Job Details
EB5547 Cybersecurity Specialist
Location: Nuneaton
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 (Depending on Experience)
Forces Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Cybersecurity Specialist, ideally from an ex-military background or military leavers, to work for a global provider of engineering, research and test services to the automotive, defence, aerospace and rail sectors. Our client works in close collaboration with vehicle manufacturers and suppliers around the world, providing comprehensive support ranging from individual product tests to turnkey engineering design, development and build programmes.
Applications from ex-military personnel (Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Marines) are strongly encouraged.
Key Responsibilities:
The role offers a wide range of diverse activities and opportunities for the selected individual to make a real difference to the new and existing teams. The following activities cover the typical requirements of the roles:
Service Development
- Research cybersecurity aspects of new technology standards including potential vulnerabilities and secure design principles
- Develop and validate new cybersecurity engineering capabilities
- Optimise new technology services through structured continuous improvement
- Write procedures for the delivery of cybersecurity engineering services
- Assist in the optimisation of current test and engineering processes and policies
Consultancy
- Lead / assist consultancy, and large / complex, customer programmes
- Provide technical support in own area of expertise to cross-discipline team
- Provide internal support to product development areas
- Lead / assist research and development projects
- Problem resolution
Project Management
- Support cross-discipline delivery across core programmes / projects
Experience:
- Wireless technologies (e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC)
- Wired networking technologies (e.g. CAN, Ethernet)
- Embedded operating systems (e.g. QNX, Linux, Android)
- Threat modelling and vulnerability analysis ï‚· Security risk assessment
- Systems engineering
- Fuzz testing
- Penetration testing
Desirable experience:
- Security engineering for cyber-physical systems
- Working knowledge of SAE J3061 or other appropriate cybersecurity standards
- Knowledge of in-vehicle network protocols (CAN, FlexRay, automotive Ethernet)
- AUTOSAR framework
- Cryptography principles, applications and implementation considerations
Skills:
- Make effective decisions
- Communicate effectively (written and verbal)
- Deliver a high standard of technical writing
- Work under pressure, individually and as part of a team
- Take responsibility and ownership
- Remain calm in all situations
- Plan and prioritise delivery of both short and long duration projects
- Deliver customer expectations in a timely fashion, to aid contractual / financial goals
Qualifications:
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum 2:1) or equivalent qualification in electrical / electronic engineering, computer science, cybersecurity or other relevant discipline
- Professional membership of a relevant engineering or computing institution for example Chartered Engineer would be desirable
- Relevant Master’s Degree or PhD would be desirable
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 (depending on experience)
Benefits: Company Benefits available.
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