Security Manager (Farnborough based)

Security Manager

 

Location: Farnborough with flexibility to work from home dependent on business demands

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Role Overview:

Because of a key strategic development and a new exciting business opportunity, we have a requirement for a security-cleared Security Manager based in the UK working at our Farnborough site and remotely.

Leidos has more than 30 years’ experience of developing and running some of the largest government systems in the world. We are currently hiring to expand our UK based technical team who support our delivery for the UK Govt.

Come join our team and further develop your skills as we deliver and support systems key to the defence of the UK and partner nations.

Being part of the Leidos team is a commitment to push yourself and those around you to do better, constantly adapt and learn new technologies. We’re a passionate team and are committed to developing and growing our staff.

Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers.

What Will you Be Doing?

As a result of some exciting programme wins, we currently have a permanent vacancy for a Security Manager.

Leidos is seeking an enthusiastic protective security specialist to lead the implementation and assurance of security within a key defence project. The incumbent will possess specialist skills in all areas of protective and information security and have demonstrable experience of applying security frameworks such as Government Functional Standard 007.

You will be joining a team of highly skilled and highly motivated individuals who are working on one of the UKs leading programme.

Required Skills:

Reporting to the Projects Security Manager, the Security Manager will work independently to co-ordinate security activities within the assigned project and as required in support of the wider team on other projects, frameworks and business development activities to:

  • Lead the interpretation and implementation of contractual security obligations providing expertise as Security Advisor on security policy requirements, security aspects letters, industry security best practice and project security risks
  • Develop standard and bespoke security policies, procedures and work instructions in collaboration with relevant stakeholders
  • Chair security working groups, maintaining appropriate records of actions and decisions
  • Deliver tailored security education and training initiatives appropriate to audience and requirements
  • Manage security incidents and conduct security investigations ensuring timely response to meet internal and external reporting obligations as well as ensuring lessons are learned
  • Ensure security requirements are appropriately flowed down throughout the supply chain and suppliers are correctly on-boarded and managed
  • Support the delivery of business continuity planning within assigned projects
  • Respond to Customer requests for Security assurance
  • Participate in internal and external security compliance audits, conducting internal audits per the annual audit plan
  • Develop and maintain relevant relationships with key security personnel within Customer, partner and supplier organisations

Additional Role Requirements:

  • The role requires travel through the UK 25% of the time
  • Due to the nature of the work undertaken by Leidos UK the incumbent must be a British national with 10 years residency in the UK

Essential Skills and Experience:

  • Previous experience in a security management role
  • Leading security investigations

Desired Skills and Experience:

  • Ideally suits someone from a Defence Industry and/or military background
  • Familiarity with ISO 27001 certification and/or compliance to the standard

Clearance Requirements:

  • Clearance to Start SC
  • Clearance for Role DV
  • Applicants must have SC clearance in order to start in the role

Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you…

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Dynamic Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting Date:

2024-10-24

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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Embedded Regional Analyst (APAC)

Sibylline is a leading intelligence and strategic risk consultancy in the security sector. Since 2010 we have supported businesses, governments and NGOs through the provision of high-quality risk analysis, due diligence and consultancy services. The firm provides an innovative, entrepreneurial and fast-growing working environment, offering employees ever greater exposure to high-profile clients and challenges. Sibylline offers fantastic opportunities for career progression within a successful company, and we aim to help our employees to build their own personal profiles as well-regarded analysts within the broader industry.

Key attributes of Sibylline employees are:

  • Self-motivated, and auto-improving individuals who can couple initiative and boldness with good judgement
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Clarity of thought and analytical flair
  • Strong, demonstrable interest in security and intelligence
  • The ability to work under pressure, demonstrate leadership when required but also be able to collaborate effectively in teams
  • Excellent attention to detail

Job Description

About the Role 

We are looking for an experienced intelligence analyst to join an embedded intelligence and security operations team for a professional services client based in London. As the regional analyst, you will deliver a suite of intelligence products used to inform the client’s business decision-makers.

In addition, you will engage directly with internal and external stakeholders, to interpret their requirements, provide support and consulting, and leverage Sibylline’s own suite of intelligence analytical reporting. You will work alongside other embedded regional analysts and the embedded Global Security Operations Centre analysts who provide a 24/7 global monitoring service to the client.

