Role: SC Cleared Security Engineer
Location: Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week onsite in North-West London
Day Rate: £500 per day (Outside IR35)
We're recruiting multiple Security Engineers on behalf of a major defence client.
You'll play a critical role across the full product lifecycle: developing and maintaining robust product security for government and military platforms. From risk assessment and accreditation support to incident response, documentation, and through-life security planning, you'll help embed secure engineering practices while supporting continuous improvement, training, and policy development.
Key Requirements:
* Experience in product security engineering for defence/government programmes
* Strong background in risk assessments, mitigation planning & accreditation
* Familiar with: ISO27000, NIST SP800, JSP440, GovS 007, Common Criteria
* Understanding of platform security, firmware, cloud, and TEMPEST controls
* Degree in relevant field and/or NCSC-certified (e.g. CISSP, CISM)
* Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills
If you're an SC-cleared Security Engineer looking for your next Outside IR35 contract in the defence space, we'd love to hear from you.