Head of Information Security & Assurance Governance

Job Title: Head of Information Security & Assurance Governance (Edgewing)

Location: Reading area. The role could be contracted to any BAE Systems site (preferably Frimley) but on commencement will immediately be assigned to our Edgewing JV in the Reading area. A financial support package may be available to enable this assignment if required, dependent on certain criteria being met. Due to the nature of this assignment, we envisage there will be a need for mostly on site working, however, flexible working arrangements may be possible – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

Salary: £115,000 plus executive benefits

What you’ll be doing:

• Be empowered by the Head of Governance to deliver lines of activity in the adoption and sustainment of Joint Venture (JV) cyber security strategy, team health and pioneering approaches and controls aligned to JV objectives and strategic goals

• Design and deliver a new threat led approach to cyber security across digital engineering, international collaboration environments and brand-new high assurance digital engineering capabilities

• Lead delivery of Cyber Policy services for JV and support in the monitoring and improvement of service performance.

• Facilitates cyber incident response activities within JV

• Supports the policy creation for product and supply chain cyber security activities within JV

• Act as leaders in our transition to Secure by Design assurance methodology

• Is responsible for ensuring cyber security is embedded within all stages of JV project lifecycles

• Maintains an influential position at a senior level, ensuring cyber security is advocated and understood.

• Shapes and lead cyber security innovation through effective leadership within JV

• Ensures visibility of security throughout the business and achieves value through remaining agile and enabling opportunities.

• Sustain appropriate industry internal and external networks always representing JV’s best interests (HQ and NatCos)

• The role holder will prepare and issue internal regulatory documentation for the application of provisions on security and the protection of classified and/or exclusive information

• The role holder will define the cybersecurity baseline to ensure compliance of IT systems and, if necessary, manage requests regarding exceptions to policies, procedures, and requirements

Your skills and experiences:

• Strong stakeholder management skills, communicating with senior leaders across multiple functions

• Proven people management skills, current team of 5 which will be increasing

• Experienced with influencing and making an impact on business decisions working for a highly regulated organization ideally in the Defense, Military or Government industry

• Relevant security related qualifications – CISSP, CompTIA Security+ or CISA

• Professional accreditation such as Chartered Cyber Security Professional (ChCSP), or the necessary professional experience to attain it within the first year of starting the role

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant security equivalent qualification/experience

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

By joining Edgewing, you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the company from the ground up — setting the foundations for generations to come, influencing how we work, and helping us build something world-class together. At Edgewing, we’re united by a shared purpose to drive what’s next in defence – uniting UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise to shape the future of global defence. With trust at the heart of everything we do, we empower our people to dare to go beyond, bring their best as one, and leave a mark that matters on a truly global mission, making a lasting impact through work that truly matters.

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: 26th August 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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