Software Security Engineer

The opportunity
Join a software engineering function where you'll get broad exposure to the organisation's product portfolio, working in a team that actively adopts modern/innovative technologies.

• Lead and guide thesecurity aspects of product development across the full lifecycle: concept/design delivery in-service support.
• Providehands-on technical guidance to software development and wider project teams, including:
  • security requirements and techniques
  • software architecture and design patterns
  • coding standards, trade-offs, and best practice
• Supporttechnology/framework evaluation and selection for software projects.
• Conductsecurity assessments and risk analysis for technologies and software systems:
  • identify vulnerabilities and threats
  • define mitigation strategies
• Drivecontinuous improvement:
  • identify process improvements
  • contribute to development/implementation of engineering methodologies, tools, and frameworks
• Maintain clear, currentsecurity documentation (processes, procedures, guidelines).
• Producesecurity reporting/metrics to track activities, vulnerabilities, and remediation.

• Engineering is central to the business, with scope to growtechnical leadership and deepen understanding ofcomplex software systems.
• Work alongside amulti-disciplinary engineering environment within a supportive and expanding software engineering team.

• Experience developingcomplex software products in regulated/safety-/security-conscious sectors such asdefence, automotive, aerospace, telecoms (or similar).
• Practicalsoftware security experience, with knowledge of relevant standards and best practices.
• Strong collaborator and technical leader with good communication/influencing skills; enjoys problem solving and technical challenge.
• Interest inemerging technologies and current security challenges.
• Embedded software and/or firmware experience is beneficial but not essential.
• STEM degree (or equivalent experience) and comfortable working cross-discipline.

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 to 5 days per week on-site, due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.