Job Title: Information Security Specialist
Location: Corsham or Oakhanger + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63424
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Information Security Specialist at our Corsham or Oakhanger site.
The role
As an Information Security Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for providing a high level of professional InfoSec support across Babcock’s Mission Systems business unit.
Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for supporting the effective delivery of all day-to-day InfoSec related matters ensuring key support functions are delivered in a smart, flexible and holistic manner to ensure the business continues to operate safely and securely.
- Support vulnerability management activities such as vulnerability assessments and security control assessments.
- Support the maintenance of the programme Information Security Management System (ISO27001).
- Support the Information Security Manager to deliver Information Security best practices across the programme.
- Create and maintain high quality security documentation, such as vulnerability and control assessment reports.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Information Security Specialist
- IT background with roles within networking/system engineering/administration.
- Experience or awareness of Ministry of Defence Joint Service Publications (JSPs) such as JSP 440 and 604.
- Experience or awareness of Industry Standards including ISO27000, ISO28000, and NIST Cyber Security Framework.
- Experience or awareness of security control baselines such as NIST SP 800-53, CIS Benchmark, DISA STIGs.
- A broad understanding of computer and network technical architecture.
Qualifications for the Information Security Specialist
- Relevant higher education qualification or industry certification.
- Achieving or working towards ISO27001 Implementor / Assessor.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing Date: 19/05/25
