Cyber Security Engineer – Risk & Assurance Christchurch (Onsite) 12-Month Contract £81.90 per hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35) Clearance Requirements (Essential) BPSS check and active SC clearance required prior to start, active SC highly preferred Must be eligible and willing to undergo Developed Vetting The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cyber Security Engineer – Risk & Assurance to support a major UK defence programme delivering complex, high-classification systems.
If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.
This role sits at the intersection of security architecture and cyber assurance, offering the chance to work across the full lifecycle of secure systems within a highly regulated environment.
You'll collaborate with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to shape secure designs, manage cyber risk, and support accreditation activities.
What You'll Be Doing Supporting projects to understand and manage cyber security risk Contributing to secure system design and security architecture Defining and implementing security controls Producing technical security documentation and artefacts (e.g.