Security Officer (Development Role - Future Security Controller)

Security Officer (Development Role - Future Security Controller) Department: Engineering Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Bristol, UK Reporting To: Chris Gumbleton Compensation: £35,000 - £45,000 / year Description We’re building the UK's next generation engineering powerhouse, providing critical technology that strengthens national security and resilience. 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. Headquartered in Bristol (UK), we combine modern engineering methods with cutting-edge commercial technology to create adaptable, mission-critical systems. We focus on solving the tough challenges that others overlook, ensuring our customers can operate effectively in an ever-changing world. About the Role This is a unique opportunity to join Rowden and develop into a Security Controller - a critical role ensuring compliance with UK Government security standards across multiple secure sites. You’ll start as a Security Officer with structured training and mentoring from the Security Controller and acting as part of the wider security team, progressing to full Security Controller responsibilities. Why This Role? Career Growth: Comprehensive training plan leading to a specialist security leadership position. Impact: Help protect sensitive defence projects and national security interests. Exposure: Work across physical, personnel, and information security domains. Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance, with DV preferred. More information about security clearance is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels Key areas of responsibility Support day-to-day physical security operations: access control, visitor management, asset protection. Maintain accurate security records, establishing a robust audit schedule where needed. Help deliver security awareness briefings and promote a strong security culture. Maintain logs for incident reporting and support investigations. Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders under supervision. Future Responsibilities (Post-Training) Manage Security Aspects Letters (SALs) and compliance across projects. Oversee vetting sponsorship (SC/DV) and aftercare processes. Lead the fit out and accreditation of future FSC sites. Own Site Security Plans, risk registers, and audit readiness. Act as primary liaison with MOD, UKSV, NCSC, and accrediting bodies. Lead incident response and assurance activities. Key skills, experience and behaviours Experience: Background in security within defence, public services, or public sector (EG, policing, civil service, military, or government contractor). Skills: Strong attention to detail, integrity, and ability to follow strict procedures. Mindset: Enthusiastic, proactive, and keen to learn complex security frameworks. Eligibility: UK national or able to meet UKSV residency requirements for SC/DV clearance. 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!