Responsibilities
1. Documentation & Security SME Advice
* Security Documentation Management: Prepare, review, and manage comprehensive security documentation to support project security objectives.
* Subject Matter Expert (SME) Review: Assess supplier security outputs to ensure alignment with security requirements and best practices.
* RMADS Management: Collaborate with suppliers to ensure the Risk Management and Accreditation Document Set (RMADS) is appropriate for the current stage of the programme.
2. Security Impact Assessments & Integration
* Security Impact Assessments (SIAs): Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of security risks associated with system changes.
* Codes of Connection (CoCo): Assist in developing Codes of Connection to enable secure data exchange across defence platforms.
* System Integration Support: Provide security oversight for integration activities between Project and other target platforms.
3. Drafting Security Requirements
* Security Requirements Definition: Draft detailed security requirements for project Outline Business Case (OBC2), Invitation to Tender (ITT), and Full Business Case (FBC) submissions.
* Associated Security Documents: Produce supplementary security documentation, such as Security Assurance Levels (SALs) and Security Grading Guides.
4. Procurement & Bid Evaluation
* Security SME Support: Provide expert security input throughout the procurement process to ensure compliance with defence security frameworks.
* Bid Evaluation: Assist in reviewing supplier bids to assess their adherence to security requirements and accreditation standards.
5. Accreditation & Risk Management
* Accreditation Documentation: Prepare required documentation to achieve accreditation for applications hosted in defence on-premise, cloud, or hybrid environments.
* Risk Balance Cases: Develop and justify risk balance cases, ensuring a pragmatic approach to risk management and system assurance.
6. Ensuring Coherence & Interoperability
* Programme Integration: Ensure security coherence and interoperability across sensor projects within the Programme.
* Wider Digital Programmes: Support integration with broader defence digital transformation initiatives.
7. Compliance & Reporting
* DART & 604 Entries: Maintain and update security compliance records in DART and 604 for Project.
* Secure by Design: Undertake Secure by Design and 604 Compliance tasks aligned with SFIA Level requirements.
Experience
* Proven experience in security assurance and risk management within defence, government, or high-security environments.
* Strong knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as RMADS, NIST, DEF STAN, and policies.
* Experience with accreditation processes and developing security risk balance cases.
* Familiarity with codes of connection (CoCo), Secure by Design, and security impact assessments (SIAs).