Senior Security Advisor - Assurance

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Senior Security Advisor for hybrid work in Barrow-in-Furness. The role includes managing audits, liaising with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with security policies. Essential qualifications include experience in assurance and a valid UK driver's license. This position offers a competitive pension scheme and other employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Potential annual incentive

Qualifications

• Valid UK Driver's license required.
• Experience in Assurance or auditing is essential.
• Must be able to write reports and manage high-level projects.
• Previous staff management experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Engage in the business supplier lifecycle and conduct risk analysis.
• Manage and review audit schedules within business and supply chain.
• Liaise with customers and partners across various locations.
• Facilitate Working Groups on security policies.
• Consult on compliance with information security policies.
• Monitor information security controls throughout the supply chain.
• Investigate policy contraventions and provide recommendations.

Skills

Valid UK Driver's license

Experience in Assurance or auditing

Demonstrable experience writing reports

Ability to manage staff

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Security Advisor - 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 role.

Salary: Competitive

What you'll be doing

• Engaging in the business supplier lifecycle, undertaking business risk analysis, audit and assurance activities within BAE Systems and the Supply Chain and compliance enforcement
• Managing and reviewing an audit schedule both within the business and within the supply chain
• 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 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

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Valid UK Driver's license
• Experience in Assurance or auditing
• Demonstrable experience writing reports and ability to work on high level projects
• Previous experience managing staff

Desirable:

• Experience within CNI, Defence or a similar regulated environment

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 Risk and Assurance team

The post holder will execute security responsibilities for one or more Security workstreams in order to protect BAE Systems, its people, infrastructure, information and assets, as well as the interests of its shareholders and customers, and to fulfill regulatory and legal obligations. If applicable, you will provide a line management service to team members ensuring development of the team, demonstrating leadership behaviours. 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 at 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: 7th October 2025

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.

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