Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE:Eligibility to gain UK SC and DV Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED:Occasional

LOCATION:Chippenham, Wiltshire, Newport, South Wales, Portsmouth or Stevenage

TYPE:Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward:Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more

• Work / Life Balance:37 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday

• Personal Development:Personalised development plan,and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing:Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop.

• Family and Caregiving:Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

Secure Communications is part of Airbus Defence and Space, Europe’s leading defence company.We are a world leader in military satellite communication services, providing solutions that benefit from the company’s 40+ years of experience delivering and maintaining communication services for military and defence users. 

We offer the broadest portfolio of services available today for this segment, from mission-specific solutions based on user needs, to the creation of solutions, including services and support for full operational capability. 

To achieve this, we are a systems and service integrator with a focus on ground segment, system integration and services for military space, including integrating Airbus satellites designed and built in the UK. We have a global reputation for high quality delivery and we partner with other world leading companies to achieve the best outcomes for our customers. 

This role is about winning new business. Working within a team of subject matter experts you will be responsible for ensuring that our solutions are designed to customer and business security requirements, and the needs of the project stakeholders, across the range of security governance considerations. You will be instrumental in creating a compelling customer offer.

To that end, it is key that the you understand the customers’ needs, strategy, doctrine and regulatory frameworks for physical and business security. You will also understand the business drivers and incentives, risks, win themes for the opportunity, and ensure these run through the solution as a golden thread.

The ability to build and maintain relationships with our customer community is all important, building trust by doing what we say we will do; therefore, the role requires a balance of a positive and can-do attitude, an eye for detail and business acumen to identify risk and opportunity.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM 

• Be the security governance expert within bid teams; providing guidance to the technical teams on all matters of physical and business security operations in accordance with the latest UK Defence and Governmental requirements

• Provide the primary customer and business interface for the security solution during the sales campaign and implementation of the solution once on contract

• Produce the Work Package Descriptions and customer artefacts required of the bid solution

• Clearly articulate the solution against the customer requirements, particularly with respect to Risk, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies and Opportunities (RAIDO)

• Produce Security related statements of work for sub-contractors that form part of the solution and review sub-contractors’ proposals

• Contribute to competitor and markets analyses

ABOUT YOU

• Must have demonstrable expertise in UK MOD and Governmental security requirements for suppliers

• Must be able to assimilate customer requirements and service designs to ensure compliance with security considerations, frameworks and standards e.g. Secure by Design, NIST, ISO27001, and JSP440.

• Must have a broad range and depth of all aspects of security that pertain to UK governmental contracts, with the ability to guide design specialists to ensure they include relevant security matters within their parts of the solution

• Must be able to identify and articulate security RAIDO matters in the solution

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. 

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

General Security