FCAS Security – Senior Professional for Governance, Risk and Assurance

Job Description

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

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

Salary: £54,793.00+ dependant on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Reducing the FCAS Programme’s exposure to holistic security risks (spanning the cyber, physical, personnel, operational, supply chain domains) and ensuring that decision-making for security is evidence-driven, risk-based and accountable
• Implementing and evolving the systems and processes required to ensure that Future Combat Air Security (FCAS) programme security controls are threat- and vulnerability-driven
• Inspecting, reviewing and reporting compliance with relevant security legislation, regulation, policy and standards
• Line managing and coordinating work of one other team member
• Coordinating and partnering with BAE Group and Air Sector colleagues, industry partners and government departments, and using industry best practice, to drive the modernisation and improvement of FCAS Programme security risk management
• Leading and driving the improvement and digitalisation of FCAS Security GRA and will work with colleagues in Group and Sector to mature team workflows and processes
• Deputising for the Senior Lead for Governance, Risk and Assurance
• Undertaking regular travel across the UK

Your skills and experiences:

• Leadership and management skills, ideally with previous experience in a security setting
• Significant relevant experience in some or all of risk management, strategic risk assessment, regulatory compliance and security assurance
• Programme and/or Project Management skills including organisational governance design and delivery
• Familiarity with risk assessment tools, software and data analytics The ability to effectively articulate security risk management and assurance subject matter advice
• Ability to significantly contribute to development of policy and ways of working
• 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.