Job details
Job Title: Cyber Security Cloud Assurance Specialist
Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: Circa £50,000 dependent on experience
What you\'ll be doing
* Delivering cloud assurance services to the business, Enterprise IT, IM&T Sector and Group Functions
* Analysis of cloud solutions, providing control recommendations (covering technical / physical / procedural / personnel) to ensure cloud solutions are compliant with internal / external standards and regulations
* Conducting security risk assessments, working alongside stakeholders / Cloud Service Providers to ensure identified risks are reduced to acceptable levels, advising appropriate mitigating requirements where necessary
* Delivering documentation to demonstrate compliance to internal and external stakeholders
* Assessment of and provision of control effectiveness in managing information security risk
* Supporting development of strategy and continual service improvement for the assurance function & business cloud adoption
Your skills and experiences
Essential:
* Infrastructure, IT and / or IT Security experience associated with the management of cloud platforms, security risk and architectures
* Experience of cloud administration, security or auditing
* Working knowledge of Vulnerability Management, particularly in prioritisation and remediation
* Working knowledge of industry security standards such as; NCSC Cloud Principles, Cloud Security Alliance
Desirable:
* Threats, risks, vulnerabilities and risk mitigations strategies and techniques, specifically for Cloud services
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Cloud Security Assurance Team
As part of the Cloud Security Assurance team, you will act as a subject matter expert in relation to cloud security, working closely with a variety of projects throughout the organisation. You will be responsible for providing security input, technical oversight, advice and assurance, to ensure cloud services utilised by the organisation are implemented and operated securely.
Progressing policies and procedures, this role has great exposure across multiple business units within BAE Systems in a tight-knit team and friendly working environment.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you\'ll be able to make a real difference. You\'ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\'ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 29th October 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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