Security Operations Coordinator

Join Our Team as a Security Operations Coordinator!

The Security Operations Coordinator is responsible to the Site Security Manager for the coordination and control of all aspects of physical security, ensuring compliance with National Security Regulations. Identifying best practices, utilising technical solutions where appropriate, for the security of company personnel, assets and infrastructure.

• Working Days: Monday - Friday
• Hours: 40 per week
• Salary: £40,275.00
• Location: Edinburgh

If you're ready to take on this important role and be part of a professional team, apply today!

• Lead all business security day-to-day operational requirements in the delivery of current and future business objectives.
• Ensuring compliance to policy, process, and procedure adherence and process improvisation to achieve operational objectives.
• Handling and being exposed to sensitive and confidential information.
• Implement physical / personnel security policies, procedures in a consistent manner across all sites to align with internal and external compliance.
• Manage, monitor and report on security visits and inspections by Government and Contracting Authority.
• Ensuring daily management, administration and maintenance of all security technology to achieve operational effectiveness.
• Identify, document, mitigate and monitor physical and personnel security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Manage budget related to site security delivery, identifying and investigating differences between budget and actual.
• Be fully conversant in all aspects of Crypto custodian roles.
• Develops internal / external security stakeholder relationships in support of the business and functional objectives.
• Act as an ambassador for security to establish and develop a security culture.
• Manage, motivate and develop all site security teams and related resources for the effective and timely delivery of the client’s security requirements.
• Manage third party suppliers and relationships to ensure cost effective delivery of required services.

• 5-year checkable history.
• Must have the legal right to work in the UK.
• This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV)
• Must be willing to participate in a pre-employment screening process, including drug screening and background investigation.
• Flexible, professional attitude with the ability to work under pressure.
• Good written, verbal and oral communication skills.
• Must have the ability to speak, read, and write English fluently.
• Pro-active approach, whilst maintaining discretion and confidentiality at all times.
• Self-aware and motivated, able to participate as part of a team to fully achieve results.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Excellent Customer Service skills.

• Knowledge and experience in Operational Security Management preferably within defense Industry.
• Security Risk Management experience.
• Strong leadership skills with experience of leading and motivating teams.
• An ability to manage and inspire diversely located team members to focus on common goals and timelines.
• Experience of implementing policy and guidance.
• Clear understanding of NPSA operational requirement processes and working with approved equipment catalogues.
• Ability to engage and influence key internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage internal and external issues to deliver the business outcomes.
• Have good planning and analytical skills.
• Have effective communication skills, both written and spoken and be able to communicate at a senior level.
• Ability to complete a Security Controller course.
• Ability to complete a MoD Crypto custodian course.
• Delivering solutions, feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
• Accurate, timely and compliant delivery to support project outcomes.
• Evidence of working under own initiative to deliver business outcomes.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

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