Security Manager

Who we are

The role

The day-to-day

• Design, implement and operate security standards including ISO 27001 and applicable French national frameworks, embedding compliance into everyday delivery

• Coordinate the accreditation (homologation) of sensitive infrastructure with the DGA, preparing homologation files, conducting risk analyses and managing external security audits and penetration tests

• Manage the security officer function for Helsing France, overseeing security clearances (habilitations), Security Aspect Letters (Plans Contractuels de Sécurité) and compliance with IGI 1300, II 901 and IM900

• Build and maintain working relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring contractual security requirements are met across every engagement

• Develop and test incident response, business continuity and crisis management plans, strengthening Helsing's resilience against evolving threats

• Deliver security awareness and training programmes that embed a strong security culture across the French entity

• Shape Group-wide security policies and contribute to cross-functional security projects spanning multiple European teams

You should apply if you

• Have developed and applied security expertise across complex, regulated environments

• Have successfully delivered security or compliance projects from initiation through to completion

• Hold a recognised qualification or certification in a security-related field, or demonstrate equivalent hands-on expertise

• Understand French and international security regulations, including the handling of classified information under IGI 1300, II 901 and IM900

• Are familiar with Information Security Management Systems such as ISO 27001 or the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

• Communicate clearly and build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, including customers and government or military counterparts

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Nice to Have

• Experience working within a defence, government or other highly regulated environment

• Familiarity with NATO or EU classified information frameworks

• Fluency in French and English, enabling clear communication with national authorities and international teams

• Experience coordinating penetration tests or technical security audits

• Understanding of GDPR and its intersection with national security requirements

• Experience contributing to ISO 27001 certification or surveillance audits

Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields 

• Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns

• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world

• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward

• In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts

• We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about

What we offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options

• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation

• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance

• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)

• Social: regularly company events and monthly social allowances

• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers.

• Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work

These are the core benefits across all locations, there may be additional benefits in certain locations.

Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.