You will be focusing on geopolitical and security issues in the APAC region, particularly focusing on the Indian subcontinent. You may also be asked to apply your analytical skillset to other regions across the globe, in support of other analysts.

This is a full-time role working Monday to Friday 9 am – 5 pm and requires working a minimum of 3 days per week in the client’s London office.

Responsibilities 

  • Monitor open-source intelligence to assess geopolitical events around the world that could impact the client’s global workforce and business operations

  • Design, deliver and refine a range of intelligence products delivering proactive and in-depth analysis, and actionable insight to internal stakeholders, including periodic reports and bespoke products

  • Brief executives as needed on key developments, trends and content.

  • Refine intelligence requirements by networking and supporting the growth of the intelligence function within the client company

  • Display innovation, implementing the latest techniques, tools and best practices to support a global intelligence function

  • Be an effective member of a small team, focused on the delivery of lean, high-impact services

  • Engage with local security, operations and other client teams to collect on-the-ground-truth and analyse and disseminate pertinent information to relevant stakeholders

  • Establish and maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders

  • Any other reasonable tasks requested by Client or any other Client Entity.

Requirements 

  • Demonstrate a strong knowledge and interest in current affairs, and international relations, particularly in APAC and the Indian Subcontinents

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as International Relations, Security Studies, Journalism, Business Management, or a related field

  • Approximately 1-3 years of relevant professional experience in corporate strategic intelligence

  • The candidate must be able to design and refine tailored intelligence reports with strategic insight on various geopolitical topics and travel security, with a sharp enthusiasm for corporate security and problem-solving

  • Deep interest and expertise in geopolitical issues, including knowledge of global politics, physical security, criminal, governance and information security issues;

  • Willingness to assist other regional analysts.

  • Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret and collect intelligence information, track threats and geopolitical developments and determine their impact on business staff, assets, operations and reputation

  • Advanced open-source research and social media monitoring skills

  • Ability to rapidly digest, evaluate and “sift” large quantities of information

  • Analytical flair, with the ability to provide rigorous, creative insight into complex situations

  • Demonstrate excellent English written and spoken communication skills with high attention to detail

  • Ability to produce high-quality intelligence products for short deadlines, as well as maintain analysis for and report on long-term strategic assessments

  • Collaborate effectively within a diverse team and demonstrate strong cross-cultural awareness.

Nice to have 

  • Advanced degree (Master’s or above) in a related field;

  • Regional language skills

  • Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualifications in International Security, Intelligence, Risk, Geopolitics or other related disciplines, or equivalent professional experience.

  • Knowledge/ Interest in Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Security Risk Management or other related fields.

Interview Process

  • Initial call with our Talent Acquisition team member
  • Timed written assessment (arranged at the time that suits you) to test writing and analytical capability.
  • Panel interview with Sibylline hiring manager and members of the embedded team.
  • Meet and Greet with the client.

Sibylline is committed to the recruitment and selection of candidates without regard for sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, age, political beliefs, culture and lifestyle. We are committed to fostering a business culture that reflects these values and promotes equal opportunity. 

Embedded PSOC Analyst

Sibylline is a leading intelligence and strategic risk consultancy in the security sector. Since 2010 we have supported businesses, governments and NGOs through the provision of high-quality risk analysis, due diligence and consultancy services. The firm provides an innovative, entrepreneurial and fast-growing working environment, offering employees ever greater exposure to high-profile clients and challenges. Sibylline offers fantastic opportunities for career progression within a successful company, and we aim to help our employees to build their own personal profiles as well-regarded analysts within the broader industry.

Key attributes of Sibylline employees are:

  • Self-motivated, and auto-improving individuals who can couple initiative and boldness with good judgement
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Clarity of thought and analytical flair
  • Strong, demonstrable interest in security and intelligence
  • The ability to work under pressure, demonstrate leadership when required but also be able to collaborate effectively in teams
  • Excellent attention to detail

Job Description

About the Role  

We are looking for a motivated security professional to join us as an Embedded Physical Security Operations Centre (PSOC) Analyst for a global financial sector client. Reporting to the embedded manager, you will join a 24/7 team of security specialists providing access control, CCTV monitoring, incident response, threat monitoring, and intelligence analysis services in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built PSOC in the heart of London’s financial district.

