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SC Cleared Security Engineer

iO Associates - UK/EU
Luton
5 days ago
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Role:SC Cleared Security Engineer
Location:Hybrid - 3 to 4 days per week onsite in North-West London
Day Rate:£500 per day (Outside IR35)

We're recruiting multipleSecurity Engineerson behalf of a major defence client.

You'll play a critical role across the full product lifecycle: developing and maintaining robust product security for government and military platforms. From risk assessment and accreditation support to incident response, documentation, and through-life security planning, you'll help embed secure engineering practices while supporting continuous improvement, training, and policy development.

Key Requirements:

  • Experience in product security engineering for defence/government programmes
  • Strong background in risk assessments, mitigation planning & accreditation
  • Familiar with: ISO27000, NIST SP800, JSP440, GovS 007, Common Criteria
  • Understanding of platform security, firmware, cloud, and TEMPEST controls
  • Degree in relevant field and/or NCSC-certified (e.g. CISSP, CISM)
  • Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills


If you're an SC-cleared Security Engineer looking for your next Outside IR35 contract in the defence space, we'd love to hear from you.

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