development opportunities. Join us to contribute to national security and public infrastructure.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access and health check

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday trading options

Employee assistance programme

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in defence or government security environments.
• Strong background in security risk management and mitigation techniques.
• Experience designing NPSA-compliant solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic security decisions for the SATCOM Program.
• Implement and manage security measures to protect assets.
• Deliver high-level governance across security domains.

Skills

Leadership in defence security

Security risk management

Understanding of GDPR

Knowledge of GovS007 and ISO 27001

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Security Manager

Location: Bristol, GB; Corsham, Wiltshire; Bordon, Hampshire (Hybrid)

Role: Full time / Permanent

Lead Security Strategy for a National Defence Programme

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Security Manager within Mission Systems at our Ashton House, Hawthorn or Oakhanger sites.

The Role

As a Security Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a high-impact role where your leadership will drive strategic security decisions and foster a culture of safety and resilience.

Day-to-day, you’ll be the Head of Security for our SATCOM Program, delivering high-level governance across physical, personal, technological, and information security. You’ll work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including senior customers, to implement and manage security measures that mitigate risks and protect Babcock and customer assets.

• Practical understanding of GDPR compliance and data protection.
• In-depth knowledge of GovS007, JSP 440, JSP 628, JSP 490, and ISO 27001.
• Strong background in security risk management and mitigation techniques.
• Proven leadership in defence or government security environments.
• Experience designing NPSA-compliant solutions using OR model and STaMP process.

This role is full time 37, hours per week requires and will require regular travel across a range of internal and customer sites on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Security Manager Mission Systems

• Proven leadership in defence or government security environments.
• Strong background in security risk management and mitigation techniques.
• Experience designing NPSA-compliant solutions using OR model and STaMP process.
• In-depth knowledge of GovS007, JSP 440, JSP 628, JSP 490, and ISO 27001.
• Practical understanding of GDPR compliance and data protection.

Qualifications for the Security Manager Mission Systems

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent commercial experience in a related subject.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

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

• 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 is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

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] with 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

06/02/2026

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