Lead System Security Engineer

Lead Systems Security Engineer - Permanent role - £80-90,000 per year plus benefits package

Synergize Consulting are now hiring for a Lead Systems Security Engineer to work at a leading client of ours in the defence sector on a permanent basis.

The successful candidate would support the business in a constructive way, always offering the required assurances to both business and customer whilst providing innovative solutions to risk-based problems.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring programme information assets are protected through policy, procedural and technical enhancements.
• Providing innovative solutions to risk-based problems.
• Act as the trusted advisor to the programme by ensuring industry best practice and customer security requirements are implemented with regards to IA, cyber security and security risk management.
• Lead consultancy engagements based on clear directions and provide an evidential report to summarise the findings.
• Managing risk across products and reporting on how potential risks might arise in future.

Experience required:

• A significant background in, and strong understanding of, security requirements and how to manage them in relation to high-level systems.
• Understanding of formulating, recording and managing risk
• Knowledge of Information Assurance (IA) processes and procedures
• Understanding/experience of Secure by Design
• Understanding/experience of waterfall and agile methodologies
• Ability to support the development of Risk Management Framework documents and controls
• Previous experience within the defence sector would be desirable
• It would be desirable to have experience/understanding of Cryptography including processes and procedures.
• It would also be an advantage to hold a current professional Information Security certification or qualification (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CRISC, BCS CITP)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Due to the nature of the client, it would be an advantage for candidates to hold, or be willing and eligible to undergo, a certain level of security clearance (SC/DV).

If you are looking to take the next exciting step in your career, please send in your CV for immediate consideration.