In this multifaceted role, as a PSOC Analyst, you will assume a range of critical responsibilities aimed at ensuring the safety and security of the organisation’s personnel and assets. This primarily involves responsibility for physical security monitoring. You will also be responsible for disseminating mass communications concerning global events that hold the potential to impact the well-being of company personnel and valuable assets.

The role will involve some intelligence analysis and reporting. You will maintain a constant awareness of geopolitical and national issues that may impact the client’s employees, locations or reputation. You will conduct horizon scanning to produce reports highlighting emerging trends and incidents in regions where the company operates. This is delivered as comprehensive reporting and reviews for the client and key decision-makers.

As a central point for escalation, coordination, and communication during times of crisis and acting as a security concierge you will engage with various business functions, ensuring a holistic approach to addressing their needs, expectations, and concerns.

The PSOC operates 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Therefore, you must be flexible to work on weekends, public holidays, and night shifts as required by the shift rota.

Responsibilities  

  • Provide security assistance, answer questions, and serve as the security concierge for employees, visitors and vendors.
  • Monitor CCTV feeds and action door alarms.
  • Respond to any calls from persons needing medical assistance.
  • Assist first responders, and medical and law enforcement personnel as necessary.
  • Ensure that staff, assets, and access points are secured on a regular basis, reporting any hazardous conditions to security management.
  • Follow the client’s escalation procedures to notify security management of any critical incidents, unsafe conditions, or technical failures.
  • Create accurate communications logs by reporting incidents in dedicated case management databases.
  • Utilise geographic information systems to ascertain potential risk and incidents that occur in the vicinity of the client’s assets.
  • Support investigations by utilising data and information available in sensitive security databases.
  • Display creative thinking and consulting skills to deliver a continually improving service for the client.
  • Facilitate the dissemination of information to mobilize the necessary resources to ensure that regional staff can mitigate immediate risk and incidents.
  • Provide situational awareness and intelligence reporting of issues occurring at a high level globally, through internet observation, news media reporting, and intergroup communication with other support elements.
  • Perform any additional duties as required by the client’s Director of Security.
  • Engage and collaborate with other Sibylline teams globally to remain up to date with best practices, resources, and industry standards.

Requirements  

  • 1-4 years of relevant experience in a security function, military service, government, law enforcement, private security, corporate intelligence, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated interest in security policies, best practices, and procedures, with a customer service mindset.
  • Experience in working to SOPs related to physical and asset security.
  • Willingness to support on all aspects of PSOC operations, including security concierge services, securing access points and alarm response.
  • Impeccable communication skills, with the ability to take urgent calls from concerned stakeholders with patience and professionalism.
  • Ability to monitor the news, social media, other information feeds and quickly determine the impact of security events and crises on business operations.
  • Excellent research skills, with the ability to rapidly digest, evaluate and “sift” large quantities of information from a range of sources.
  • Ability to interpret, organise and visualise data.
  • Analytical mindset, with the ability to provide thoughtful insight into complex situations.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • High level of competency with MS Office tools
  • Must be eligible to work in the UK

Nice to Have  

  • Experience with mass notification systems (e.g. Everbridge, Vismo).
  • Experience with security platforms (e.g Genetec, CCURE, ProWatch).
  • Experience with social media monitoring software (e.g. Dataminr, Navigator, Skopenow).
  • Cross-functional experience within a global security team (e.g. threat monitoring, travel security, business continuity and crisis management).
  • First Aid qualification.
  • University degree in Security Studies, War Studies, International Relations, Criminal Justice, or related field.

Interview process:  

  • Initial call with our Talent Acquisition team member
  • Timed written assessment (arranged at the time that suits you) to test writing and analytical capability.
  • Panel interview with Sibylline hiring manager and members of the embedded team.
  • Meet and Greet with the client.

Sibylline is committed to the recruitment and selection of candidates without regard for sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, age, political beliefs, culture and lifestyle. We are committed to fostering a business culture that reflects these values and promotes equal opportunity. 

Embedded GSOC Supervisor

Sibylline is a leading intelligence and strategic risk consultancy in the security sector. Since 2010 we have supported businesses, governments and NGOs through the provision of high-quality risk analysis, due diligence and consultancy services. The firm provides an innovative, entrepreneurial and fast-growing working environment, offering employees ever greater exposure to high-profile clients and challenges. Sibylline offers fantastic opportunities for career progression within a successful company, and we aim to help our employees to build their own personal profiles as well-regarded analysts within the broader industry.

