Unlock Your Potential in Mission-Critical Cyber Security at BT

For those passionate about safeguarding digital landscapes and contributing to national and global security, this specialist security role at BT presents an exceptional opportunity. Often unseen but absolutely vital, BT's security teams are at the forefront of protecting millions of people and businesses from thousands of daily cyber-attacks. This is your chance to join an organization that truly connects for good, operating at immense scale and with profound impact.

The Mission: Become a Protector

This isn't just another tech job; it's a mission. You'll be joining a team trusted by governments worldwide, dedicated to protecting critical national infrastructure and committed to the safety and security of our communities. BT is not only the largest private cyber employer in the UK but also invests significantly in research, ensuring its teams are equipped with cutting-edge tools and knowledge. This role offers:

• High Impact Work: Directly contribute to defending against over 6,500 cyber-attacks daily, ensuring societal and business continuity.
• Global Reach: Be part of a global company with 90,000 employees across 180 countries, tackling security challenges on a grand scale.
• Innovation and Challenge: Engage with innovative, inspiring, and technologically challenging projects. Work with rare projects, exciting tools, and brilliant people, ensuring no two days are the same.

Your Role: Technical Expertise with Real-World Impact

As a key member of the specialist security team, you will be instrumental in building robust network management solutions. This position requires a blend of design, development, and integration skills, focused on ensuring resilient platforms for critical applications. Key responsibilities include:

• Designing & Implementing Solutions: Create and deploy robust network management solutions by designing, configuring, developing, and integrating various vendor applications for diverse network devices and host infrastructures.
• Ensuring Resilience & Security: Utilize your experience in physical and virtual host infrastructures to build resilient platforms and implement solutions to hardened security standards.
• Driving Project Execution: Deliver design changes, improvements, and updates throughout product lifecycles, and execute against project technical roadmaps.
• End-to-End Delivery: Implement assured end-to-end solutions that directly meet customer operational goals.

Who They're Looking For: Skills and Growth Opportunities

BT is seeking individuals with a solid foundation in network and infrastructure management, coupled with a proactive approach to learning. While specific expertise is crucial, there's also an emphasis on continuous personal and professional development.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Network & Infrastructure Management: Proven ability to build and deploy network and infrastructure management & monitoring tools, coupled with strong knowledge of SNMP, syslog, and IP networking.
• Multi-Vendor Integration: Experience with deploying and integrating multi-vendor applications (e.g., security tools, directory services, backup solutions).
• Security Hardening & Documentation: Demonstrated experience in building systems and applications to hardened security standards, along with producing comprehensive High and Low-level design documentation and build guides.

Desirable (Growth Areas):

Even if you don't possess all of these, demonstrating enthusiasm for self-development in these areas would be highly beneficial:

• Application toolset building and integration using scripting and product APIs.
• IT Infrastructure skills, including Microsoft and Red Hat operating systems, and deployment tools like VMware templates.
• Microsoft Active Directory experience, including Group Policy definition and deployment.
• VMware Infrastructure deployment and management.
• Third-party Certificate deployment (PKI) experience.
• Storage solutions and SAN networking.
• Database skills (SQL, Oracle), including high availability.

A Culture of Growth, Support, and Inclusivity

BT is deeply committed to its employees' well-being and career progression. This role comes with a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive, inclusive environment:

• World-Class Development: Access unparalleled professional and personal development opportunities, with significant investment in your skills and future.
• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary, a 10% on-target bonus, and a generous BT Pension scheme (10% BT contribution with a minimum 5% employee contribution).
• Work-Life Balance: Benefit from 25 days annual leave (increasing with service), a huge range of flexible benefits (cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan), and paid on-call allowance.
• Enhanced Family & Wellbeing Support (from Jan 2025): Including 18 weeks full pay for equal family leave, enhanced women’s health support, 24/7 private virtual GP appointments, and 2 weeks paid carer’s leave.
• Additional Perks: Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes, discounted broadband, mobile, and TV packages, plus access to hundreds of retail discounts.
• Flexibility & Inclusion: BT champions flexible working arrangements (job share, reduced hours) and is committed to building a diverse and authentic workplace. They actively encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds, even if their experience doesn't perfectly align with every requirement.

Key Considerations for Your Application

This is an on-site position, offering the dynamic and collaborative environment of BT's specialist security teams. Candidates should be prepared for a technically demanding role that requires continuous learning and a proactive approach to problem-solving. If you thrive on complex challenges, are eager to contribute to critical national and global security, and are committed to continuous self-development, this opportunity is designed for you.

Ready to make a difference and shape your future with a global leader in cyber security? Apply now and play your part as a Protector.