Technology in Defence is rapidly evolving, and so are the risks to capabilities and success through an ever-changing security landscape. As customers demand higher levels of resilience in the products we create, our approach to securing systems and products needs to change with it.
We are recruiting for a Lead Software Engineer to support development of security functions. You will work on some of the most challenging and rewarding security problems in the UK, on some of the most exciting Defence projects, helping design and develop security solutions that sit at the heart of our products.
What you’ll do as a Lead Software Engineer within Product Security:
Your work at Leonardo will see you addressing security risks in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. You will work alongside a team of security engineers and consultants to support engineering delivery teams, aiding the design and development of new products and systems by providing guidance to ensure the customer’s capabilities remain secure.
Through engagement with engineering teams and customers, you will advise on solutions that address security concerns while providing value to the customer based on risk balance. Utilising a focus of supporting the customer to achieve their goals, you will endeavour to provide the best possible solutions balanced against the programme constraints
Key responsibility areas involve:
Designing secure software solutions within multi-disciplinary engineering teams, and supporting integration
Creating and reviewing documentation such as design documents, system specifications, and risk profiles to identify potential vulnerabilities and propose appropriately secure solutions
Working with solution architects and engineers to ensure that systems meet stringent Design Integrity and security standards and satisfy relevant accreditation requirements
Participating in wider customer forums, to review security topics
Mentoring junior software engineers
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