Key attributes of Sibylline employees are:

  • Self-motivated, and auto-improving individuals who can couple initiative and boldness with good judgement
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Clarity of thought and analytical flair
  • Strong, demonstrable interest in security and intelligence
  • The ability to work under pressure, demonstrate leadership when required but also be able to collaborate effectively in teams
  • Excellent attention to detail

Job Description

About the role 

We are looking for a Global Security Operations Centre (GSOC) Supervisor to join us in an embedded role within our Professional Services Client’s security team. You will direct a 24/7 team of analysts as part of a tight-knit operation providing actionable intelligence and advice to decision-makers, and support to the Client’s employees. Additionally, you will provide day-to-day operational oversight of GSOC tasks and team management.This role will act as the first point of escalation and ensure high-quality standards of all GSOC products and services.

This is a full-time role working Monday to Friday with occasional need to work on weekends and bank holidays. This role is primarily office-based, requiring to work a minimum of 3 days per week in the client’s central London office, with the potential to be more depending on client requirements.

Responsibilities  

  • Supervise the GSOC’s day-to-day operations, including incident escalation, reviewing products to maintain high standards, and delivering reports in a timely manner
  • Line manage the GSOC team, in coordination with the embedded Program Manager. Identify knowledge gaps and deliver upskilling and training. Provide mentorship, manage reviews, and support the team’s professional development
  • Support with hiring GSOC operators when required, and develop and deliver induction and training plans for new joiners
  • Develop and deliver operations training and drills, such as on new SOPs and workflows, the use of tools and systems, and scenarios to continually test operators’ knowledge and responses
  • Quality assurance of incident alerts and a suite of analytical products that are timely, credible, and provide actionable insight to client stakeholders
  • Maintain, develop and implement SOPs in line with business needs and requirements
  • Manage scheduling to ensure the GSOC is fully staffed with limited lost hours
  • Maintain a good understanding of tools and platforms, ensuring the GSOC utilises these to full capacity. Conduct market research and analysis of tools and platforms
  • Coordinate with security verticals and managers to ensure effective liaison, communication and operational alignment, supported by an embedded Program Manager
  • Support the program manager by integrating the regional analysis component of the GSOC.

Requirements

  •  The ideal candidate must be adaptable in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
  • Previous exposure to tactical and operational security work, strong analysis skills, and technically savvy
  • Strong innovation skills, and the ability to continuously improve the quality of services through the upskilling of operators
  • Previous managerial experience within a 24/7 team
  • The operations supervisor will also support the program manager by integrating the regional analysis component of the GSOC
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the work schedule and shift workload
  • Self-starter who can work independently and as part of a global team
  • Must have the right to work in the UK.

Additional Information

Interview process:

  • Initial call with our Talent Acquisition team member
  • Timed written assessment (arranged at the time that suits you) to test writing and analytical capability
  • Panel interview with some of the team members and hiring managers at Sibylline
  • Meet and Greet with the client

Sibylline is committed to the recruitment and selection of candidates without regard for sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, age, political beliefs, culture and lifestyle. We are committed to fostering a business culture that reflects these values and promotes equal opportunity. 

Americas Lead Analyst

Sibylline is a leading intelligence and strategic risk consultancy in the security sector. Since 2010 we have supported businesses, governments and NGOs through the provision of high-quality risk analysis, due diligence and consultancy services. The firm provides an innovative, entrepreneurial and fast-growing working environment, offering employees ever greater exposure to high-profile clients and challenges. Sibylline offers fantastic opportunities for career progression within a successful company, and we aim to help our employees to build their own personal profiles as well-regarded analysts within the broader industry.

Key attributes of Sibylline employees are:

  • Self-motivated, and auto-improving individuals who can couple initiative and boldness with good judgement
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Clarity of thought and analytical flair
  • Strong, demonstrable interest in security and intelligence
  • The ability to work under pressure, demonstrate leadership when required but also be able to collaborate effectively in teams
  • Excellent attention to detail

About the role 

We are looking for a professional and experienced Americas Lead Analyst to head our Americas desk and provide thought leadership to Americas analysts. The Americas desk supplies and maintains analytical services on geopolitical and security developments across both regions.

