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Job Title: Security & Operational Resilience Manager – Türkiye
Location: Warton – with eventual long term International Secondment to Ankara, Türkiye
Salary: £67,000 (minimum)
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Job Description:
You’ll join a high-profile international defence programme supporting the delivery of Typhoon capability in Türkiye. Working across security, resilience and operational activities, you’ll help shape and govern security frameworks that protect people, infrastructure, information and business operations within a highly detailed and evolving international environment.
Collaborating with senior teams, Digital Technology, Cyber and external stakeholders, you’ll contribute to operational resilience, business continuity and security governance activities across multiple programme locations. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic security planning, support international mobilisation activities and help develop scalable security capability within one of the region’s most significant defence partnerships.
Core duties:
* Developing and implementing security policies, resilience strategies and continuous improvement activities supporting Türkiye programme operations
* Coordinating business continuity, emergency response, incident and crisis management activities across UK&I and Türkiye operations
* Supporting secure and compliant operations across Ankara, Eskisehir and Konya, protecting people, infrastructure and information assets
* Overseeing governance, assurance and audit activities to maintain compliance with operational and regulatory security frameworks
* Supporting programme mobilisation and security planning activities, engaging with embassies, external partners and internal stakeholders
Essential Skills:
* Considerable experience providing security advice within government, defence or highly detailed commercial operational environments
* Knowledge of operational resilience disciplines, including business continuity, incident and emergency management implementation
* Experience operating across cross-jurisdictional environments, including risk identification, mitigation and security governance activities
* Good evaluative and communication skills, producing high-quality reports, presentations and senior stakeholder briefings
* Experience building collaborative relationships across government, international partners and multidisciplinary stakeholder groups
The Türkiye Security Team:
Supporting a high-profile international defence programme, this function delivers critical security, resilience and operational assurance activities across multi-layered global environments. Working closely with international partners and senior stakeholders, it enables safe, compliant and scalable operations that support long-term programme delivery and strategic business growth.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
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: 28th May 2026
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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