Associate Industrial Security Co-ordinator, Farnborough
Duration: 14 month fixed term contract (FTC)
Location: Farnborough, with flexibility to work from home depending on business demands
Role Overview:
We are seeking an Associate Industrial Security Co-ordinator to join our team on a 14-month fixed term contract.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Monitor the security helpdesk inbox and phone on a rota basis between 9am and 5pm Mon-Fri to provide timely 1st line security support, escalating queries that require specialist security support to the Security Service Centre Lead.
2. Provide recruitment advice to Human Resources and hiring managers regarding security-related issues such as clearance eligibility, immigration status, and right to work legislation.
3. Process pre-employment screening checks against the Cabinet Office Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
4. Process applications for National Security Vetting.
5. Monitor employees’ security and immigration status, ensuring validity and facilitating renewals.
6. Maintain accurate security records within the security databases.
7. Perform vetting after-care responsibilities, such as supporting the completion of Change of Personal Circumstance, Annual Security Appraisal Forms, and Aftercare Incident Reports.
8. Produce company badges.
9. Support the security induction process and other security education and awareness initiatives.
10. Provide travel security advice and guidance to personnel undertaking business or personal travel with a clearance or requirement to travel with business.
11. Provide initial incident management support by monitoring the helpdesk for incident reports and escalating within the security team where applicable.
12. Complete service access approvals for access to Leidos systems and databases.
13. Process leavers from the business in line with security processes.
14. Ensure security operations business rhythms are completed when due.
15. Meet all security operations SLAs and KPIs.
16. Adopt processes to comply with GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
17. Support leadership requirements, including the security on-call rota.
18. Operate with discretion at all times.
Required Skills:
* Must be a British national with 5 years residency in the UK due to the nature of the work undertaken by Leidos UK.
Desired Skills:
* Experience in the Defence Industry and/or military background.
* Previous security experience.
Clearance Requirements:
* Clearance to start BPSS.
* Clearance for Role SC.
* Must be eligible to obtain SC clearance.
Why Join Us?
At Leidos, we are passionate about customer success, united as a team, and inspired to make a difference. We offer meaningful careers, a collaborative culture, and support your career goals while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. Our benefits include:
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* Private Medical Insurance
* 33 days annual leave (including public and privilege holidays)
* Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays, and a cycle-to-work scheme)
Our Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture. We provide equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you require reasonable adjustments during the application process, please let us know.
About Leidos:
We work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science. Our work in the UK addresses complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety, security, and transportation.
What Makes Us Different:
* Purpose: Use your passion and abilities to keep people safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cybersecurity, and solutions.
* Collaboration: Work flexibly from home, office, or on-site with the digital tools we provide.
* People: We value diversity, growth, and development, investing in your future through academies, rotations, and career plans.
Original Posting Date: 2024-09-18
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