THE OPPORTUNITY:
Leonardo UK is seeking a proven and experienced Principal Consultant to join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division team. This role is focused on the delivery of one of the company’s core products to an existing customer. This role will lead a team that will oversee, co-ordinate and deliver all facets of cyber and information security related to the delivery across an engineering lifecycle – from requirements all the way through to in-service support and maintenance.
This is an exciting opportunity at the very beginning of a significant programme, during which you will ensure that the product and associated deliverables are as secure as reasonably practicable, and in accordance with customer’s requirements and risk appetite. You will be supported in this role as part of a larger consulting team, engineers and product domain specialists.
Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at one of our Leonardo offices and closely with our customers.
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WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
In addition to a passion for cyber and information security, ideally you need to have:
Skills:
- Ability to work independently without supervision and be able make sound decisions based on the facts available at the time.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels. Both internally and with customers.
- Core consulting skills – building client relations; adaptability to changing schedules; reliability and quality of task delivery; flexibility in working hours and locations; team player.
- Managing risks and services in accordance with customer, regulatory and legislative expectations.
Qualifications:
- A degree and/or master’s degree in cyber security and/or a systems or software engineering discipline – or relevant comparable experience.
- At least two recognised professional cyber security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CASP/SecurityX and/or Chartership or comparable in a security related discipline (ChCSP).
Knowledge and Demonstrable Experience:
- Of MOD accreditation and secure by design processes (ISN2023/09), and associated policies and practices across the lifecycle.
- In the application of standards including NIST Special Publications (e.g. SP 800-30, 37 & 53), and/or RTCA-DO-326A/B, 355A & 356A.
- In the application of Defence security standards, such as Defstan 05-138 & Defstan 05-139.
- That extends outside of traditional enterprise IT scenarios extending to proprietary and open-source software, firmware and electronic hardware.
- Developing, evaluating and analysing design constraints, and detailed system and security designs as they pertain to the cyber domain.
- Decomposing cyber and security requirements down to the system control level.
- Conducting cyber and information security risk assessment activities including threat modelling, vulnerability analysis and analysis of mitigations, including technical understanding.
- Scoping and managing security verification and validation activities and remedial action plans.
- Coordinating with product engineers, system architects, and developers to provide oversight and guidance in the development of robust solutions, including advising on suitable product or platform lockdown and configurations.
It would be nice if you had:
- Excellent understanding of the engineering lifecycle and key gate review activities.
- Knowledge of current Crypto technologies, Key Management Systems & practical COMSEC implementations and MOD / NCSC standards.
- Knowledge or experience of ARP4754A/ARP4761 and its interrelationship with security.
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