SC Cleared Security Engineer

Role: SC Cleared Security Engineer

Location: Hybrid - 3 to 4 days per week onsite in North-West London

Day Rate: £500 per day (Outside IR35)
We're recruiting multiple Security Engineers on behalf of a major defence client.
You'll play a critical role across the full product lifecycle: developing and maintaining robust product security for government and military platforms. From risk assessment and accreditation support to incident response, documentation, and through-life security planning, you'll help embed secure engineering practices while supporting continuous improvement, training, and policy development.
Key Requirements:

• Experience in product security engineering for defence/government programmes
• Strong background in risk assessments, mitigation planning & accreditation
• Familiar with: ISO27000, NIST SP800, JSP440, GovS 007, Common Criteria
• Understanding of platform security, firmware, cloud, and TEMPEST controls
• Degree in relevant field and/or NCSC-certified (e.g. CISSP, CISM)
• Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills

If you're an SC-cleared Security Engineer looking for your next Outside IR35 contract in the defence space, we'd love to hear from you.

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