Senior Engineering Manager – Product Security

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Job title: Senior Engineering Manager

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Portsmouth BroadOak, Brough or Weymouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

Be responsible for the management of work within cost and budget

Report on team progress and performance with an awareness of financial forecasting and estimating

Oversee the Security Assurance Case

Capture and agree on technical requirements in accordance with company and programme processes

Maintain compliant technical solutions against contractual requirements and regulations

Have a technical input and appropriate consideration of product security activities and issues for LCM deliverables and Design Reviews, including Sub-Contract Design Reviews

Capture and agree on input to appropriate Verification and Qualification Plans

Provide specialist advice and contribution to other project documentation, such as Training Needs Analysis, Technical Publications, Cyber Incident Plans and Operating Instructions (list is not exhaustive)

Your skills and experiences:

Hold a relevant degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM subject or Information Security related

Hold a CISSP (or able to achieve)

Have relevant engineering lifecycle and Project Management knowledge and experience

A thorough understanding of information security principles and its potential impact on Product Systems

Experience of Consultancy on the application of Product Security/Information Security concepts to applicable technologies within the environment (or similar)

Experience of mentoring and/or providing support to others

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 Product Security team:

The Product Security (PSec) Senior Engineering Manager is the lead and focal point for all matters relating to security and information risk associated with the engineering delivery of the product. They are responsible for the high level strategy, management, planning, estimating and leadership of all PSec activities required to deliver a solution that meets the specified PSec contractual and regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle. We offer relocation support 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.

Closing Date: 20th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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