Project Security Manager - P0288

Permanent - Salary From £65,000.00 Salary to £70,000.00

Location: Chertsey & Portland

The Project Security Manager performs a critical Product Support role across multiple projects, usually during product development employing Secure by Design (SbD) principles but also maintaining customer artefacts through life as required. Reporting to the Supportability Engineering Functional Lead, this role covers both Drumgrange sites and ensures that Product Security Assurance and supporting artefacts are accurately produced and delivered, to meet customer requirements.

Anticipating that systems will be attacked or misused, Project Security features 2 key areas;

Minimising cyber-attack vulnerabilities
Minimising the risk of abuse / exploitation

The Project Security Manager will work closely with Project Teams across engineering, product development and quality assurance to integrate SbD principles and security best practice throughout the product lifecycle.

Reporting to: Supportability Team Lead

What you'll do

Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Duties:

Undertake Project Security risk analysis
Ensure project Security deliverables and processes are developed and delivered, compliant with customer requirements.
Develop and implement Product Security Policies
Input manpower estimates to bid process.
Chair internal and external project Security Reviews and Working Groups.

Key Must Have skills:

Experience in Project Security planning and implementation e.g. NIST 800 series.
Experience in delivering project documentation using SbD principles.
Experience in Security/Information Assurance e.g. CESG Good Practice Guides.
Experience in Security risk assessment e.g. NCSC methodology
Commitment to quality, performance and cost, delivering on-time to the highest standard.
A collaborative team player.
The ability to work autonomously, whilst maintaining a highly effective output with professional integrity.
The ability to adapt and be agile to specific project requirements and demand change at short notice.
Highly competent computer skills including MS Office suite.
Excellent literacy and communication skills.
Holding or the ability to attain SC UK security clearance.

Key Nice to Have skills:

Risk Management
DevSecOps
Electromagnetic Compatibility
TEMPEST
Previous experience of working in Defence Security or related sector, either serving military, MoD or contracting.
* Familiar with relevant Defence Security Standards (e.g. Def Stan 05-138, Def Stan 05-139, JSP440 & Security Policy Framework).

Qualifications & Previous Experience:

Previous experience of working in Defence Security or related sector, either serving military, MoD or contracting.

What you'll get

Full lifecycle and vertical exposure: You choose the direction of your career
Paid overtime or time off in lieu: Gain up to 24 additional holiday days per year
Flexible working: We operate on core working hours of 09:30 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 16:00
Role-specific allowances: You won't be out of pocket
Holiday Closedown: Most employees are off between 24th December to the 2nd January
Pension scheme: Competitive employer-matched scheme
Private Medical Care: Access a network of 50+ private clinics and hospitals nationwide
Training and upskilling: We are committed to your personal and professional development
Salary sacrifice schemes: Fancy a new Bike? Got your eye on some Tech?
Gym discounts: Or the use of our onsite gym in our Chertsey office
Company Tech: Laptops, mobiles, and home office equipment
Relocation Package: Spend less time traveling and more time living

Why Drumgrange?

As a small-medium enterprise, we benefit from having a flat organisation structure with only a few levels between a junior role and a department head, so you can spend more time with technical application and less time wrangling with red tape. It also means that your voice is heard and there is plenty of opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact upon the business.

Roles here present fantastic opportunities to be involved across the whole design lifecycle, and with such a wide portfolio of products and capabilities, you can expect varied and career-expanding work that takes you across different engineering domains and environments.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. Please be aware that many of our roles will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities held, and your place of birth may limit the roles you can perform in our organisation.

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