Cyber Security Practitioner

Job title: Cyber Security Practitioner

Location: Barrow-In-Furness

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £50,000 subject to skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for Incident Response planning through the creation and maintenance of incident response playbooks and management of the response Submarines Cyber Security incidents
• Managing, translating and disseminating threat intelligence
• Assurance of BAU support provider operational cyber security activities and ensure support provider delivery in line with appropriate cyber security standards and risk tolerance
• Challenge insecure practices being undertaken in the discharging of IT service provision
• Support to the wider IM&T resilience activities
• Support effective and consistent Risk Management

Your skills and experiences: 

Essential:

• Cyber or Information Security background required
• Previous experience in Risk Management
• Cyber Incident Response or business continuity experience

Desirable:

• Recognised Cyber Security qualification, such as CISSP, CISM, ECIH or equivalent is advantageous
• Direct leadership experience or people management through coaching/ mentoring

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines Cyber Security Team

As part of the Submarines Cyber Security Team, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in supporting incident response through effective planning, maintaining documentation, and translating threat intelligence. You’ll also contribute to the day-to-day cyber security operations within the Submarines business unit. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in minimizing risk and exposure to the business, ensuring assurance from our cyber security providers, and fulfilling our contractual obligations.

This is a dynamic role offering variety and the opportunity to engage with different Functions and Business Units, providing excellent exposure across the organization, including visibility to senior stakeholders, while supporting your development and continuous learning within the team.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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.