Analysts detect, analyse, and advise on adverse conditions that could affect the safety, reputation, security, and operational continuity of our clients. These conditions include but are not limited to political instability and unrest, crime, terrorism, governance risks and an awareness of cyber threats.

You will be managing Americas team as well as producing analytical content for the region. You will manage Americas Analysts and Associate Analysts, ensuring their output is analytically cogent and monitor their respective pipelines.

In addition, you will engage directly with clients to provide immediate support and consulting. Aside from written analysis, we expect our analysts to partake in podcasts and deliver presentations to expert audiences around the world. Your work will help our clients to make critical decisions about security and operational challenges.

This is a hybrid role requiring to be in our London office 2 days a week.

Requirements 

  • A solid understanding of security threats to the corporate sector in the LATAM and North American regions
  • A minimum of 2-3 year’s relevant experience
  • An understanding of the internal dynamics impacting businesses and governments within different states across the region
  • Strong personal initiative; ability to take ownership of tasks and challenges and deliver solutions under minimal guidance
  • Experience managing a high-performing team of analysts
  • Program implementation and project management skills
  • Exemplary stakeholder engagement
  • Ability to train, manage and develop a team of analysts
  • Ability to successfully work with people and manage projects from inception to completion
  • Ability to work under pressure, multitask, project manage and collaborate effectively in teams
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Excellent written English
  • Working proficiency in Excel and familiarity with manipulating large data sets; data-driven approach and innovative track record around visualisation of data
  • Thorough knowledge of political, security, criminal, and governance issues in the Americas region and a strong interest in security and intelligence
  • Excellent presentation skills, and confidence in liaising with clients in writing and verbal briefings
  • Excellent research skills, and ability to rapidly digest, evaluate and “sift” large quantities of information
  • The ability to research and analyse a wide range of information and write regular high-quality analytical reports to strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment, which delivers insight and value to our clients.
  • Analytical flair; an ability to provide rigorous, creative insight in complex situations
  • High-level competency with Word, PowerPoint and Excel
  • A master’s degree in International Affairs (e.g. International Relations, War Studies) with a strong regional focus on the Americas more broadly
  • Must have the right to work in the UK.

Nice to have 

  • Native regional insight; previous experience living or working in the region
  • Native language relevant to the region
  • Strong professional network
  • Experience working with highly confidential information.

Interview process:

  • Initial call with our Talent Acquisition team member
  • Timed written assessment (arranged at the time that suits you) to test writing and analytical capability
  • Panel interview with some of the team members and hiring managers at Sibylline

Sibylline is committed to the recruitment and selection of candidates without regard for sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, age, political beliefs, culture and lifestyle. We are committed to fostering a business culture that reflects these values and promotes equal opportunity.

Security Service Centre Administrator

Based: Remote, within United Kingdom/or Farnborough, Hampshire, UK/ or Whiteley, Hampshire, UK

Job Reference: R-00146489

We are looking for a Security Service Centre Administrator to join the team.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Monitor the security helpdesk inbox and phone on a rota basis between 9am and 5pm Mon-Fri to provide timely 1st line security support, escalating queries that require specialist security support to the Security Service Centre Lead
  • Provide recruitment advice to Human Resources and hiring managers regarding security related issues such as clearance eligibility, immigration status and right to work legislation
  • Process pre-employment screening checks against the Cabinet Office Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
  • Process applications for National Security Vetting
  • Monitor employees’ Security and Immigration status, ensuring validity and facilitating renewals
  • Maintain accurate security records within the Security databases
  • Perform vetting after care responsibilities such as supporting the completion of Change of Personal Circumstance, Annual Security Appraisal Forms and Aftercare Incident Reports
  • Produce company badges
  • Support the Security Induction process and other security education and awareness initiatives
  • Provide travel security advice and guidance to those personnel undertaking business travel or those personnel undertaking personal travel whom hold a clearance or have a requirement to travel with business
  • Provide initial incident management support by monitoring the helpdesk for incident reports and escalating within the Security team where applicable
  • Complete Service Access approvals for access to Leidos systems and databases
  • Process leavers from the business in line with Security processes
  • Ensure Security Operations business rhythms are completed when due
  • Meet all Security Operations SLAs and KPIs
  • Correctly adopt processes to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018
  • Provide further support in line with leadership requirements including supporting the security on-call rota
  • Operate with discretion at all times

