FCAS Security – Professional for Governance, Risk and Assurance

Job Description

Job title: FCAS Security – Professional for Governance, Risk and Assurance

Location: Warton.  We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Salary: £47,683.00+ based on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Playing a critical role in delivering the Future Combat Air Security (FCAS) Governance, Risk and Assurance function, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to manage risk, perform risk assessments, assure controls and verify that security standards are being upheld
• Project managing and tracking the governance, risk and assurance activities of FCAS Programme security and its interfaces with national and international government and industry partners
• Tracking and monitoring the health and status of security controls, processes and systems spanning the cyber, physical, personnel, operational, supply chain domains
• Drafting and producing reporting and evidence to support senior risk-based decision making, and to ensure the accountability of the FCAS Programme Security team
• Owning, maintaining and refining a set of security artefacts for the FCAS Security Senior Professional for GRA
• Deputising for the GRA Senior Security Professional as needed

Your skills and experiences:

• Experienced within project management and coordination, risk management or assurance settings or theoretical knowledge
• Experience of security legislation, standards and good practice
• Familiarity with risk assessment tools, software and data analytics
• Ideally, experience of using JIRA and Confluence for reporting and coordination and any bespoke risk management software

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 FCAS Security Team:

This team is a holistic security team designed to be able to tackle current and future threats to our programme, people and capabilities. We are investing in a new and innovative approach to security and this new team is looking to develop BAE’s new approach to multinational, highly sensitive and critical military programmes.

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.

Closing Date: 21^st May 2024

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.