Senior Administrator - Crypto

Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Role Type: Permanent – Full Time

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF19608

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Administrator – Crypto where you will work as a highly organised and detail‑focused crypto administrator to join our UK Security Services team within Enterprise Services.

As a Senior Administrator – Crypto you will play a vital part in ensuring the compliant, secure, and efficient management of cryptographic assets that support both UK Security Services and the UK Intelligence sector.

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• Coordinating the receipt, delivery, on‑going administration, issuing and the destruction of cryptographic items in accordance with JSP 490 mandatory requirements
  
• Undertaking Custodian related duties including spot checks, musters and the supporting audits both internal and external to ensure the correct handling of cryptographic assets
  
• Acting as a point of contact for internal and external crypto audits, to satisfy JSP 490 and mandatory requirements
  
• Providing briefings and ad hoc guidance to the business on the registration, accounting, movement and destruction of cryptographic assets including key management
  
• Ensuring holders and users are competent in the handling and use of cryptographic items and support/guide information risk assessments relation to cryptographic use
  
• Supporting/guiding information risk assessments relating to cryptographic use and contributing to delivering an integrated security strategy aligned with Group direction and Security Service Definitions
  

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• The ability to communicate confidently with people at all levels
  
• Competent in all MS Office packages to intermediate level or above as well as good knowledge of SharePoint
  
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi‑take
  
• Previous experience in business administration
  
• The ability to use own initiative in non‑standard situations without supervision
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  

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• Successful completion of the MOD Cryptographic Custodians Course or willingness to go through the course
  
• Level 3 or equivalent business administration qualification and/or evidence of equivalent experience
  

This role is 37 hours per week based at PTP, Portsmouth. This role is on‑site 5 days per week.

Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of QinetiQ’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and predict performance.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

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• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
  
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
  
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
  
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
  
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community
  

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard, and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for DV clearance, as a minimum.