Software Security Engineer

The opportunity Join a software engineering function where you'll get broad exposure to the organisation's product portfolio, working in a team that actively adopts modern/innovative technologies.

Key aspects of the role

• Lead and guide the security aspects of product development across the full lifecycle: concept/design delivery in-service support.

• Provide hands-on technical guidance to software development and wider project teams, including:

• security requirements and techniques

• software architecture and design patterns

• coding standards, trade-offs, and best practice

• Support technology/framework evaluation and selection for software projects.

• Conduct security assessments and risk analysis for technologies and software systems:

• identify vulnerabilities and threats

• define mitigation strategies

• Drive continuous improvement :

• identify process improvements

• contribute to development/implementation of engineering methodologies, tools, and frameworks

• Maintain clear, current security documentation (processes, procedures, guidelines).

• Produce security reporting/metrics to track activities, vulnerabilities, and remediation.

What you can expect in the team

• Engineering is central to the business, with scope to grow technical leadership and deepen understanding of complex software systems .

• Work alongside a multi-disciplinary engineering environment within a supportive and expanding software engineering team.

What we're looking for

• Experience developing complex software products in regulated/safety-/security-conscious sectors such as defence, automotive, aerospace, telecoms (or similar).

• Practical software security experience , with knowledge of relevant standards and best practices.

• Strong collaborator and technical leader with good communication/influencing skills; enjoys problem solving and technical challenge.

• Interest in emerging technologies and current security challenges.

• Embedded software and/or firmware experience is beneficial but not essential.

• STEM degree (or equivalent experience) and comfortable working cross-discipline.

Dynamic (hybrid) working : 3 to 5 days per week on-site, due to workload classification

Security Clearance : British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship .