IT Security Manager

Package:                     Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:                       SF17693

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as an IT Security Manager at our Lincoln site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The Role
As an IT Security Manager, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will join an embedded team within 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron based out of RAF Coningsby. You will be part of a growing team of experts who assist in the development of the military capability of the RAF’s Typhoon aircraft.

Day-to-day, you’ll be working alongside RAF and other industry personnel to support Typhoon trial activities. Specifically, within this position, you will analyse IT security requirements and apply them to achieve and maintain security compliance.
 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the security and accreditation of bespoke IT systems dedicated to supporting Typhoon flight and ground trials
• Providing on-site day-to-day system management for MOD-owned IT systems critical to 41 TES trials output
• Supporting the MOD through leadership and advice on IT security best practice, by identifying and implementing efficiencies and improvements, and by advising how best to optimise the current and future IT infrastructure
• Deputising for the 41 TES Data Manager, by managing flight trials data in support of 41 TES trial activities
• Providing project support activities as required in support of QinetiQ and the ASWC

This role is 37 hours per week based at RAF Coningsby.

Essential experience of the IT Security Manager:

• Experience of MOD Security with a comprehensive knowledge of JSP 440
• Experience of IT accreditation under the legacy and SbD processes
• Experience of working in a customer environment

Essential qualifications for the IT Security Manager:

We value difference and we do not have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those that help the defence community.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there has never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You will experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you will get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in and diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role