Supplier Security Assurance Practitioner

Job Title: Supplier Security Assurance Practitioner

Location: Various - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Scheme: £ 1000

Grade: GG09

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Work with stakeholders across the Programme to improve security and threat risk awareness, encouraging and supporting early engagement with Security for procurement activates, ensuring internal Supplier Security Assurance (SSA) processes are well understood and effectively utilised

Producing Security Aspects Letters (SALs) and OFFICIAL / MOD (OLs) Letters for the programme, following the defined Security and Cyber Risk Review Process, working with internal stakeholders to ensure that the data which will be released into the supply chain and that the Need-to-Know principle is upheld.

Liaising with suppliers to ensure that SALs/OLs are understood, and requirements met

Assist with production of yearly SSA audit schedule and visit suppliers as necessary (per risk level and agreed audit frequency required by policy) to audit security controls against the requirements in the SALs and review the security culture and posture of the business. Comprehensive reports produced, findings documented and communicated with the supplier then agreed actions followed up, with any reports for shared suppliers provided to Maritime & Land sector for their records

Play an active role in a team dedicated to continuous collaboration, support, and challenge, to ensure security is as effective as it can be

Work with colleagues in the wider M&L Sector and Security teams, provide security advice and guidance to the business and external stakeholders

Support and influence the security culture by raising security awareness among employees and management in the local area and model behaviours that demonstrate good work ethic

Your skills and experiences:

Experience in audit or assurance activities beneficial

Demonstrates knowledge about security, including some or all physical, personnel, cyber (&information) and product security

Operates according to security legislation, standards, good practice

Experience working in a risk management or assurance setting or theoretical knowledge

Educated to degree level (or worked experience equivalent) in a related discipline

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Supplier Security Assurance Team:

The BAE Systems Supplier Security Assurance Team are a small high functioning productive team, who assist the business in working safely and securely with our suppliers. Reporting to the Security Supplier Assurance Lead, this role will be responsible for supporting the effective delivery of the Security Supplier Assurance programme, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to assess risk in the supply chain, ensure information being released into the supply chain is done so in accordance with mandatory/customer requirements and performing assurance activities to verify the security standards upheld by suppliers. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, with the potential to lead into more senior positions within a global business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 5th November2025