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Security | MOD | DISA
At Rowden, we design and integrate advanced systems that sense, connect, and protect data in challenging environments where quick decisions are vital. Our solutions use intelligent automation to enhance speed and efficiency and are built to be reliable and straightforward for critical operations in remote or high-pressure settings.
Security | MOD | DISA
At Rowden, we design and integrate advanced systems that sense, connect, and protect data in challenging environments where quick decisions are vital. Our solutions use intelligent automation to enhance speed and efficiency and are built to be reliable and straightforward for critical operations in remote or high-pressure settings.
As Security Controller, you will be responsible for safeguarding government information while protecting Rowden’s personnel, data, and facilities. You will play a critical role in maintaining compliance with GovS 007 and JSP 440, ensuring Rowden adheres to government frameworks and security standards. In this role, you will administer and continuously enhance Rowden’s Security Management System, fostering a strong security culture across the organisation.
You will provide expert guidance to project teams on security-related matters, ensuring the proper handling of classified information and assets, effective risk management, and adherence to security best practices.
Key Areas of Responsibility
As a Security Controller at Rowden, you’ll be responsible for:
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining Rowden’s Security Management System.
- Managing the handling, storage, and destruction of protectively marked materials and government assets.
- Overseeing security vetting and clearance management processes.
- The physical security of Rowden’s facilities.
- Ensuring compliance with government standards, laws and regulations.
- Delivering security training across the business to promote awareness and adherence to best practices.
- Conducting security audits to assess best practice adherence and identify non-conformances.
- Informing senior management of changes to government / MOD security policies and requirements.
- Chairing the Security Working Group to drive security improvements across the business.
Key Skills, Experience and Behaviours
This role requires a strong background in security management, ideally within a UK defence contractor, the MOD, or other government agencies. You should be confident advising on security matters and ensuring compliance across the organisation. You will be confident having technical conversations with our project teams, to enable security risks to be surfaced and effectively mitigated.
- Extensive experience in security management within MOD, defence, or other government environments.
- Strong understanding of MOD security frameworks, policies, and best practices.
- Ability to interpret and apply security legislation and compliance requirements.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with teams at all levels.
- The ability to rapidly digest new information and technically competent enough to get to grips with a wide array of technically complex projects.
- Highly detail-oriented with a proactive approach to security risk management.
- Experience conducting security audits and implementing corrective actions.
- Strong leadership skills to drive a security-conscious culture across the business.
About You
You are an experienced security professional with a proactive and pragmatic approach to security management. You thrive in environments where security is mission-critical and enjoy working collaboratively to uphold the highest security standards.
- A deep understanding of security regulations, particularly within MOD and government settings.
- Ability to influence and educate teams at all levels of the business on security best practices.
- A clear and precise communicator.
- Strong problem-solving skills, able to assess risks and implement effective security controls.
- A commitment to continuous learning; keeping up with evolving security threats and the latest tools with which to mitigate them.
- Pragmatic and solution focused.
Working at Rowden
We are committed to building a flexible, inclusive, and enabling company. Our aim is to create a diverse team of talented people with unique skills, experience, and backgrounds, so please apply and come as you are!
We also recognise the importance of flexible working and support this wherever we can. We typically operate a flexible, hybrid-working model, with an average 3 days in the office each week (dependent on the role). We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility, part-time working requirements and/or workplace adjustments with all our applicants.
Rowden is a Disability Confident Committed company, and we actively encourage people with disabilities and health conditions to apply for our roles. Please let us know your requirements early on so that we can make sure you have everything you need up front to help make the recruitment process and experience as easy as possible.
Finally, if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we’d still love to hear from you!
