Senior Manager, Security (UK Security)

Location: London, United Kingdom; onsite

Salary: GBP 100,880–151,320 per year

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defence technology company building intelligent autonomous systems, including autonomy software, aircraft, and simulation technologies, for defence programmes.

What you will do

• Establish and lead the UK security programme across personnel, physical, information, cyber-enabled, and operational security.
• Lead readiness and continuing assurance for Facility Security Clearance (FSC) and Industry Personnel Security Assurance (IPSA), including assessments, secure-site preparation, evidence, and corrective actions.
• Administer national security vetting through NSVS and coordinate BPSS, SC, enhanced SC, DV, transfers, renewals, aftercare, and cessation.
• Act as the principal interface with MoD authorities, ISAC, UKSV, customers, and prime contractors on security requirements and assurance.
• Establish policies, procedures, registers, training, risk assessments, classified-asset controls, visitor management, secure logistics, and inspection-ready records.
• Coordinate with Cybersecurity, IT, product security, engineering, and programme teams on secure systems, incidents, Secure by Design, cyber risks, and lifecycle assurance.

Requirements

• Eight or more years of progressively responsible industrial, government, defence, intelligence, or corporate security experience, including ownership of a UK defence-security programme.
• Experience serving as or directly supporting a UK Facility Security Controller, Personnel Security Controller, Security Controller, or comparable senior supplier-security role.
• Practical experience with FSC or IPSA readiness and assurance, UKSV sponsorship, NSVS administration, SC or DV aftercare, and government inspections.
• Strong knowledge of the Government Security Classifications Policy, GovS 007: Security, the UK Security Policy Framework, and MoD supplier and contract-security requirements.
• Experience establishing or operating secure facilities and controls for classified information, systems, material, visitors, and international engagements.
• Strong leadership, judgement, discretion, writing, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate requirements into practical processes in a fast-paced technology environment.
• British nationality, or qualifying dual nationality including British nationality, subject to government restrictions for designated security-controller duties.
• Current SC or DV clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain the required level, plus legal authorisation to work in the United Kingdom.

Nice to have

• Current SC or DV clearance and prior appointment as a Facility Security Controller or Personnel Security Controller for an FSC- or IPSA-assured supplier.
• Experience establishing a security programme or secure facility and supporting multinational defence, NATO, allied, or AUKUS-related work.
• Relevant degree, professional certification, or recognised security-body membership.
• Working knowledge of U.S. industrial security and export-control requirements, MOD security policy including JSP 440, the MOD Cyber Security Model, Defence Standard 05-138, Defence Cyber Certification, Cyber Essentials, and supplier security obligations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee role within an international defence technology company.
• Total rewards package aligned with the country office location.
• Occasional out-of-hours response and UK or international travel are required.
• Opportunity to build the UK security team, budgets, vendors, and operating capability as the business grows.