Cyber Security DevOps Professional

Cyber Security DevOps Professional

Job Req ID: 15671 Posting Date: 03-May-2023 Function: Cyber Security Location: Ipswich (4405), Ipswich, United Kingdom Salary: Competitive and great benefits Why this role matters One of the key pillars of BT’s strategy is the security and the ‘safe to connect’ of the services we offer to our customers, alongside the security and protection of our infrastructure, networks and information. At the heart of this strategy is the Cyber and Security Engineering team (CSE), where we design, defend, protect and operate our cyber and security capabilities across BT’s products and services.

Our customers, as we do, expect instant services, on all the time and ‘safe to connect’. This change on consumer behaviour is now taking us on a great journey of development and growth, whereby we must develop and deliver differently, agile and dynamic … steering us on the journey of a technology revolution where traditional networking path is fully merging with software and programmable networks, enhancing and radically redefining the cyber and security capabilities. Very exciting times for our customers, BT, telecommunications industry and for us as engineers!

CSE unit delivers and deploys end-to-end cyber and security capabilities across BT, as platform owners. Our mission is to build the most secure network and services, a key brand differentiator for BT and our other brands, EE, Plusnet and Openreach. We aim to put BT on security ‘gartner’ alike global lead.
We are responsible for keeping BT and EE, globally, available during cyber attack, and operating various network and real-time capabilities for attack detection, prevention and analysis. We defend the business, and in support of that, we also deploy new capabilities, ensure those capabilities are operational, have adequate capacity, and maintain their visibility/reach.
CSE unit is a very special and attractive place for cyber and security enthusiasts alike, it is the place to grow and become the world expert on security technologies.
The Cyber DevOps professional will be responsible for design, build and test of automation of cyber security capabilities in the CSE unit, guided by the Cyber DevOps lead and Cyber Design Authority (DA).
Our Hybrid working model means you will work 3 days per week in the office and 2 days in the location of your choice. This role can be based in Ipswich, Glasgow or Manchester.
You'll have the following responsibilities In this role you will design, build and test of automation of cyber security capabilities, guided by Cybersecurity DevOps lead and using capability specific requirements as set by the design authority. You will translate cyber and security requirements for the development area working on. You will also work as part of the team when required for cyber response and defence and contribute under guidance to the review of the cyber capabilities based on analysis and attack behaviour change, ensuring the latest threats are detected and proactively acted on.
In addition, you’ll aid and design solutions for the automated deployment of the new cyber protection infrastructure, and contribute to the activities till operationally live and accepted into service, if required as part of the project working on. You will also work as part of the wider team, to drive automation and data mining where possible to link network and information data as such that create one source and own view of our cyber status and capability
Additional responsibilities include:

• To continually develop professional Cybersecurity skills and DevOps and awareness, to always remain ahead of our attackers, and develop the skills of others in the team
• Contribute to the build of Cybersecurity DevOps standards, as guided by Cybersecurity DevOps lead.
• Contribute and proactively engage on continuous improvement activities within the team
• Aim to be/become an expert in at least one Cyber technology, as you grow on the role.
• Where required to provide 2nd line support to maintain service availability during cyber attack

The opportunity for 24/7 on-call (if needed and able to support). We are currently growing the team, and in the transition stage, there is opportunity for on-call, if desired
You'll have the following skills and experience Essential:

• A general technologist, with a genuine demonstrable interest in both Cybersecurity DevOps
• Have familiarity with DevOps and Agile methodologies
• Be comfortable with hands on scripting and related development activities
• An aptitude for autonomous learning as required by the demands of the business
• Basic understanding of network and cloud technologies
• Proven problem-solving abilities
• Assertiveness, and the ability to drive through change
• Excellent team working skills including the ability to work effectively within a geographically disparate team

Advantageous:

• Have experience working in a Cybersecurity environment providing business critical security solutions
• Have knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Ansible, scripting languages like Python and CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Have experience in one of more of these Cybersecurity technologies:

o Privliged Access Management
o Web Application Firewalls
o Linux and Windows Administration
o Virtualisation technology
o Host based security products (threat detection, micro segmentation)
o Vulnerability and Compliance Management
o SIEM technology
o DDoS protection
o Firewalls
o Proxies

• Knowledge of security frameworks

Experience

• Likely to have relevant, contemporary and industry recognised qualifications appropriate to the specific function
• Likely to have a degree qualification (engineering/science) or has served a technical apprenticeship and/or obtained NVQ and/or further education technical qualifications (i.e. HND)
• Relevant professional experience

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• 10% on target bonus
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
• 30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans

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