SC Cleared Security Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by IO Associates
£500 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
Summary: The role of SC Cleared Security Engineer involves developing and maintaining robust product security for government and military platforms. The position requires expertise in risk assessment, accreditation support, and incident response, while promoting secure engineering practices. This hybrid role necessitates 2 to 3 days of onsite work in North West London. The contract is outside IR35, offering a competitive day rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain product security for government and military platforms
- Conduct risk assessments and provide accreditation support
- Manage incident response and documentation
- Support through-life security planning and continuous improvement
- Embed secure engineering practices and contribute to policy development
Key Skills:
- Experience in product security engineering for defence/government programmes
- Strong background in risk assessments, mitigation planning & accreditation
- Familiar with ISO27000, NIST SP800, JSP440, GovS 007, Common Criteria
- Understanding of platform security, firmware, cloud, and TEMPEST controls
- Degree in relevant field and/or NCSC-certified (e.g., CISSP, CISM)
- Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills
Salary (Rate): £500 per day
City: North West London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Role: SC Cleared Security Engineer
Location: Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week onsite in North West London
Day Rate: £500 per day (Outside IR35)
We're recruiting multiple Security Engineers on behalf of a major defence client.
You'll play a critical role across the full product life cycle: developing and maintaining robust product security for government and military platforms. From risk assessment and accreditation support to incident response, documentation, and through-life security planning, you'll help embed secure engineering practices while supporting continuous improvement, training, and policy development.
Key Requirements:
- Experience in product security engineering for defence/government programmes
- Strong background in risk assessments, mitigation planning & accreditation
- Familiar with: ISO27000, NIST SP800, JSP440, GovS 007, Common Criteria
- Understanding of platform security, firmware, cloud, and TEMPEST controls
- Degree in relevant field and/or NCSC-certified (eg CISSP, CISM)
- Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills
If you're an SC-cleared Security Engineer looking for your next Outside IR35 contract in the defence space, we'd love to hear from you.