BT Jobs 2023 – Cyber Security Engineer

About the job

Job Req ID:

1003

Posting Date:

21-Sep-2023

Function:

Cyber Security

Location:

Ferry Road, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Salary:

Competitive + Excellent Benefits

About BT

BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do – and in the people who work here.

We’re now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we’re on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.

So, if you’re interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it’s like to work at BT.

About The Role

We are BT Enterprise and our ambition is to provide world class services to all our UK & ROI customers. Taking this down a step further, here at Enterprise Managed Sercurity Services we want to be one of the market leaders in managed cyber security and threat defense. Our customers range from big household names, government departments and public service organisations right through to small businesses and new start-ups.

Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive movement: teams of brilliant people, with unique talents, skills, passions, and experiences.

We encourage everyone to join us, whatever your gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, life experience, or background. So please come as you are – we can’t wait to meet you.

Our purpose is to use the power of communication to make a better world. For each other, for our customers, for society and our communities.

This role exists to provide specialist technical support on complex network security and cyber security deployments for any and all of our UK secure contracts. Building intermate working relationships and trust through effective communication and meeting expectation and deadlines is key. Liaising with customer representatives or vendors and directing other support staff where appropriate will form part of the role.

Additionally, the support of new products and services is an important part of keeping pace with the industry and customer requirements and allows BT to maintain market position as key supplier of services. The role holder will therefore be expected to provide support in this area, working with confidence and initiative and applying excellent self management in order to promote successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• We’re growing! We currently have vacancies in various teams, so if you have an ambition to be in Cyber Security, we want to hear from you.
• One key thing that all of our engineers have in common is a desire to develop/deliver brilliant, industry redefining platforms as well as their own skills.
• Provide leadership on Agile / ITIL processes and be a decision maker within the security team; Advising those who will be working directly with yourself on best practices and able to support from a 3rd Line Lead perspective.
• Develop peers and colleagues within the team through mentoring and leadership providing trustworthy honest feedback.
• Produce and support polices, functions and configuration builds to allow implementation of customer projects.
• Complete and own integration testing on new products and services, producing all relevant supporting documentation
• Ensure full awareness of the need to safeguard sensitive customer information at all times, so that customers perceive BT to be a trustworthy organisation.
• Develop a strong technical knowledge of our products and services
• Work directly with Security Optimisation Manager and Network Security Operations Manager to structure, support and develop the team.

A Secure Networks and Cyber Security Lead Specialist would be a main supporting pillar for the team structure, reporting into the Security Operations Manager and liaising directly with the Security Optimisation Manager the Lead Specialist will own the responsibility of Supporting Day to Day Security Operations.

Skills And Experience

Skills:

• External Professional Certification in Security Related discipline e.g. Fortinet NSE 4, Cisco CCNP, Checkpoint CCSE covering some of the following key technologies
• Fortinet
• Cisco ASA & FirePower
• Cisco ISE
• F5
• Palo Alto
• Zscaler
• CheckPoint
• NetScaler
• Python Go Bash
• Native Cloud Security
• Linux/Unix OS
• Windows OS
• Rapid prototyping and testing potential solutions, and understanding how to run lean and iterate continuously.
• Design user journeys, service maps, documentation, user flows and wireframes
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering colleagues. Facilitate workshops and design sprints.
• Skilled in building strong relationships across multiple teams
• Experience in agile, lean, evidence-based and human-centred design frameworks
• Able to simplify complex ideas and communicate them clearly
• High attention to detail
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Team Player – Works well in a team leader role

Experience:

• Experience in Security Operations from a 3rd Line perspective
• Ability to support their team with day to day operations, ensuring customer satisfaction
• An intimate knowledge of Networks and Network Security
• A drive for leadership and a passion for improvement

Benefits

At BT, we entertain, educate, and empower millions of people every single day. We’re a brand built on connecting people – whether that’s friends, family, businesses, or communities. Working here, you’ll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but – more than that – you’ll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration, and inclusivity, that takes a genuine and proactive interest in your progress and development. Benefits of working for BT include:

• Competitive salary and on-target bonus plan
• World-class training and development opportunities
• 25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays)
• Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages
• Share option and pension scheme programmes
• Flexible benefits to fit around you

About British Telecom

We’re the leading communications provider with customers in 180 countries. Across the world we enable customer’s digital transformations so they can thrive. our focus is simple: be the global provider-of-choice for managed network and IT infrastructure services..