Director of Security Land and Mission Systems

Job Title: Director of Security Land and Mission Systems

Location: Hybrid, UK with regular travel across UK

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Lead security at the forefront of defence, aerospace and engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Director of Security at any of our main UK locations, near your preferred Babcock hub.

The role

This is a rare opportunity to take on a highly influential leadership role within our Mission Systems and Land sector. As Director of Security, you will shape and drive the security strategy for a critical part of our business, protecting people, information, assets and infrastructure while enabling innovation, growth and operational excellence.

Working closely with senior leaders, government stakeholders, customers and industry partners, you'll provide strategic direction across physical, personnel, information and cyber security disciplines. If you're looking for a role where your leadership will have a direct impact on national security, business success and the development of high-performing security teams, this is an exceptional opportunity to make your mark.

Day-to-day, your expertise will help maintain customer trust, strengthen resilience and ensure compliance in an increasingly complex security environment.

• Providing expert security advice and assurance to senior leaders, customers, government bodies and key stakeholders.
• Driving security risk management, compliance and assurance activities across physical, personnel, information and cyber security.
• Building, leading and developing a high-performing team of security professionals and managers.
• Strengthening a positive security culture that enables business growth while protecting critical assets and information.
• Leading the development and delivery of the sector-wide security strategy and governance framework.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office and days working from home. There will be regular travel across the UK.

Essential experience of the Director of Security Land and Mission Systems

• Significant experience in a senior security leadership role supporting Executive or Senior Leadership Teams.
• Extensive knowledge of Government Security Functional Standards (GovS) and relevant aspects of JSP .
• Proven experience leading security governance, risk management and compliance programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Information Risk Management, Information Assurance and ISO principles.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders on complex security matters and contractual security obligations.

Qualifications for the Director of Security Land and Mission Systems

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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