Job title: Lead Information System Security Officer

Location: RAF Coningsby/ RAF Lossiemouth – this role will include shift work and occasional travel

Salary: £35,629.00 + depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Working as a Team Leader to promote a mind-set of secure IT systems and practices transferring knowledge of security standards and processes to the wider user community
• Perform continuous monitoring activities on Typhoon Training systems to ensure defined security standards are maintained. This will include physical infrastructure checks
• Supporting system risk assessments and accreditation activities, maintaining accreditation documents in line with identified changes to the organisation threat profile ensuring stakeholder satisfaction
• Ensuring all activity audits and compliance audits on systems and processes are completed within the specified timescales; all documentation maintained and updated accordingly so to ensure regulatory compliance
• Investigating and managing any anomalies with the relevant subject matter expert (SME) to resolution and assisting in wider investigations as required

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Your skills and experiences:

• Must hold (or have the ability to attain) a Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance, with the ability to be read onto STRAP
• Knowledge of IT system functions, security policies, technical security safeguards and operational security measures
• Knowledge of using commercial auditing tools such as SPLUNK, Event Log Analyser (ELA) and the built-in Windows Event Viewer and HMG IA Standard 5 sanitation procedures an advantage
• Some awareness of a project environment and awareness of lifecycle methodologies and MOD security policies would be an advantage

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 leave incentive.

The ISSO team:

As a Lead ISSO you will lead a dynamic team who are responsible for safeguarding the Typhoon Training infrastructure against cyber security threats. You will be working on a project of significant strategic importance in the organisation providing security input and advice. This role will provide you with opportunity to develop your career with BAE Systems.

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

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