Description

Duration: 14 month fixed term contract (FTC)

Location: Farnborough, with flexibility to work from home dependent on business demands

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Role Overview:

We are looking for an Associate Industrial Security Co-ordinator to join the team on a 14 month fixed term contract (FTC).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Monitor the security helpdesk inbox and phone on a rota basis between 9am and 5pm Mon-Fri to provide timely 1st line security support, escalating queries that require specialist security support to the Security Service Centre Lead
• Provide recruitment advice to Human Resources and hiring managers regarding security related issues such as clearance eligibility, immigration status and right to work legislation
• Process pre-employment screening checks against the Cabinet Office Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
• Process applications for National Security Vetting
• Monitor employees’ Security and Immigration status, ensuring validity and facilitating renewals
• Maintain accurate security records within the Security databases
• Perform vetting after care responsibilities such as supporting the completion of Change of Personal Circumstance, Annual Security Appraisal Forms and Aftercare Incident Reports
• Produce company badges
• Support the Security Induction process and other security education and awareness initiatives
• Provide travel security advice and guidance to those personnel undertaking business travel or those personnel undertaking personal travel whom hold a clearance or have a requirement to travel with business
• Provide initial incident management support by monitoring the helpdesk for incident reports and escalating within the Security team where applicable
• Complete Service Access approvals for access to Leidos systems and databases
• Process leavers from the business in line with Security processes
• Ensure Security Operations business rhythms are completed when due
• Meet all Security Operations SLAs and KPIs
• Correctly adopt processes to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018
• Provide further support in line with leadership requirements including supporting the security on-call rota
• Operate with discretion at all times

Required Skills:

• Due to the nature of the work undertaken by Leidos UK the incumbent must be a British national with 5 years residency in the UK

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Desired Skills:

• Experience working within the Defence Industry and/or military background
• Previous Security experience

Clearance Requirements:

• Clearance to Start BPSS
• Clearance for Role SC
• Clearance Requirements: Must be eligible to obtain SC clearance

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What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme

• Private Medical Insurance

• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)

• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

• Dynamic Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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