Cyber Security Professional

Closing Date: 09/03/2025

Location: Belfast, Sheffield or Hatfield

Security clearance is required for this role

Why this job matters?

The Cyber Security Analyst is to provide specialist technical support on complex network security and cyber security deployments for any and all of our UK secure contracts. Building intimate working relationships and trust through effective communication while 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.

The Cyber Security Analyst performs protective monitoring, triage, investigation, resolution, and threat hunting from one of the Security Operations Centres (SOC). In this role you will monitor and respond to security events and incidents from managed customer security systems as part of a team. The Cyber Security Analyst role consists of monitoring real-time events and incidents from our customers, as well threat hunting from running reports and dashboards. You will also need to keep abreast of intelligence from the IT security community, government and law-enforcement, and other industry sources while operating from 24/7/365 within our SOC.

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This role will be based in either: Sheffield, Hatfield or Belfast, so you must be commutable to one of these sites.

What you'll be doing at BT

• Responding to immediate security threats on BT and commercial networks across the globe.
• Responsible for working in a 24x7 Cyber Security Operation Centre environment.
• Detect, analyse, and respond to cybersecurity incidents using a combination of cutting-edge technology and a strong set of processes.
• Work collaboratively to monitor, analyse and defend against malicious or unusual activity.
• Complete the investigation and resolution, reporting incidents involving potential or actual breaches of protective security compliance.
• Support the operational relationships of customers, suppliers and stakeholders, ensuring the cost-effective provision of a professional security service.

Skills and Responsibilities

• Ability to analyse and interpret data into useable and actionable intelligence.
• Understanding of threat, offenses, incident detection & response.
• Knowledge of security management, information security, threat intelligence, and security methodologies.
• Experience with TCP/IP protocol suite, DHCP, DNS, LAN/WAN, and Operating System concepts.
• Understanding of at least one security methodology such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Good knowledge of security logging tools (log management, SIEM, Advance Security Anomalies Systems)
• Demonstration of operational experience, ideally within a Security or Network Operations Centre.
• Ability to manage stakeholders, at all levels, to build trusting relationships.

Benefits of joining BT

• Competitive Salary
• 10% on target bonus
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
• 2 weeks carer’s leave
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

Flexible Working

BT have moved to a hybrid working model - you can work from home 2 days per week. This means you’ll be at your contractual location 3 days a week.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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