Software Security Engineer

BAE Systems; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company is seeking a Senior Software Security Engineer to develop and maintain security components for software projects. The role requires expertise in Windows domain environments and scripting skills. Applicants should be self-motivated and experienced in investigating software issues. The position offers a competitive salary of circa £55,000, along with a range of benefits including a pension scheme and health plans.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in Windows domain configuration and Active Directory.
• Strong knowledge of Windows operating systems.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies.
• Core scripting or coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Investigate issues in systems and provide solutions.
• Modify domain configurations and scripts.
• Design and develop new product configurations.
• Execute changes and report on progress.
• Work collaboratively with the technical lead.

Skills

Windows domain configuration

Active Directory

Basic networking

PowerShell scripting

Experience with VMWare

Tools

Visual Studio

C#

Job description

Responsibilities

• Investigate issues found in our systems to understand what changes might need to be made to allow the affected function or service to run as expected.


• Modify the existing domain configurations, scripts and software applications as required to ensure that the systems run as expected through development and on to delivery into our platforms.


• Design and develop new aspects of our product domain configurations, scripts and software suite to include new or changed requirements on the system design through development and on to delivery into our platforms.


• Raise observation reports, execute changes, witness, test and close out those changes with guidance from the area technical lead / team lead as directed.


• Report accurately on progress and issues encountered so the team lead can report effectively through the management chain.

The successful candidate will be expected to be self‑starting, self‑motivated and competent in their core investigative skillset, researching relevant areas when required if an answer is not immediately obvious.

Essential Skills

• Experience in Windows domain configuration, Active Directory, common ports and protocols.


• Experience in Windows operating systems and basic networking.


• Familiarity with virtualization technologies (VMWare, vSphere).


• Core scripting (PowerShell preferred) or coding (Visual Studio, C# preferred) experience.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in systems and software development in complex real‑time systems.


• An awareness of requirements and the methods of requirement validation.


• Software design and configuration management competencies.


• An interest in the concepts of software security.

As a Senior Software Security Engineer you will be responsible for the development, integration, test and maintenance of the software security component for the projects we support. This is a senior software engineering role for a self‑motivated, investigative‑minded person who is keen and has the skillset to find resolution to common problems running software within a Windows domain environment.

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.

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.

Salary: Circa £55,000. 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.