Product Cyber Resilience Manager

Job Description:

Salary: £60,000 to £80,000

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Your impact

Ready to make your mark on next generation products and help define the resilience of tomorrow’s defence technology?

As a Product Cyber Resilience Manager within our Radar and Advanced Targeting (RATs) business, you’ll join a multi discipline team at the forefront of innovation and play a pivotal role in protecting some of the UK’s most advanced systems. You’ll shape the product security strategy from concept to delivery and champion strengthening product integrity and support exciting technical challenges, ensuring a strong security culture across the business.

As a Product Cyber Resilience Manager, you will:

• Undertake the production of Security Managements Plans, work package descriptions and cost estimates in support of product bids, services and proposals.

• Review and provide guidance of security risk assessments, risk mitigation plans, mitigation gap analysis and preparation of security management documentation for system Accreditation, such as solution hardening guidance and security operating procedures.

• Defining product security requirements, advising development teams on suitable implementation standards and techniques and overseeing product development activities.

• Liaison with Security Accreditors and Security Assurance Coordinators in support of security Accreditation.

• Participate in internal and external discipline working groups and with academic partners covering Product Cyber Resilience and Product Security for various established and emerging standards.

• Contribute to continual improvement of the engineering capability.

You will be responsible for the management of Product Security Risk of all the product families within your sector. You will be accountable to the respective product family System Design Authority (the Risk Owner), providing subject matter advice to the Integrated Product Team, whilst collaborating with your fellow Product Cyber Resilience Managers (PCRMs) across the Electronics Business Unit. The role involves conducting risk assessments, developing and implementing product security strategies and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Leonardo's Cyber Security Business Unit, to embed product and cyber security best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.

You will be responsible for determining product cyber resilience objectives through security risk management techniques in relation to the Integrated Sensing products and then working with the engineering teams to achieve those objectives through the architecture and design of the solution. You’ll also support the product assurance activities to verify compliance to those objectives and the transition to operations and ongoing through-life support.

What you’ll bring

• Experience with product security assessment methods or security risk management systems for complex products based on a recognised framework in a highly regulated industry such as aerospace, nuclear, automotive, rail or oil & gas.

• Practical experience of the System Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, V-Models and Agile frameworks.

• Experience in managing product information security, including risk assessment, threat modelling, vulnerability management, and incident response.

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity standards and best practices, such as ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and Knowledge of UK/NATO Information Assurance/Accreditation frameworks; Familiarity with the application of cyber resilience controls to embedded systems.

• Experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies, such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, and endpoint protection.

• Proficiency in cybersecurity frameworks, such as MITRE ATT&CK and the Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (CMMC).

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CEH are a plus.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

You must have the ability to obtain UK SC security clearance and work within UKEO and US ITAR TAA restrictions.

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.

• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.

• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).

• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.

• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.

• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.

• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Be part of something bigger - apply now!

Primary Location:

GB - Edinburgh

Additional Locations:

GB - Newcastle

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid