Cyber Security Consultancy Specialist

Cyber Security training courses; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications provider is seeking a Cyber Security Consultancy Specialist to execute their cyber security strategy. This role involves implementing security solutions, conducting risk assessments, and providing guidance to stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in IAM and cloud security, as well as relevant AWS certifications. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to pivotal security initiatives in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in IAM, VPC security, encryption, and network segmentation.
• Proven hands-on experience with Amazon GuardDuty in production environments.
• Ability to tune and optimise GuardDuty to reduce noise and improve detection accuracy.
• Familiarity with SageMaker security constructs and Bedrock access controls.
• Hands-on delivery experience with Amazon Bedrock to run agentic apps safely in production.

Responsibilities

• Executes the implementation of the Cyber Security strategy.
• Implements security solutions and enhancements.
• Runs resiliency exercises and security assessments.
• Provides advice to key stakeholders across BT Group.
• Manages implementation of cyber security controls.
• Reports status of risk exposure and control maturity.
• Utilises best practices to respond to cyber threats.
• Mentors other cyber security professionals.

Skills

Compliance Monitoring and Controls Testing

Information Security Strategy

Stakeholder Management

Security Assessment

Solution Design

Data Analysis

Vulnerability Management

Information Security

Agile Methodologies

DevSecOps

Customer Relationship Management

Cyber Resilience

Requirements Management

Security Evaluation and Functionality Testing

Decision Making

Growth Mindset

Inclusive Leadership

Incident Management

Zero Trust Architecture

Access Control

AI in Security

Security of AI

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

AWS Security Specialty certification

Job description

Overview

Recruiter: Daniel McCarthy

Career Grade: D

Internal Closing Date: 16/2/25

Why this job matters

The Cyber Security Consultancy Specialist executes a range of workstreams in delivering information security, data protection, governance, risk and compliance activities including client assurance, policy compliance, vulnerability management, risk assessments and incident response.

What you'll be doing

1. Executes the implementation of the Cyber Security strategy, developing and maintaining a current road map including new features and subservices required to meet commercial demand as well as changes to the security landscape, the sector and technologies.
2. Implements the deployment, integration and configuration of new security solutions and enhancements to existing security solutions in accordance with standard best operating procedures.
3. Runs resiliency exercises including threat modeling and security assessments, determining security requirements and specifications, and developing security solutions to satisfy design requirements.
4. Provides information and cyber security advice and guidance to key stakeholders across the BT Group.
5. Manages the implementation of information and cyber security controls and change initiatives across BT Group.
6. Reports the status of risk exposure and control maturity against the relevant policies and standards.
7. Runs analysis to the development of the Business Continuity Management Programme and Disaster Recovery Plan.
8. Utilises best practice knowledge to detect, identify and respond to cyber events, threats, security risks and vulnerabilities.
9. Follows product compliance with applicable security standards, group policies and industry best practices.
10. Mentors other cyber security professionals, helping to improve the team's abilities by acting as a technical resource.
11. Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in cyber security.

Experience Required

• Deep expertise in IAM, VPC security, encryption, and network segmentation.
• Proven hands on experience with Amazon GuardDuty in production environments.
• Ability to tune and optimise GuardDuty to reduce noise and improve detection accuracy.
• Familiarity with SageMaker security constructs and Bedrock access controls.
• Familiarity with EKS runtime security and container threat detection.
• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering (or equivalent practical experience leading production cloud/ML platforms).
• AWS certifications strongly preferred - AWS Security Speciality.
• Strong understanding of API authentication, authorisation, throttling, and abuse prevention.
• Familiarity with GenAI interaction standards, orchestration layers, or AI gateways.
• Hands-on delivery experience with Amazon Bedrock to run agentic apps safely in production and build observability around them.

The skills you'll need

• Compliance Monitoring and Controls Testing
• Information Security Strategy
• Stakeholder Management
• Security Assessment
• Solution Design
• Data Analysis
• Vulnerability Management
• Information Security
• Agile Methodologies
• DevSecOps
• Customer Relationship Management
• Cyber Resilience
• Requirements Management
• Security Evaluation and Functionality Testing
• Decision Making
• Growth Mindset
• Inclusive Leadership
• Incident Management
• Zero Trust Architecture
• Access Control
• AI in Security
• Security of AI

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:

Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands - BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK's largest and most successful digital infrastructure project - connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.

While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK's best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country's biggest infrastructure companies.

Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

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.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.