Software Security Engineer

• 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.

• 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