Required Skills:

  • Due to the nature of the work undertaken by Leidos UK the incumbent must be a British national with 5 years residency in the UK

Desired Skills:

  • Experience working within the Defence Industry and/or military background
  • Previous Security experience

Clearance Requirements:

  • Clearance to Start BPSS
  • Clearance for Role SC
  • Clearance Requirements: Must be eligible to obtain SC clearance

Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you…

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Dynamic Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting Date:

2024-10-29

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Project Security Specialist (Farnborough based)

Role Overview:

Because of a key strategic development and a new exciting business opportunity, we have a requirement for a security-cleared Project Security Specialist based in the UK working at our Farnborough site and remotely.

Leidos has more than 30 years’ experience of developing and running some of the largest government systems in the world. We are currently hiring to expand our UK based technical team who support our delivery for the UK Govt.

Come join our team and further develop your skills as we deliver and support systems key to the defence of the UK and partner nations.

Being part of the Leidos team is a commitment to push yourself and those around you to do better, constantly adapt and learn new technologies. We’re a passionate team and are committed to developing and growing our staff.

Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers.

 

What Will you Be Doing?

As a result of some exciting programme wins, we currently have a permanent vacancy for a Project Security Specialist to support the development and transition into live of a new IT application and infrastructure solution providing support to a critical operational end user.

Leidos is seeking an enthusiastic protective security specialist to lead the implementation and assurance of security within a key defence project. The incumbent will possess specialist skills in all areas of protective and information security and have demonstrable experience of applying security frameworks such as Government Functional Standard 007.

They will be joining a team of highly skilled and highly motivated individuals who are working on one of the UKs leading programme. Applicants must have SC clearance in order to start in the role.

 

Required Skills:

Reporting to the Projects Security Manager, the Project Security Specialist will work independently to co-ordinate security activities within the assigned project and as required in support of the wider team on other projects, frameworks and business development activities to:

  • Lead the interpretation and implementation of contractual security obligations providing expertise as Security Advisor on security policy requirements, security aspects letters, industry security best practice and project security risks
  • Develop standard and bespoke security policies, procedures and work instructions in collaboration with relevant stakeholders
  • Obtain and maintain ISO 27001 certification, or achieve compliance to the standard, as part of the centralised Information Security Management System where contractually required
  • Chair security working groups, maintaining appropriate records of actions and decisions
  • Deliver tailored security education and training initiatives appropriate to audience and requirements
  • Manage security incidents and conduct security investigations ensuring timely response to meet internal and external reporting obligations as well as ensuring lessons are learned
  • Ensure security requirements are appropriately flowed down throughout the supply chain and suppliers are correctly on-boarded and managed
  • Support the delivery of business continuity planning within assigned projects
  • Respond to Customer requests for Security assurance
  • Participate in internal and external security compliance audits, conducting internal audits per the annual audit plan
  • Develop and maintain relevant relationships with key security personnel within Customer, partner and supplier organisations

Additional Role Requirements:

  • The role requires travel through the UK 25% of the time
  • Due to the nature of the work undertaken by Leidos UK the incumbent must be a British national with 10 years residency in the UK

Essential Skills and Experience:

  • Previous experience in a security management role
  • Leading security investigations

Desired Skills and experience:

  • Ideally suits someone from a Defence Industry and/or military background

Clearance Requirements:

  • Clearance to Start SC
  • Clearance for Role DV

Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you…

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Dynamic Working

 

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

 

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting Date:

2024-10-24

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Nuclear Protective Security Inspector – Band 3

If you are an experienced protective security practitioner and are looking for a new challenge, please have a look at this exciting  job opportunity.

Please note the essential requirements of the role, and the need for a Level 6 or above security qualification.

Salary £68,954 to £79,219

Details about how to find out more about the job are included in the advert.  Please do not direct any queries through this channel.

Business Resilience Adviser

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference on a global scale? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy as Business Resilience Manager in the field of fusion energy. In this role you will play a pivotal role in developing and introducing a holistic UKIFS Security Strategy, framework and policy aligned to regulative and legislative demands. Also, identifying emerging threats and risks pertaining to UKIFS operations and business; monitoring changes to the threat and risk environment and develop and advise on any appropriate mitigations to minimise impact on UKIFS operations and business and inputting to and support UKIFS risk registers liaising with risk owners as appropriate and developing and introducing a security incident response plan.


Responsibilities:

Security Risk Management


  • Develop and introduce a holistic UKIFS Security Strategy, framework and policy aligned to regulative and legislative demands.


Aligned to:


  • UK Government annual Departmental Security Health Check (audit) – Compliance to mandatory standards assurance.


Business Continuity Planning


  • Develop and introduce a Business Continuity Policy.

  • Undertake Business Continuity Planning with Business Impact Analysis and Business Continuity Plans for UKIFS corporate, and each UKIFS facility and division.


Aligned to:


  • ISO & British Standards


Emergency Preparedness


  • To develop and implement future UKIFS Emergency Planning Strategy.

  • Site Emergency Plan and Facility Emergency Arrangements needs at all designated UKIFS sites. Note: As operations and infrastructure grows so does the complexity of emergency preparedness requirements


Aligned to:


  • Competencies Framework (National Occupational Standards NOS)


Crisis Management

Develop UKIFS corporate capability to cover the following Crisis Management (CM) needs.


  • UKIFS CM Policy

  • UKIFS CMT terms of reference, membership, and principles

  • UKIFS Standards

  • UKIFS CM Processes

  • UKIFS CM Facilities, C&C suites.

  • CM Training

  • CM Exercising

  • Debriefing and Lesson Identification protocols

  • CM Reporting protocols


Aligned to:


  • UK Gov Functional standards and associated government departmental guidance.


Operational Management and Building Competency


  • Contributing to the management of the UKIFS Operations budget of +£5m per annum, and financial reporting as required.


Embody a Leadership Mindset


  • Regardless of your formal position, you embody a leadership mindset and a set of leadership behaviours.

  • You embrace and embody our organization’s culture, values, and mission in all aspects of your work.

  • Foster a positive and inclusive team environment that aligns with our cultural values


Qualifications

Essential Requirements:


  • Hold or be able to achieve an SC security clearance.

  • Minimum educational requirement of a degree, or similar level relevant occupational qualifications and accreditations ideally in a business resilience discipline (e.g., business continuity, emergency planning, crisis management, or security risk management) is preferred, however extensive relevant senior management and practitioner experience in a law enforcement, Counter Terrorism, military, or Critical National Infrastructure role would also be accepted.

  • Proven experience / track record in a business resilience role ideally in a high operational demand, technical or scientific setting.

  • Knowledge of UK Government security standards, functions, and requirements.

  • Proven leadership and management experience, with excellent communication and influencing skills.

  • Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and through the production of written reports.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective working relationships to be developed with people in a wide range of roles and levels of responsibility.


Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.

Business Security Analyst – UK, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands

Job Summary:

The ESI Business Security Office is a function of ADP’s Global Security Organization (GSO). They enable the ADP Employer Services International (ESI) organization to effectively manage security within the business. BSO associates work closely with Business Units to ensure clients and associates are aligned with current security practices and policies. Each Business Unit has a Business Security Analyst (BSA) assigned, who works closely with (Senior) Management on all GSO-related topics. The Business Security Analyst represents the GSO and Business Security Office interfacing with the respective UK, Ireland, Sweden and Netherlands business units and stake-holders to consult on, drive and support:

  • Business Resilience: support the business being resilient, with Business continuity planning and exercising, managing incidents and crisis.
  • Risk Management: identify, document and monitor BU risks and controls within the global security taxonomy , provide risk reporting, advise on risk mitigation and remediation within the framework of GSO Operational Risk Management.
  • Incident Management: provide governance over and support with established Business Incident and Technology Incident processes.
  • Product Security: be a partner in ensuring product security by providing insight through reporting, conversations with product management and GSO subject matter experts.
  • Relationship management: use tools and bring value in our relationship with BU’s at any level of the organization.
  • Security Culture: provide associates with training, security engagement opportunities and other awareness communications. Support adoption of Security transformation programs.
  • Business value: position security as a market differentiator for Clients, Sales and Support business growth. Use metrics and analysis to anticipate business needs.
  • Technology Transformation: be an active partner and adviser to support ADP’s technology and cybersecurity transformation.


