IT Security Officer - COMSEC - Submarines

Job Description

Job Title: IT Security Officer - COMSEC

Working Pattern: 37 Hours - Days

Working location: Derby Raynesway

We now have a new opportunity within the Rolls-Royce Submarines Security Department, based at the Raynesway site at Derby, for an IT Security Officer - COMSEC to support the growing Submarines business, within our UK Defence Sector.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the IT Security Manager, the IT Security Officer - COMSEC is responsible for the safe custody, registration, mustering, amendment, issue, safe handling, and disposal of Cryptographic items for the business, with the following primary responsibilities:

• Be familiar with the minimum national and departmental baseline measures described in JSP 490 for the secure storage, handling, movement, and routine destruction of Cryptographic material.
• To maintain an accurate and up to date system of Central Accounting for all Cryptographic items issued to the business using a register of Cryptographic items with supporting vouchers to record every transaction.
• To issue Cryptographic items on loan to holders and users. Included in this is the requirement for Custodians to issue orders detailing the baseline security measures for the safe handling of Cryptographic items on loan, ensuring that all holders/users have signed and understood these orders.
• To comply with key management procedures relevant to their holdings which are detailed in In-Force Directories.
• Will include some travel to other UK sites.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

• Have experience in Security, preferably in a regulated industry.
• Crypto Accountants Course or Crypto Custodian course
• Experience of handling Cryptographic material.
• Demonstrate a high level of accuracy in your work.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.  Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.  Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Closing date: 28.3.25

NGS 6

Job Category

Information Technology

Posting Date

14 Mar 2025; 00:03

Posting End Date

28 Mar 2025