Cyber Engineering Consultant

Job Description:

Cyber Engineering Consultant

The opportunity:

• Are you passionate about cyber?
• Does solving complex problems interest you?
• Would you thrive in a collaborative environment?
• Do you want to apply your skills to a complex problem domain?

We are recruiting for a number of Cyber Engineering Consultants, at all levels. Wherever you go, you will work on some of the most challenging and rewarding security problems in the UK, designing and developing solutions that sit at the heart of our products.

Your work at Leonardo will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. There is a clear and defined pathway to achieving chartership, NCSC certification and greater responsibility.

What you’ll do as a Cyber Engineering Consultant:

Our Cyber Engineering Consultants operate at three levels:

• As a Consultant, you will deliver work as part of a larger team, under the guidance of a more senior Consultant.
• As a Senior Consultant, you will often take the lead on a technical delivery or small to medium-sized project..
• As a Principal Consultant, you will be considered a technical expert in Cyber Engineering. .

Across all levels, Cyber Engineering Consultants can be expected to take part in the following activities:

• Working with solution architects and engineers to ensure that systems are Secure by Design and satisfy relevant accreditation requirements.
• Conducting security risk assessments for products, systems, site and network architectures, presenting results to senior management or customers, in a clear and understandable manner.
• Reviewing documentation such as design documentation (HLD/LLD), system specifications, network diagrams, to identify potential vulnerabilities and propose appropriate security controls in either an IT or OT environment.
• Writing security requirements to flow down to engineering teams, overseeing implementation.
• Participate in wider customer forums, to review security topics.

Key responsibility areas involve:

• Relate - Our customers and their concerns are at the heart of what we do. As a consultant you will actively listen and empathise with our customers to build rapport.

• Understand – We add value by solving problems. As a consultant you will define potential solutions to problems based on your experience and technical knowledge – sometimes with only limited information to hand.

• Assess – At Leonardo we adopt a risk-based approach to any security problem. As a consultant you will identify, measure and analyse security risks and explain to customers how these risks could impact their business objectives.

• Treat – Resolving risks is the technical core of our offering. As a consultant you will assist in defining appropriate and proportionate security solutions across people, process and technology, and align to the identified risk picture through the creation of security architecture visions, patterns and designs.

• Assure – Having confidence in security maturity is a key requirement especially in heavily regulated industries. As a consultant you will assist in defining and performing security assessments that span people, process and technology, and recommend remediations that arise from those assessments.

• Develop – All our offerings are based on a core set of products. As a consultant you will help in the technical development of our products to be used across our customer sectors.

While the role has hybrid working opportunities, there will be a need for working on-site at our Leonardo Edinburgh office. This is to enable collaboration with colleagues and to work closely with our customers.

What we need from you:

You really must have:

• A degree in an engineering or related technical discipline.
• A passion for cyber security.
• Technical knowledge across hardware, firmware, software.
• Understanding of the engineering lifecycle.
• Ability to listen, understand and communicate effectively (both written and verbal) with internal and external customers.
• Ability to be self-directed, conducting both independent learning and collaborating with other consultants/engineers to develop solutions that will increase the cyber posture of Leonardo products.

It would be nice if you had:

• Knowledge of MOD Secure by Design process and practices.
• Experience in application of NIST Risk Management Framework and Special Publications.

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.

About Leonardo

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

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