Hybrid Security Officer – Development Role, Future Security Controller

at Rowden

• Job title: Security Officer – Development Role, Future Security Controller
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per year
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bristol, United Kingdom

About the role

• Security Officer supporting physical security operations for national security projects in the UK. Join Rowden to progress to a specialist Security Controller role with comprehensive training.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• 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!