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Vetting Administrator
Sixworks · Farnborough, GU14 0LX, United Kingdom · On Site · Active · BambooHR
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Sixworks |
| Title | Vetting Administrator |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | OCISO |
| Location | Farnborough |
| Work model | On Site |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Salary | - |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | BambooHR |
| Posted / first seen | 2025-05-06 / 2026-05-30 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-05-30 / 2026-06-18 |
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Description
We currently have an exciting opportunity for Vetting Administrator to join our existing experienced team.
Tasks / Responsibilities:
Assisting to the delivery/adherence of the Personnel Security Controller’s responsibilities:
Assures that the company’s personnel security business processes are compliant with relevant legislation, and that the company operates according to the principles embedded in relevant Government standards.
Facilitate where necessary site visits and inspections by individuals representing either the Government or Contracting Authority to ensure any relevant documentation, process or records are completed and complied with the regulations.
Carry out and monitor security controls for the personnel security for National Security Vetted staff for the new employees & subcontractors joining the company.
Updating and maintaining a personnel security Risk Register where risks are identified, documented, tracked, mitigated and monitored.
Ensuring that any personnel security policies are coherent with, and complement with any HR or Welfare policies, either planned or in existence.
Ensure that ongoing personnel security is embedded within the company’s ways of working.
Overall responsibility for pre-vetting checks (BPSS) and the subsequent National Security Clearance Vetting process.
Management of UKSV access to ensure effective oversight of both the vetting process and the vetting sponsor activities of any subordinate vetting sponsor accounts.
Ensure that any aftercare responsibilities for individuals within the company’s network are undertaken including compliance with current regulation and guidance for the holding of a National Security Vetting clearance.
Ensuring that incidents/breaches, changes of circumstances or any other situation or event that may affect an individual’s ability to hold an NSV clearance are reported via the appropriate means to UKSV.
Ensuring that staff sign the OSA/NSA official secrets act and ensure they are aware that they are operating under the act.
Ensuring that processes are in place to brief/de-brief all cleared staff who may travel to certain foreign countries, either on business or privately.
Arranging for appropriate security education and awareness training, ensuring that staff understand the scale, nature of the threats and security actions required.
Experience:
Have strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
Experience in Administration role in an office environment desirable
Working in a security vetting environment desirable
Understanding of office database excel, word and Microsoft outlook
Ability to effectively prioritise and manage multiple tasks and facilities
Experience in communication skills with inhouse and external people verbally, telephone and email
Working in a security vetting environment desirable
Due to the nature of our work you must have British nationality.
About SiXworks
SiXworks is a leading provider of secure digital solutions, specialising in digital experimentation and focused on fail-safe-fast cutting-edge technology solutions deployed in highly secure environments.
We are unified in our mission to accelerate innovation and adoption of secure, digital technology to improve the operational agility of Defence and National Security.
This is an exciting time for us, we have ambitious plans for continued growth and development, and we are seeking to add brilliant, experienced, motivated, and passionate people to our team to work with us on this journey.
Why join SiXworks?
Our team is a fusion of brilliance, featuring senior operational, technical, and business leaders from various industries and the armed forces.
We're also powered by a league of extraordinary IT engineers, architects, developers, and project managers. Together, we're an unstoppable force of digital innovation!
SiXworks’ expertise includes Secure-by-Design, cloud computing, advanced network and infrastructure design, rapid application development, cross-security domain systems, multi-tenanted High-Performance Compute, multi-source data platforms, cyber vulnerability mitigation, and intelligence systems.
We provide supplier-agnostic, technical, and business consultancy to customers while championing open-source and best-of-breed technologies.
What can we offer in return?
SiXworks offers a unique work culture around our core principles Agility, Security, Innovation, Quality, Collaboration and Inclusivity.
Together, these six principles form SiXworks' NORTH STAR, guiding the organisation towards success.
This is reflected in the raft of benefits available to all our employees.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
Private Medical Insurance.
Life Assurance Scheme
Contributory pension scheme
Professional Development opportunities
Cycle to Work scheme.
Perks at Work scheme.
Contributory company pension.
Discretionary Bonus scheme.
Secure, on-site parking, cafe, restaurant, and gym facilities.
Casual dress.
Free hot and cold drinks in our own, modern kitchen/break-out.
A word on UK Security Clearance
Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have, or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance.
More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here:
United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
SiXworks is an IBM subsidiary which has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated into the IBM organisation. SiXworks will be the hiring entity. By proceeding with this application, you understand that SiXworks will share your personal information with other IBM subsidiaries involved in your recruitment process, wherever these are located. More Information on how IBM protects your personal information, including the safeguards in case of cross-border data transfer, are available here: https://www.ibm.com/privacy
What to do next?
If you are interested in the above, please apply using the link provided.
Notice
SiXworks recognises the benefits of Reserve service to Country, Company and individual.
We support Reservists and actively encourage them to apply.
We are not considering submissions from agencies
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| Department | OCISO |
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| First Seen At | 2026-05-30 06:10:08Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-18 10:30:27Z |
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