Job Description - External Attack Surface Management Analyst (00129235)
External Attack Surface Management Analyst - 00129235
Job title: External Attack Surface Management Analyst
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 45k dependant on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
Supporting the Senior Attack Surface Management Analyst in maintaining the Global Attack Surface Management service to ensure BAE Systems perimeter assets are known and tested, and Shadow-IT assets are discovered and brought into governance
Identifying and prioritising vulnerabilities across BAE Systems managed external assets as part of ongoing external attack surface management, coordinating remediation with resolver teams
Reviewing and validating vulnerabilities detected by SaaS-based scanning tools, confirming exploitability and severity to inform accurate remediation
Supporting vulnerability management across cloud and SaaS environments, identifying risks and coordinating remediation to safeguard externally hosted services
Proactively detects external-facing security gaps and misconfigurations, ensuring timely escalation to relevant resolver teams for remediation
Your skills and experiences:
A extensive technical background with a detailed knowledge of cyber security, computer networks and operating systems
Broad and detailed experience of technologies including but not limited to DNS, Certificate Transparency, firewalls, IDS/IPS, Active Directory, endpoint protection, Windows Server, Linux, TCP/IP, Networks, Cloud, CDN's and Vulnerability Management
Good knowledge of technologies contributing to external risk, including publicly accessible services, user interfaces, and legacy systems
Analytical background and is comfortable analysing and interpreting large and complex data sets and articulating the story behind any observations along with providing conclusions and recommendations
Good knowledge of technologies contributing to external risk, including publicly accessible services, user interfaces, and legacy system
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 Cyber Operations team:
Cyber Operations is responsible for protecting BAE Systems from Cyber Attack by various threat actors. Not only do we protect BAE systems and its employees, indirectly we protect those who protect us – who serve in our military and rely on the products and services we create. Across Threat Intelligence, Detection, Incident Response and now Active Defence we work to evolve cyber operations as a world class capability.
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: 5th September 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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