Job description
Protective Monitoring Professional (Shift)
Job Req ID: 10853
Posting Date: 14-Feb-2023
Function: Cyber Security
Location:
Northern Command Centre, Sheffield, 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.
This role can be based in either: Belfast, Sheffield or Hatfield
Please note - Successful candidates will be subject to SC clearance, meaning you must have residency in the UK for at least 5 years
About this 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 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.
The Cyber Security Analyst performs protective monitoring, triage, investigation, resolution, and threat hunting from one of the Security Operations Centres. In this role you will monitor and respond to security events and incidents from managed customer security systems as part of a team. The 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 (and government/law-enforcement), or other industry sources and operating from 24/7/365 within our Cyber Security Operations Centres (SOC). Shift work will be required to cover any 24x7 operations.
You'll have the following responsibilities:
- As a member of the Cyber Security Operations team, you will respond to immediate security threats on BT and commercial networks across the globe
- Responsibility for working in a 24x7 Cyber Security Operation Centre environment
- The Cyber Security Operations team’s goal is to detect, analyse, and respond to cybersecurity incidents using a combination of cutting-edge technology and a strong set of processes
- Cyber Security Operations staff work across the organisation, typically with incident response teams to ensure security issues are addressed quickly upon discovery.
- Monitor, analyse and defend against malicious or unusual activity that could be indicative of a security incident or compromise
- Carry out the Investigation and resolution as required and where necessary report incidents involving potential or actual breaches of protective security compliance
- Supporting the operational relationships with specific customers, suppliers and stakeholders, including all Third Parties and joint ventures ensuring the cost-effective provision of a professional Security service
You'll have the following skills and experience:
- Knowledge and minimum 2 years experience of LogRhythm
- Good knowledge of security logging tools (log management, SIEM, Advance Security Anomalies Systems)
- An appetite and appreciation of the cybersecurity landscape, including emerging risks and security solutions.
- Intimate relationship with TCP/IP protocol suite, DHCP, DNS, LAN/WAN, and Operating System concepts
- Your network security knowledge is to include remote access, DMZ architecture, network monitoring, intrusion detection, and web server security
- A deep interest or passion for threat intelligence. Utilising threat intelligence to make informed decisions to minimise harm to our business and customers
- Understanding of at least one security methodology such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- Relevant experience of stakeholder management and good interpersonal skills. Ability to Acquire and Maintain appropriate levels of clearance at all times (MPS, NPPV3 & SC clearances at time of writing)
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:
Benefits of working for BT include:
- Competitive salary
- 10% 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
Flexible Working
This role offers a 3 together, 2 wherever working model. This means you are required to be at your contractual location 3 days a week with 2 flexible days per week.
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Who is the BT Group
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..
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..
BT
www.bt.com/careers
London, United Kingdom
Philip Jansen
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10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Telecommunications Services
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