Cyber Security Engineer

As a Principal Cyber Security Engineer, you will deliver specialist information security across complex weapon systems, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and support teams. You will identify and mitigate security risks, support security approvals, and contribute to lifecycle information assurance activities. This role blends technical security leadership with stakeholder engagement across customers, accreditors, and technical authorities. You will influence weapon system development from concept to delivery, with opportunities for internal research and broader information assurance growth.

• Bonus up to 21% of base salary
• Pension up to 14% employer/employee
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks
• Subsidised meals and free car parking
• Healthcare Cash Plan

• Identify security risks within weapon systems and implement balanced security measures
• Integrate information assurance activities with engineering, design, manufacturing and support programmes
• Guide stakeholders and sub-contractors on secure information solutions
• Liaise with customers, accreditors and technical authorities
• Contribute to trade studies related to weapon system information security
• Provide security documentation and evidence for MOD security assurance requirements
• Involve in the full systems engineering lifecycle for weapon systems (security requirements, patterns, verification)
• Contribute to corporate information assurance knowledge and stay updated on emerging technologies

• Experience generating information security Risk Assessments, Risk Treatment Plans and Risk Management and Assurance Documents
• Knowledge of MOD and Government information security policy, defence standards and guidance
• Understanding of systems engineering, electronics, software development principles
• Exposure to Cyber Security across the Systems Engineering, Development Lifecycle (preferred)
• Ability to specify and develop effective information assurance solutions
• Understanding of verification, validation, testing and assurance approaches (HMG Secure-by-Design, NIST RMF, NCSC CAPs)
• Experience in product / systems development environment
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage diverse stakeholders
• Ability to discern key technical, commercial and programme influences from information

• Stakeholder engagement
• Communication
• Analytical thinking
• Information security risk management
• MOD information security policy and defence standards
• Systems engineering and software development principles