EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS

Job title: 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 particular role
Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Working in security assurance you will be engaged in the business supplier lifecycle, undertaking business risk analysis, assisting audit and assurance activities within BAE Systems and the Supply Chain
• Liaising with customers and partners across the business and stakeholder engagement with suppliers within the UK and occasionally Non UK
• Consulting with major programmes and IT projects to ensure they comply with information security policies
• Monitoring and reviewing of information and physical security controls against government policy and contractual obligations to ensure their effective operation
• Assisting with investigating contraventions of security policies
• Maintaining and reviewing appropriate Information Security & Security Processes

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Valid UK Driving License
• Communication skills, with the ability to adapt these skills to different circumstances and across of levels of the enterprise
• Analytical skills and the ability to take a systematic approach to analyse and investigate security issues and to develop solutions or improvements
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office programmes, including Excel
• Understanding of information and cyber security principles

Desirable:

• Previous use of SAP
• ISO27001 Lead Auditor
• Experience of working with commercial or legal documents
• Experience of producing reports/formal documents

Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual leave incentive.
The Security Assurance Team:
You will be operating across all areas of security, internally and externally, across a very diverse and complex business. There will be opportunities to develop security professional skills and gain further knowledge and experience. You will be working in partnership with the business areas to ensure effective relationships between the boat programmes and security are maintained. This is a great opportunity to get exposure across the business working with a variety of stakeholders and being able to influence the security aspects of all future submarine products. 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 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.
Closing Date: 19th June 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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• Working in security assurance you will be engaged in the business supplier lifecycle, undertaking business risk analysis, assisting audit and assurance activities within BAE Systems and the Supply Chain
• Liaising with customers and partners across the business and stakeholder engagement with suppliers within the UK and occasionally Non UK
• Consulting with major programmes and IT projects to ensure they comply with information security policies
• Monitoring and reviewing of information and physical security controls against government policy and contractual obligations to ensure their effective operation
• Assisting with investigating contraventions of security policies
• Maintaining and reviewing appropriate Information Security & Security Processe