Job Title: Information Security Lead
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £44, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Protect the digital backbone of the UK’s most critical defence programmes
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Information Security Lead at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As an Information Security Lead, you’ll provide specialist information security assurance across multiple Major Infrastructure Projects within the Defence Nuclear Enterprise. These programmes deliver complex digital, IT and operational technology systems that must meet stringent Ministry of Defence, regulatory and corporate security requirements.
Day-to-day, you’ll act as the trusted authority on information security risk, assurance and compliance, shaping secure outcomes across the full delivery lifecycle. Working closely with project teams, engineers, architects and senior stakeholders, your expertise will directly influence design decisions, governance approvals and operational readiness.
1. Leading information security assurance across multiple major infrastructure programmes
2. Developing and maintaining assurance plans, aligned with recognised delivery frameworks
3. Interpreting and applying MOD, regulatory and corporate security standards
4. Owning key assurance artefacts, including risk registers, control mappings and evidence
5. Engaging with stakeholders and assurance bodies, including MOD-facing audits and reviews
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Information Security Lead
6. Proven experience delivering information security assurance within defence or highly regulated environments
7. Strong knowledge of UK government and MOD security standards and frameworks
8. Demonstrated capability in information security risk management and assurance documentation
9. Experience supporting complex programmes or projects through assurance and governance activities
10. Confidence influencing multidisciplinary teams and engaging with senior stakeholders
Qualifications for the Information Security Lead
11. NCSC Certified Cyber Professional (CCP) – Security and Information Risk Advisor or Accreditor - Desirable
12. Professional certifications such as CISM, CISSP, ISO Lead Auditor or equivalent - Desirable
13. Experience or training related to nuclear or high‑security environments - Desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
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