Title:  Opportunities for Crypto Security Specialists

Package:                             Competitive Salaries + Benefits

Role ID:                               SF17747

The Crypto Security team at QinetiQ Malvern are looking to add enthusiastic and talented individuals to their team of subject matter experts. You will be actively involved in applying High Grade cryptography and key management expertise to support high security systems and military platforms that matter for the UK.

If your skills fit one of our opportunities, we’ll be in contact. If we don’t have a role that’s right for you at the moment, we’ll keep your CV on file for possible opportunities in the future.

What does the Crypto Security team do?

The team’s primary focus is working as part of the HMG team to understand what new crypto technology is able to provide and then introducing the technology into service. We work as a team, with a wide range of customers, industry partners and international partners.

Day to day working with colleagues from different professional disciplines and organisations we will;

• Provide consulting support
• Develop concepts of use in the face of changing threats
• Develop cryptographic protocols and standards within the UK and internationality for a wide range of applications including voice, network, radio communications and key management
• Develop prototypes and system demonstrators
• Support integration and testing
• Provide in service support and training

Varied career paths are a part of life at QinetiQ. You could specialise in a key skill or particular domain, or work on systems across the business.  

What kind of person are we looking for? Someone who…

• Is enthusiastic about being part of the customer team
• Is able to learn whilst on the job and adapt quickly
• Has a passion for solving problems
• Enjoys working as part of a team
• Is able to work independently

Opportunities for early career Crypto Security Specialists

Looking for your next step and have some experience in crypto? Your talents may be a good match for our team. We recruit engineers, scientists, mathematician and IT specialist with transferable skillsets. Although we will aim to utilise your existing experience as the crypto domain is a specialist area you can expect ongoing development to help you excel and advance. Working closely with more experienced team members you will be working with customers who care about the challenges the UK faces. Typical responsibilities would include:

• Researching a new topics and technologies
• Understand how this technology will work within bigger systems
• Demonstrating how a new technology may meets customer need
• Generating technical reports and presenting results

Opportunities for mid-career Crypto Security Specialists

As a Crypto Security Specialist working in industry or academia, you’ll be applying your expertise right from day one. You will use your experience to apply High Grade cryptography and key management expertise to customer mission challenges through research, advice, consultancy or engineering and working with colleagues from different professional disciplines and organisations. Responsibilities include:

• Lead technical work to identify and derive security requirements, develop/analyse innovative solutions, and understand/shape both the “big picture” and technical details in crypto security domain
• Demonstrate an adversarial mind-set. How to attack and break the security of systems
• Demonstrate critical thinking to analyse and solve problems as they arise
• Deliver high quality analysis, designs, reports, and presentations that focus on customer problems and solutions in crypto-security domain and develop positive customer and stakeholder relationships
• Collaborate and consult as part of a team in response to requests in the crypto security domain

Opportunities for highly experienced Crypto Security Specialists

Building on your recognised expertise in the stakeholder community, you will provide technical leadership of QinetiQ crypto-security activities across business development, delivery, stakeholder engagement and team capability building. Responsibilities would include:

• Forging relationships with senior stakeholders, to understand their strategic ambitions and influence the direction of future crypto-security to promote the required outcomes.
• Working with existing and new customers to shape and win specific opportunities, drawing on capabilities across the QinetiQ business.
• Leading high value, complex technical delivery to the required level of assurance, working with multiple disciplines across different stages of the engineering lifecycle, diverse stakeholder priorities and collaborative teams drawn from HMG and industry.
• Helping to build the capability of the Crypto Security Team, through coaching of others, improving existing practices and highlighting new technical developments that could be applied to stakeholder needs.
• Promoting coherence across QinetiQ and external stakeholder activities, by understanding the impact of individual tasks on wider strategies and identifying opportunities for harmonisation and collaboration.

This role is 37 hours per week based at Malvern. Hybrid working patterns available.

Why we’re different

Our people. Our employees make the critical difference to customers by providing unique answers which combine technical expertise, deep domain knowledge and rigorous independent thinking.

Our independence. QinetiQ is not a manufacturer, and we stand apart from the supply chain. It’s our rigorous independent thinking that helps our customers achieve their goals.

Our breadth of capability. Our customers face challenges that define the modern world. They know we are uniquely placed to understand these issues and work with them to ensure the success of their mission or reach their objectives.

Our relationships with customers. Our prized possession is trust. Customers around the world rely on the drive and dedication of our people to help them meet their goals – often in environments where there is no second chance for failure.

Our partnerships. We use partnerships and alliances to accelerate compelling business development strategies and sustainable earnings growth. By licensing our intellectual property we reduce implementation and sales risk, and speed up time-to-market by using third party sales channels.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum. Applicants that already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information that mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may have an effect on the roles that you can be employed in.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here. 

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You’ll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, All Employee Incentive Scheme, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security
Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Application Guidance
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.