SAFEGUARD ENGINEERING LIMITED
Autonomous Systems Assurance
Independent assurance of safety, performance and compliance for AI-enabled and autonomous systems across defence and critical infrastructure domains. Safeguard Engineering's team of experts applies proven safety, functional safety and systems assurance methods, adapted to meet the unique challenges of autonomy, AI and data-driven behaviour within highly regulated environments.
Features
- Combines proven functional safety standards with modern AI assurance frameworks.
- Structured assurance using GSN, STPA, CAST and lifecycle evidence frameworks.
- Experience in integrating IEC 61508, ISO 21448, and DefStan 00-56.
- Experienced in application of IEC TR 5469 and PAS 8800.
- Independent review and validation of safety assurance evidence.
- Integrated safety, cybersecurity, and data assurance assessment.
- Grounded, robust lifecycle assurance aligned to defence and safety governance.
- Tailored and reusable assurance approaches supporting multi-platform deployments
- Demonstrating dependable, ethical, compliant AI-enabled technology in safety-critical environments
- Aligns assurance evidence with programme objectives without hindering innovation.
Benefits
- Builds confidence in autonomous and AI system safety.
- Reduces programme and certification risk through methods proven in defence.
- Provides auditable traceability from hazard to assurance evidence.
- Enables credible engagement with regulators and authorities.
- Provides independent, authoritative assurance for complex autonomous systems.
- Demonstrates trustworthy, ethical and responsible autonomous system performance.
- Aligns assurance evidence with programme objectives without hindering innovation.
- Provides autonomy knowledge transfer spanning the defence and maritime sectors.
- Applies lessons learned from previous maritime and defence programmes.
- Embeds assurance into agile development for early risk identification.
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Data architect
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Enterprise architect
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Network architect
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Security architect
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Solution architect
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Technical architect
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £1,340.00 |
£1,340.00 |
Chief information security officer
| £1,500.00 |
£1,500.00 |
Chief technology officer
| £1,340.00 |
£1,340.00 |
Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Cyber security governance and risk management
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Cyber security monitoring
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Cyber security incident response
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Cyber security vulnerability management
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Cyber security digital forensics
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Cyber security testing
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Cyber security secure design
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Data analyst
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Data engineer
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Data ethicist
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Data governance manager
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Data scientist
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Machine learning engineer
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Performance analyst
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Business relationship manager
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Change and release manager
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
Command and control centre manager
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
End user computing engineer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
IT service manager
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Incident manager
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Infrastructure engineer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Infrastructure operations engineer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Problem manager
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
Service desk manager
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Service transition manager
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Delivery manager
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Digital portfolio manager
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Product manager
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Programme delivery manager
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Service owner
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Test engineer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Test manager
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Frontend developer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Software developer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
User-centred design roles
Accessibility specialist
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
Content designer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Content strategist
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
Graphic designer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Interaction designer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Service designer
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Technical writer
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
User researcher
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £470.00 |
£470.00 |
| £590.00 |
£590.00 |
| £745.00 |
£745.00 |
| £960.00 |
£960.00 |
| £1,170.00 |
£1,170.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
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ISO/IEC 27001 certification
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No
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
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ISO 9001 certification
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Yes
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Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
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Approachable Certification
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ISO 9001 accreditation date
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Monday 17 August 2020
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What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
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N/A
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Quality management systems (QMS)
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Yes
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CSA STAR certification
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No
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PCI certification
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No
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Cyber essentials
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
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36700993-77ab-4a18-b42b-6e4cdf0be0ab
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Cyber essentials plus
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
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4d7b3abe-e54f-4fd8-8472-f26000dd41ef
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Other security certifications
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No
Social value
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Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority
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New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
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