Threat and Intelligence Manager

Location: Doncaster, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Threat and Intelligence Manager

This role can be based at any site (Belfast, Cheadle, Crawley, Doncaster, Glasgow, Templecombe, or Reading)

Are you looking to build your career as a security professional?  Do you want the opportunity to work within a highly regarded team that will support with your learning and development? Then look no further…

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Threat and Intelligence Manager to join our Security team.  You’ll be providing an effective and efficient security service to all on site Thales Domains and Business Units plus their aligned sites and designated areas, in compliance with relevant national, Group and UK security policies and procedures.

The Threat and Intelligence Manager is a key role within the Corporate Security Office (CSO) Thales UK and is responsible for the planning/direction, collection, processing/exploitation, analysis/production and dissemination of all aspects relating to information/intelligence. This role will look to conduct activities to identify and disrupt malicious activities, which could jeopardise or hurt Thales UK and its partner’s information, assets and material.

Key responsibilities

• Managing efficient and effective co-ordination and execution of information and intelligence, including sanitization.

• Deliver intelligence activities in line with best practice policies/processes and follow the intelligence cycle in their approach to work.

• Implementing and creating policies and processes in accordance with corporate governance in Intelligence Gathering

• Support planning activities across Thales UK to mitigate threats

• Provide timely actionable intelligence to support planning activities with clear identification of gaps and rationale for assessment outcomes.

• Organise and coordinate quarterly Security Working Groups (SWG) and supporting critical ones including the Insider Threat Working Group (ITWG) as a key stakeholder.

• Responsible for intelligence gathering activities using open source and existing tooling.

• Assisting with site internal and external audits in the area of threat and intelligence.

• Support Incident Management activities and provide Most likely and dangerous courses of action analysis for decision makers.

• Conduct analysis and assessments, utilising best in practice and proven intelligence methods.

• Deliver intelligence development with a clear view on the 5 year strategy to progress to, ensuring adherence to key milestones and interdependencies.

• Support the Head of Security Services on MYB and CAPEX requests to support intelligence gathering capability

• Responsible for engagements and creation of MOU’s with partner intelligence and government/industry agencies and build a network of trusted partners including the chairing of an intelligence sharing forum.

• Reports in and supports security transformation across Sites, business units and within the wider CSO and IS, even in the areas outside of threat and intelligence.

• Ensure governmental legislation changes and those relating to threat and intelligence are communicated and understood by all key

About you

Ideally, you’ll:

• Be able to demonstrate relevant experience working in a similar security related role/environment OR have an interest in developing your career in this area

• Have knowledge and understanding of List X(FSC) and the UK MoD cryptographic procedures.

• Experience working as a Crypto Custodian/Alternate or possess equivalent certification/qualification in Security.

• Experience of working in threat intelligence

• Possess good organisational, communication, presentation and report writing skill

• Have experience of building relationships with customers, partners, suppliers and internal stakeholders at all levels

• Be a self-starter with a positive attitude combined with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance.  Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.  In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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