BT Ireland Security Advisor Belfast, Northern Ireland
BT
Full Time
Belfast, Northern Ireland
19211 - 24392 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
BT Ireland Security Advisor
Job Req ID: 21743
Posting Date: 18 Aug 2023
Function: Cyber Security
Location:
Riverside Tower, Belfast (N.I), United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive with Great Benefits
Why Apply for this Role
The opportunity to join a small, specialist physical security team as a Physical Security Advisor, to make recommendations and implement security solutions for hundreds of BT buildings, personnel and asset security, across the North and South of Ireland. We interface and collaborate across all areas of BT and Openreach, locally and nationally, to best protect our people and business assets across the island of Ireland. Within this role, there will be opportunities to progress your career in the Physical Security team and across the wider BT and Openreach organisation. The role entails working with a wide range of security technologies and suppliers, both on existing legacy technologies and in testing, developing and implementing newer and evolving security solutions.
You must be eligible to successfully pass and maintain Security Clearance for this role
Key Purpose of Role
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 matters because:
This role matters because:
- It acts as a trusted Physical Security Advisor, providing professional services to the business in addressing risk management to protect the global BT/EE estate from human intervention prejudicing BT’s business objectives and service to its customers.
- Completion of security audits, advice and guidance on standards & specifications, compliance issues, external risk dynamics, Security Behaviours and Security systems and network support.
- It actively supports, at all times, company policy and best practice in the area of security with particular emphasis on the protection of sensitive customer information.
- It supports the response to physical security access control and Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) systems, incidents, and investigations to determine causes and make recommendations for corrective action.
- It is responsible for the system administration of Electronic Access Control systems including Closed Circuit TV (CCTV), Alarm Management and Intruder Detection System (IDS).
- It actively engages with the Protect BT programme to maintain risks to an acceptable level with particular focus on supporting the development and implementation of the Physical Security policy, strategy and security procedures for BT and Openreach, supporting business aims and takes into account legal, regulatory, Human Rights policy and resource constraints.
- The role holder is highly motivated, resilient, works with empowerment and autonomously as part of the Networks, Protect BT and Global Country Security (CSO) community.
Key Skills Required for the Role
- Strong PC Literacy skills to work with all Microsoft applications and ability to work with Security specific applications and act as a system administrator for key security applications.
- Ability to travel across Ireland and undertake site physical security risk assessments and provide associated reporting and recommendations for risk reduction and security improvement. This will include overnight stays and out of hours working.
- Sound technical understanding of networking and networking terminologies e.g., routing, switching, IP addressing etc. Technical ability and willingness to adopt a hands-on approach to assist in initial system diagnostics supported by remote networks specialists.
- Knowledge of Physical, site security good practices and security solutions to include Intruder alarm systems, Electronic Access Control (EAC), Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and other technologies. Equally, sound knowledge of social engineering risks to the business to include vishing, smishing and phishing
- Strong presentation and communication skills required: ability to present and communicate confidently across all corporate levels within the business (face to face and virtually).
- Must be prepared to acquire and maintain security clearance, including thorough background checks appropriate to the role and evolving demands. Attaining and maintaining security clearance will be a mandatory requirement for this role.
Experience You’d Be Expected to Have:
Essential
- Ability to travel across Ireland to undertake site physical security risk assessments. Includes occasional travel within UK and Ireland for training or meetings as required. (This could include overnight stays and out of hours working.)
- Sound technical understanding of networking and networking terminologies e.g. routing, switching, IP addressing etc.
- Knowledge of Physical, site security good practices and security solutions to include Intruder alarm systems, Electronic Access Control (EAC), Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and other technologies.
- Proven diagnostic skills in determining root cause of system issues
- Must be prepared to acquire and maintain appropriate security clearance, including thorough background checks, appropriate to the role and evolving demands.
Preferrable
- Background experience in physical security measures and provision
- Strong PC Literacy skills to work with all Microsoft applications and ability to work with security specific applications
- Proven administrative skills for producing reports and risk assessments
- Installation experience of physical security systems: Intruder alarm/detection systems, Electronic Access Control (EAC), Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) etc
- Strong presentation and communication skills required: ability to present and communicate confidently across all corporate levels
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 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
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.
BT
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London, United Kingdom
Philip Jansen
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Telecommunications Services
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