Project Security Engineer

About the Role

We have an amazing permanent career opportunity available for a Project Security Engineer to join our team in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary.
• Predominantly working from home with occasional travel to Ampthill and customer sites, as and when required.
• Flexible working including a 4 day working pattern.

The Project Security Engineer will provide specialist security engineering support across programmes and pursuits within the Business, delivering effective security solutions for complex systems and their associated sub-systems in Special Projects, Vehicles and Air Defence domains.

The candidate will be required to:

• Identify security risks within complex systems, products and solutions and ensuring that those risks are addressed by the implementation and delivery of effective and balanced security controls and mitigations to address the risks; Contribution to, and conduct trade studies related to system physical and information security.
• Ensure that the security requirements are incorporated into the systems as part of an overall systems engineering approach, including:
• Specification of security requirements;
• Development of security architectures;
• Review of design & implementation;
• Specification of verification requirements;
• Acceptance of verification evidence;
• Provision of evidence for system level requirements.
• Engaging with stakeholders, engineering teams and sub-contractors to provide direction, guidance and support on acceptable and balanced security solutions.
• Develop the accreditation document set to MoD standards; Liaison with customers, accreditors and technical authorities;
• Engage with stakeholders, including the DAIS Accreditor and Security Assurance Coordinator, to ensure that the security solution is accreditable whilst imposing minimal burdens on the development programme and end users;
• Develop programme plans and cost estimates in support of both current programmes and bids & proposals.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Knowledge and understanding of MoD, UK Government and international security standards, policies, guidance and legislation;
• Experience of security risk assessments, risk treatment plans, and accreditation document sets (SRA/SRS/SAD and/or RMADS);
• Demonstrable knowledge of systems engineering and development practices;
• Defence background;
• Strong Physical security knowledge;
• Data Networking / Cyber Security experience ;
• Information assurance experience across the systems engineering development lifecycle preferred;
• Understanding of security validation & verification, testing and evaluation approached preferred;
• Previous experience of accrediting products in a military environment preferred;
• (ISC)2 membership with CISSP, SCCP, or CAP (Senior SIRA or Senior Architect) preferred or equivalent.

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.

We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers. It consists of three business areas focusing on Vehicles, Special Projects and Mission Support, which provide a variety of products and services to the MoD and other customers including the Scout and support to the Land Environment Air Picture Provision capability. We are looking for talented individuals to join the company, in return, we can offer an exciting and challenging career path. Please note that Lockheed Martin Ampthill work an 8 day week, Monday to Thursday.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.