Portfolio Lead - Cyber

Job Title: Portfolio Lead - Cyber

Location: Warton - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £54,793

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead activities to manage and implement the complex Air Sector Cyber projects, ranging from overall transformation of the cyber capability, change projects and Cyber service development, from initiation to final transition into operational, business-as-usual management

• Ensure appropriate, effective, and comprehensive reporting and communication procedures are in place and followed

• Maintain an awareness of current technical developments that may provide opportunities to the Cyber Portfolio

• Ensure that the overall Project is managed to realise agreed business benefits within agreed timescales

• Support the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex Cyber projects

• Adhere to standard project management methods and best practice

• Ensure effective project monitoring and control, including change control, risk management, quality processes, and the tracking of resources, revenue, and capital expenditures against the Cyber budget, while supporting the Head of Cyber and Information Security and managing the expectations of key project stakeholders

  Your skills and experiences:

  Essential

  • Experience of delivering complex projects/ programmes within an IT function or relevant field

  • An understanding of emerging cyber requirements and industry best practices which will inform business transformation

  • Experience translating strategy and policy into process, procedure and deliverables

  • Experience of collaborating for success with key business stakeholders

  • Relevant vocational qualification or equivalent experience

    Desirable

    • Line management experience

      Benefits:

      As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

      The Cyber and Information Security team:

      You’ll be joining a dynamic and collaborative team at the forefront of Cyber and Information Security within the Air sector. Our mission is to support and embed emerging cyber requirements and industry best practices across business transformation and operational delivery. The team works closely with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure cyber resilience throughout the supply chain, contributing directly to the secure delivery of critical Air sector programmes.

      We operate at the intersection of technology and strategy, translating policy into practical processes and ensuring alignment with wider business objectives. With a strong focus on continuous improvement, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement, we provide vital assurance and governance in a complex and ever-evolving security landscape.

      Why BAE Systems?

      This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

      Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

      Closing Date:

      19th August 2025 - We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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