Cyber Security Expert Advisor

Salary: Up to £54,790 per annum dependent on experience

Contract Type: Permanent
- Full Time

Security Level: SC

Location: Gatwick - 2 days per week office attendance expected

Visa Restrictions: This position does not offer visa sponsorship

Closing Date: Monday 3rd August 2026

Interview Date: W/C Monday 17th August 2026

We are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves in our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.

The Cyber Security team within the Aviation Security Directorate provides effective and proportionate regulation of cyber security risk to the UK aviation industry. The team's primary objective is to meet UK, European, and international aviation regulatory obligations for cyber security.

The Cyber Security Expert Advisor role sits within the Cyber Security Policy team that leads the development of the strategic direction of Cyber Security Policy in UK Aerospace.

The Cyber Security Policy Expert Advisor is primary responsibility is to support colleagues within the team to undertake the following:

• Offering advice to the Oversight and Certification teams on the interpretation of cyber security policy
• Engaging with Department for Transport and other Government Departments
• Collaborate with industry and other external stakeholders to ensure policy developments are fully communicated.
• Influencing global policy through the teams ICAO Panel and Working Group activity
• Coordinate the delivery of industry engagement activities such as meetings, working groups and conferences.
• Delivery of internal panels and boards such as the Cyber SRP and CGB
• Actively engage with other CAA departments on cross cutting issues
• Development and delivery of CAAi Cyber security training

The Cyber Security Expert Advisor will also provide operational support, where required to the wider Cyber Team to ensure that objectives are achieved in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner.

• Support the development and maintenance of cyber security policy for UK aviation by contributing to policy interpretation, impact assessments, risk analysis, and options appraisals under the guidance of senior colleagues.
• Assist team members in the preparation of regulatory proposals, including drafting background material and supporting instructions to legal teams on the development or amendment of cyber security regulations.
• Provide researched and evidence-based input to support advice given to Oversight and Certification teams on the interpretation and application of cyber security policy, escalating complex issues where appropriate.
• Support engagement with the Department for Transport, other Government Departments, and external stakeholders by preparing briefing materials, notes, and presentations, and helping to ensure consistent communication of cyber security policy.
• Assist with activities that contribute to international and industry engagement, including support to ICAO related work streams and maintenance of records and inputs that support global policy development.
• Deliver the Cyber Security Industry Working Group (CSIWG), including meeting coordination, agenda preparation, minute taking, and tracking of actions and deliverables.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of internal panels and boards, including coordinating papers, managing documentation, and supporting follow up actions.
• Deliver operational expertise across the wider Cyber Security team, helping to ensure that team deliverables are completed accurately, efficiently, and to agreed timescales.
• Actively build knowledge of aviation cyber security regulation, UK and international frameworks, and internal governance processes, identifying opportunities to improve ways of working and personal capability.
• Act as a point of contact for industry, stakeholders, and colleagues through management of the Cyber mailbox.
• Provide expertise in the development and delivery of CAAi Cyber training courses domestically and internationally including Cyber Security Oversight, Cyber Security Awareness and…