Security Advisor

Security Advisor – Boeing Defence UK

Join Boeing Defence UK at Wattisham to support the UK Rotary Wing Enterprise (RWE) programme. The role requires a security professional with recent practical experience in a high‑tempo environment, with responsibilities spanning all traditional security domains, including cyber and information security.

• Respond to and take early action for emergency situations and reports of loss or compromise.
• Conduct periodic reviews and compliance audits of UK Government/MOD accredited facilities.
• Implement UK Government industrial security and contract security procedures.
• Execute supply chain security activities.
• Draft security risk reports for programme reviews.
• Identify, develop and support business‑focused security policies, procedures and processes.
• Conduct risk, physical and information security assessments, including those for new sites.
• Investigate security breaches and drive their resolution and reporting.
• Provide security support to new infrastructure tasks, drafting statements of work, compiling operational requirements and conducting through‑life performance audits.
• Facilitate security aspects of business and emergency preparedness plans, including country crisis coordination.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of security learning materials.
• Identify, analyse and disseminate threat‑based information.
• Plan and support events involving significant BDUK presence (e.g., air shows, conferences, exhibitions).
• Draft security management plans for programme‑based activities.
• Provide ad‑hoc security advice and support to the wider Boeing UK business, including subsidiaries.
• Manage tactical security requirements for assigned facilities in conjunction with the Facilities team and on‑site contracted services.
• Represent Boeing at company, government and industry focus and security working groups.
• Prepare BDUK employees for deployment to high‑threat locations and provide routine travel security support and advice.
• Task and supervise security suppliers (incl. executive protection, security systems, threat information, technical security counter‑measures sweeps, forensic support).
• Liaise with national law enforcement and security agencies.
• Maintain currency with all Boeing and host‑nation safety/security policies and procedures, and contribute to research of specific mitigation strategies on behalf of the BDUK Security Operations Manager.

• A recent working knowledge of military and/or civilian airfield environments and relevant regulatory/legislative drivers.
• Experience applying risk‑managed security solutions in a large corporate or government organization with a practical understanding of UK Government industrial security requirements.
• A thorough working knowledge of the HMG Security Policy Framework and/or JSP
  440 Defence Manual of Security.
• Experience in the security aspects of trade/export controls.
• Practical interview (including statement‑taking) and report‑writing skills.
• Experience of security audit/compliance in accordance with ISO or other recognisable standards.
• Highly developed communication skills, both oral and written, and proficiency with common Microsoft Office applications (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to brief and convince senior management/executive level stakeholders.

• A relevant diploma or degree.

• Authorised to work immediately in the United Kingdom and able to obtain a UK security clearance (SC). UK residency is required for the clearance.
• Must satisfy Boeing’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• Employer will not sponsor any immigration or visa status for applicants.
• Position is customer‑site based with up to 10% domestic travel.

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds.