£83 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Reading
Summary: The Product Delivery Manager role involves leading the delivery of model-based Product Security digital capabilities within a complex, regulated engineering environment. The position requires defining and implementing reference architectures and toolchains to ensure end-to-end traceability across the Digital Thread. The role emphasizes replacing document-centric practices with model-based security engineering throughout the product lifecycle. This position is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days a week in Reading and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver and continuously improve Product Security digital toolchains, including threat & risk modelling, security requirements & controls modelling, SBOM & vulnerability management, cryptography & key management governance, configuration/change control, verification & validation orchestration, and security/assurance case evidence.
- Define Product Security reference architecture and Digital Thread integrations.
- Own roadmap, backlog and delivery planning aligned to enterprise priorities.
- Establish governance, data standards and model quality controls.
- Lead vendor engagement, technology evaluations and service performance.
- Drive adoption of model-centric security engineering across programmes and suppliers.
- Ensure alignment with regulatory frameworks (DO-326A, IEC 62443, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/SAE 21434, NIST, etc.).
Key Skills:
- 10+ years delivering Product Security capabilities in aerospace, defence or other regulated/safety-critical sectors.
- Strong understanding of model-based security engineering and Digital Thread integration.
- Experience integrating modelling, ALM, CI/CD security services and verification pipelines.
- Proven stakeholder, supplier and budget management capability.
- ITIL and Project/Programme delivery experience (APM, PRINCE2, SAFe or similar).
- SC clearance.
Salary (Rate): £83 per hour
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Product Delivery Manager
+SC cleared role
+Hybrid working 2/3 days a week in Reading
+Inside IR35
+£80 - £83 ph
We are seeking an experienced Product Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of model-based Product Security digital capabilities across a complex, regulated engineering environment.
Reporting to the Product Owner - Systems Engineering, you will define and implement the reference architectures, toolchains and technical baselines that enable end-to-end traceability across the Digital Thread - from security objectives and threat modelling through to verification, validation and assurance evidence.
This role replaces document-centric practices with authoritative, model-based security engineering across the full product lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver and continuously improve Product Security digital toolchains, including:
Threat & risk modelling (STRIDE, STPA-Sec, TARA, attack trees)
Security requirements & controls modelling
SBOM & vulnerability management
Cryptography & key management governance
Configuration/change control
Verification & validation orchestration
Security/assurance case evidence
Define Product Security reference architecture and Digital Thread integrations
Own roadmap, backlog and delivery planning aligned to enterprise priorities
Establish governance, data standards and model quality controls
Lead vendor engagement, technology evaluations and service performance
Drive adoption of model-centric security engineering across programmes and suppliers
Ensure alignment with regulatory frameworks (DO-326A, IEC 62443, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/SAE 21434, NIST, etc.)
Experience Required
10+ years delivering Product Security capabilities in aerospace, defence or other regulated/safety-critical sectors
Strong understanding of model-based security engineering and Digital Thread integration
Experience integrating modelling, ALM, CI/CD security services and verification pipelines
Proven stakeholder, supplier and budget management capability
ITIL and Project/Programme delivery experience (APM, PRINCE2, SAFe or similar)
SC clearance