Scope of Responsibilities
:

  • Deliver dedicated security services for the ESI UK, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands Business Units.
  • Act as a Security Consultant to the BU Senior Leaders, management and associates, to support them with security programs and resources.
  • Help mitigate risk, protect privacy, and meet unexpected security challenges, anticipate emerging threats.
  • Represent GSO’s converged security organization; coverings a wide range of disciplines including Cyber, Physical Security, and Fraud.
  • Be a trusted advisor to the respective Business Units, effectively manage security risks and foster a transparent, cutting-edge security culture.


Operational focus areas:

Ambassador and evangelist for GSO’s Security Program. Provide Leadership in execution of the global security program at the BU level. The Business Security Analyst role includes but is not limited to:

  • Understand the ADP GSO Security program (security policies, guidelines, best practices, checklists, etc.).
  • Monitor, schedule and communicate security tasks, events and trends with respect to the BU.
  • Provide coordination, operational service assurance and reporting of various activities such as threat and vulnerability management (incl. alerting services, application security, and investigations, etc.).
  • Assess and monitor risks associated with all processes and technologies within the BU, including application and product vulnerabilities. Ensure governance and support with related remediation process to closure.
  • Support ADP’s End User Computing, Global Enterprise Technology Services functions in roll-out of all ADP security technologies within the region – such as DLP, End point protection, NAC, MFA, etc.
  • Provide technical consulting around customization of security technological solutions and other security programs (Business Resilience, Zero-Trust, etc.) to make them relevant and effective regionally.
  • Help drive IT and business unit collaboration for security architecture, engineering, implementation and operations.
  • Provide risk and other relevant metrics to the BUs as necessary or assigned. Perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Initiate and support Security training and awareness and communications programs, customized to maximize reach and impact locally/regionally.
  • Monitor and support the Incident Management process in alignment with the applicable structure of local Business Security Champions for the scope/region. Consult and contribute to incident reduction programs in direct liaison with BU Business Process Improvement teams and stakeholders.
  • Support and act as a local extension of GSO’s Security Advocacy, Communications and Training functions. Engage across the organization to discuss client security requirements and explain the Security Advocacy program. Provide consult with prospect and client inquiries, audit requests and the review of security terms in contracts by engaging directly with client service, sales, and legal teams.
  • Support and act as a local extension of GSO’s Global Third Party Risk Management function. Maintain knowledge and oversight over the BU vendors, related initiatives, contacts and stakeholders. Advocate security around any third party involvement.


Reporting Lines:

The Business Security Analyst reports into the EMEA Senior Director Business Security Office whose scope and team cover the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Romania, Tunisia, UK, Ireland and Sweden.

The Business Security Analyst identifies their own tasks within their area of responsibility and reports progress and deliverables within the respective Business Units and direct reporting lines without others providing operational task management.


Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
  • English language proficiency required and other languages definitely a plus.
  • Information Security related certifications and security product certifications are desirable.
  • 5+ years security and/or risk management experience in a large and complex business environment.
  • Experience in business process improvement.
  • Proficiency with MS Office 365 applications.
  • Knowledge of security methodologies, policies, (industry)standards, certifications and best practices.
  • Knowledge of Information systems, infrastructure and operations. Ability to clearly explain technical concepts using non-technical language.
  • Basic knowledge of HR or payroll skills is a plus.
  • CISSP, CISM, or CRISC certification preferred.

SOFT SKILLS:

  • Results oriented self-starter who likes to work independently in a multicultural environment.
  • Client-focused and Business-oriented individual who understands the impact of security changes on clients and business
  • Visible relationship builder who is able to convince and lead others without managerial responsibility.
  • Excellent oral and written communication.
  • Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information.
  • Detail oriented and ability to meet inflexible deadlines.
  • Ability to quickly learn new procedures, skills and techniques.
  • Potential to demonstrate and grow into executive presence and influential leadership.
  • Periodic travel to local offices is expected.
  • Occasional travel abroad may be required.

Enquire now

The first step in our joining process is to submit your CV. This will be read to determine the appropriate joining route and you will then be sent an email with a link to the relevant application form.

  • Please upload your CV here