Title: Business Unit Cyber Security Design Authority
Location: Crawley, UK (hybrid approach, approx 40% remote; travel to Crawley and other Thales & customer sites required)
Core Terms of Reference (ToR):
* Act in capacity as the Cyber Design Authority across the Thales Business Line covering Core, Low & High team activities, services & delivered with a direct reporting line to the UK Chief Product Security Officer and BL Technical Director.
* Ensure adherence to and intelligent application of Thales UK Cyber Engineering Governance and processes across all BL activities.
* Support cybersecurity maturity development of BL, including knowledge transfer and upskilling to senior BL staff.
* Assess and assure cybersecurity aspects of products and solutions through life, including assessing key cybersecurity approach, cyber engineering artefacts and overall security case.
* Provide guidance on applicable policies & standards required for relevant industrial applications.
* Evaluate and guide technology selection and impact on security / cyber risks.
Key Skills:
* Able to operate in multi‑stakeholder environments and influence outcomes.
* Select and follow structured processes to identify threats, vulnerabilities, assess exposure and mitigate security risks.
* Guide teams to complete formal assurance and acceptance, working with customers and 3rd parties.
* Apply secure‑by‑design through engineering lifecycle and service.
* Understand cybersecurity technologies, fundamentals and assess suitability of candidate products.
* Articulate and distinguish between cyber security and cyber resilience approaches.
Experience:
* 5+ years in senior Cyber Security Engineering roles.
* Proven experience guiding complex projects through security risk and mitigation activities.
* Experience working with external partners and accreditation bodies.
* Experience applying cybersecurity to OT, IOT and/or embedded environments.
Qualifications:
* Engineering degree or equivalent in an appropriate field.
Desirable:
* CISSP accreditation.
* CCP Architect.
* SABSA Chartered Security Arch Foundation & Practitioner.
* IEng/CEng.
Behaviours & Motivation/Aptitude:
* Enthusiastic about how cyber security & trust make the world safer.
* Desire to expand knowledge and acquire new skills for personal growth.
* Build deep connections and act as trusted adviser to top stakeholders.
* Make timely, high‑impact, high‑quality decisions in ambiguous contexts and see them to completion.
Security Clearance: SC Clearance required. Candidates with existing clearance preferred; otherwise successful applicant will undergo, achieve and maintain SC clearance. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency – United Kingdom Security Vetting (www.gov.uk).
Thales is committed to inclusive recruitment and providing reasonable adjustments for neuro‑diverse or disabled applicants.
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