SC/DV Security Engineer

Security Engineer:

- 12 months

- Inside Ir35

- £550 to £625 per day

- SC clearance required as a minimum

- 3 days per week in office

- Based in Luton

Responsibilities:

* Production of Security Managements Plans, work package descriptions and cost estimates in support of product bids, services and proposals.

* Undertaking security risk assessments, risk mitigation plans, mitigation gap analysis and preparation of security management documentation for system Accreditation.

* Defining product security requirements, advising development teams on suitable implementation standards and techniques and overseeing product development activities.

* Liaison with Security Accreditors and Security Assurance Coordinators in support of security accreditation.

* Preparation of Protection Profiles, Security Targets and Evaluation Management Plans, and liaison with NCSC and commercial evaluation teams in support of evaluation activities.

* Preparation of TEMPEST Control Plans, advising development teams on appropriate implementation techniques and liaising with TEMPEST test facilities.

* Advising development teams on suitable platform lockdown and configurations, and supporting Penetration test activities. Analysing penetration test results and preparation of remedial action plans.

* Prepare and implement through life support and maintenance for product security including vulnerability and patch management plans

* Lead security incident management teams during incident/crisis situations in conjunction with Head of Product Security

* Review and maintain corporate product security policies.

* Deliver product security training to project engineering teams.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

* Experience in the development of security solutions for a military &/or commercial products and systems.

* Graduate degree in relevant engineering, computing or related scientific discipline, and/or evidence of further professional study.

* Registered NCSC certified professional at senior level or above, or NCSC recognised qualification, e.g. ISC2Certified Information System Security Professional.

* Knowledge of UK/NATO Information Assurance standards, procedures & systems, including Government Functional Standard GovS 007: Security, HMG IS1&2, ISO27000 series standards, NIST SP800 series standards, JSP440, JSP604, guidance material provided by NCSC, CPNI and NIST.

* Practical experience of producing Security Accreditation documentation

* Practical experience of NCSC and Common Criteria security evaluation techniques.

* Knowledge of current crypto technologies and key management systems

* Model Base System Engineering (MBSE) knowledge

* Understanding operating systems, firmware and software security controls and how to apply them.

* Understanding of existing, current and emerging technologies including cloud, virtualisation and web

* Excellent verbal & written communication skills.

* Good team worker with ability to influence and motivate.

* Positive attitude and drive to improve the business.

* Ability to obtain SC clearance with UK-eyes only caveat.

* Enterprise Security Architectures (SABSA, MODAF).

To be considered, please send through an updated CV.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.