Job title: Cyber Security Assurance Specialist
Location: Frimley or Barrow
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £57,000 dependent on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
- Assist in development & delivery of the Cyber Operational Assurance services to assure the compliance and effectiveness of applicable Cyber controls to meet NIST (DFARS), DEFSTAN, MOD Secure by Design requirements and / or Group Cyber Security Standards (GCSS) where applied to EIT Managed Azure instance
- Using Sentinel and Purview assess the Performance / Health of applicable security controls to assure compliance and effectiveness aligned with NIST (DFARS), DEFSTAN, MOD Secure by Design requirements and / or Group Cyber Security Standards (GCSS) to highlight key issues to senior stakeholders
- Support the operational assurance team in the creation of dashboards providing MS Azure compliance status, IDAM and other assurance metrics
- Support the operational assurance team in undertaking in depth technical and application assessments of services running within Azure
Your skills and experiences:
Essential
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) preferably in a related cyber technical discipline
Desirable
- Microsoft AZ900 and SC900 Certification
- Track record of assuring the security of services in the Government sector (or commercial organisations bound by HMG standards or similar)
- CISM or CISSP or CISA Certification
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 Cyber Security Assurance team:
The Cyber Security Assurance Team with Shared Services are part of Enterprise IT (EIT) with responsibility for assuring all enterprise managed systems and services, spanning UK/RoW. The team ensure systems / services are built and configured in-line with applicable Cyber Security Standards.
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: 18th 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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