Cyber Security Risk Officer

Date Posted:

2026-04-29

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Gloucester, South Gloucestershire

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Benefits:

• £: Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
•  Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our Business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Role & Responsibilities

We’re looking for an experienced Cyber Security Risk Manager to lead and evolve our cyber risk management capability. You’ll oversee the identification, assessment, and management of cyber and Digital Technology risks, ensuring regulatory alignment and strong governance. Working closely with technical and business teams, you’ll translate cyber risk into clear business insight and embed risk-informed decision-making across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the Cyber & Digital Technology Risk Management Framework, aligned to industry standards and MOD requirements
• Identify, assess, and prioritise cyber and digital technology risks across IT, operational, and business environments
• Translate technical security issues into clear, actionable business risk
• Drive risk treatment, ownership, and tracking of mitigation actions
• Maintain the central cyber risk register and produce concise risk reporting for senior stakeholders
• Embed cyber risk management into projects, technology change, and third‑party engagements
• Act as the cyber risk SME, influencing decision‑making and promoting a strong risk‑aware culture

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience in cyber security, information security, IT risk, or a closely related discipline
• Proven experience delivering cyber and technology risk management in complex, regulated, or high‑assurance environments
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple cyber and technology risks across different technical and organisational domains
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge without formal line authority
• Confident communicator, able to clearly articulate cyber risk to technical teams, operational stakeholders, and senior leadership
• Solid technical understanding of cyber security and IT, enabling credible engagement with engineering, operations, and architecture teams
• Ability to translate technical vulnerabilities, incidents, and weaknesses into clear, structured risk statements
• Working knowledge of recognised cyber and risk frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001/27005) and their practical application
• Ability to balance security risk, delivery priorities, and operational outcomes
• Security Check (SC) clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain SC clearance

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience working within defence, government, critical national infrastructure, or similarly regulated sectors
• Familiarity with MOD cyber requirements and standards
• Experience facilitating risk discussions or workshops with both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Experience embedding cyber risk management into projects, change initiatives, and delivery lifecycles
• Understanding of supplier, third‑party, and supply chain cyber risk
• Experience supporting audit, assurance, or external regulatory scrutiny

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