Red Team Analyst

Job Title: Red Team Analyst

Job Location: Preston or Frimley – Hybrid-Twice a month onsite. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £45,000 depending on skills and experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow – shaping a safer future, for all of us.

Role Description:

Working as part of a team safeguarding BAE Systems against cyber threats by developing and enhancing the Red Team capability across People, Process and Technology, ensuring an intelligence led approach to all Cyber Operations. Protecting BAE Systems through continual testing of security controls. Continuously working toward organisational, departmental, and individual objectives and upholds security standards and principles. Providing assurance to the Head of Cyber Operations and the Active Defence Manager that the SOC is performing continual testing of security controls and SOC Detection capability.

Core Duties:

• Support the Red Team with the following activities; Red Team Exercises, Critical Control Testing, Cyber Hygiene Assessments and Penetration Testing
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports for internal audiences, ensuring the grading of vulnerabilities within the context of BAE Systems, and passing onto resolver groups for resolution. Ensures resolution is being conducted in line with documented process
• Identify security weaknesses and misconfigurations to ensure they are raised with the appropriate resolver groups
• Contributes to the development of Red Team services through people, process, and technology where appropriate
• Maintains a broad understanding of the external threat environment and attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures

Essential Skills:

• Broad and detailed experience of technologies including but not limited to Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Active Directory, Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Windows OS, Linux, TCP/IP, and Networking
• Detailed knowledge of the current threat landscape, the TTPs frequently employed in those attacks and how we can investigate and mitigate these
• Experience in security testing to include any speciality ranging from Red Team Exercises, Critical Control Testing, Cyber Hygiene Assessments to Penetration Testing
• An understanding of software engineering principles
• Excellent oral communication skills with the confidence to interact with people at all levels within the organisation, present complex analyses and influence decision makers

The Cyber Operations team:

Cyber Operations is responsible for protecting BAE Systems from Cyber Attack by various threat actors. Not only do we protect BAE Systems and its employees, indirectly we protect those who protect us – who serve in our military and rely on the products and services we create. Across Threat Intelligence, Detection, Incident Response and now Active Defence we work to evolve cyber operations as a world class capability. All roles in Cyber Operations are supported by Immersive Labs and other training as part of our Cyber Academy.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work – this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family – support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 29th May 2026

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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