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Threat Analytics Developer

Employer
BT Security
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
30 Jun 2023

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Recruiter: Jayson Coley-Wynters

Closing Date: 9th June

Security isn't always the first thing that comes to mind when you think of BT, but when it comes to keeping everyone safely connected, We Are The Protectors. We deal with thousands of cyber-attacks every day, so that millions of people can safely go about their daily lives and run their businesses. We deliver vital work at scale, with real breadth and impact. We connect for good.

This is an opportunity to play your part and protect our company, our customers and our communities from cyberattack. Be part of a dedicated team and get ready to be challenged every day to make the most of your skills and experience. You'll learn from those around you, and from outstanding training and development resources to become even better at what you do. With the best technology at your fingertips, you'll be part of a friendly and flexible working environment where your contribution is always valued.

Why BT?

We've always been an organisation with purpose; to use the power of communications to make a better world. You can trace this back to our beginning as pioneers of the world's first telecommunications company. At our heart we're a technology company with research and innovation in our bones and a desire to be personal, simple, and brilliant for our customers - those are the values we live by whilst also creating an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed.

Our pursuit of progress over the past 180 years has established BT as a strong, successful brand, with huge scale capable of achieving great things. From supporting emergency services, hospitals, banks and keeping economies around the world online, safe and secure, to delivering large scale technology infrastructure like the creation of BT Sport.

Today in this fast changing, always on, digital world our purpose remains true. Yet the market conditions, regulation and competition we face are tougher than ever before. So if you have the drive, optimism and resilience to help propel us forward we'll offer unrivalled personal development, a wealth of opportunities to learn, experience new things and pursue new careers. If that's you and what you're looking for, we'd love you to be part of our future.

Why Business Unit/Function

Global

With customers in 180 countries, we're a leading global business communications provider. We have 17,000 people serving multinational companies, proving the services they need to create the digital transformation of their businesses.

Thanks to our portfolio strategy, the Cloud of Clouds, we provide high-performance, integrated and secure network and IT infrastructure services to global customers. It means our customers can connect easily and securely to the applications and data they need, wherever they are in the world . Our Digital G strategy we are moving to will help create a better future for Global and our people. With a business focused around a global customer base and a portfolio of scalable repeatable solutions, supported by outstanding customer service and market-leading security.

To deliver it we need to focus where we can be brilliant, be more straightforward to do business with and meet customer needs with greater agility. This will help us to become a more profitable, predictable and customer-focused business.

Security is a key function within Global and contributes 20%+ of Global revenue with a double digit growth forcast

YoY. 2500+ security professionals globally makes this one of the key players in the market.

Why this job matters

This role is critical in developing and maintaining advanced detection and response capabilities within our security services. The role holder will help determine strategic direction and apply that knowledge in an agile and repeatable way while providing thought leadership, mentoring, and guidance to colleagues and stakeholders. An ability to turn new threat intelligence into relevant and effective detections is key.

What I'll be doing - Your Accountabilities
  • Drive an amazing Threat Analytics Development service that delivers understood detections, responses and remediations.
  • Work with the Threat Analytics Services team to protect customer data confidentiality.
  • Partner with our operational, customer relationship and product people to make the service fly.
  • Be ahead of the game, our customers expect us to give them confidence.
  • Ensure our services are delivered and cost effective.
  • Liaise and communicate across the globe with our colleagues and customers.
  • Contribute to the development and understanding of the products BT have to offer.
You might even:
  • Present at board level for our global customers.
  • Create an environment for change to shape BT Security.
  • Develop new ways of working.
Skills required for the job
  • Mastery of cyber and security risk controls.
  • Good communication, organisational and planning skills.
  • Good analytical data skills.
  • Investigative mind-set.
  • Analysis and interpretation of data.
  • Hunting instinct and problem solving.
  • Adaptive decision making.
  • Awareness/Relevant experience of change management.
  • Effective Communication, including verbal, report writing & presentations skills.
  • Planning & execution skills.
  • Have a proven track record of delivering security services.
  • Ability to lead the technical security analytics conversation.
  • Ability to carry out security analytics reviews in complex solutions
  • Ability to master a range of skills and learnings in order to support the solutions we offer in line with BTs' and our customers' business needs.
  • Clear communication skills for stakeholder management.
  • Eagerness to share knowledge and experience.
  • Ability to effectively mentor ambitious colleagues.
  • Ability to adapt in a variety of situations.
  • Have a resilient attitude towards new challenges.
  • Be self-motivated and proactive, ambiguity is your friend.
  • Have experience of Security SIEM / SOAR applications and platforms (IBM QRadar, IBM Resilient, XSOAR, Sentinel, Securonix or Splunk ES)
Connected Leaders behaviours
  • Commercial Thinker
  • Team Coach - Become a brilliant coach who challenges, empowers and develops others. Who builds accountability so they can thrive as a team.
  • Customer Champion - Learn to put the customer first and understand their needs. Listen deeply to what they say, watch what they do and use their insights to make changes that deliver customer brilliance.
  • Solution Focused Achiever
  • Bold Decision Maker
  • Change Agent
Experience you would be expected to have
  • Knowledge of security management, service management and/or information security.
  • Experience working with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and a proven ability to use the principles across multiple Security domains
  • Relevant experience in process and service engineering.
  • understanding of data protection principles.
  • Relevant experience of change management.
Key Decisions
  • Relevence of Organisation strategies.
  • Development of new detection strategies
  • Identification and utilization of new indicators of compromise and how they related to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
Security is one of the fastest growing parts of our global organisation. We are protecting our networks from more than 6,500 cyber attacks each day, investing over £40m in research each year - and in employing nearly 3,000 people, we're also the largest private cyber employer in the UK. With incredible opportunities to learn, develop and grow your skills, we'll invest in you, nurture your potential and shape your future - whatever your background or experience. ​

In today's world, safe and secure digital connections have never been more vital. You'll be joining a global company operating at the forefront of the information age: BT employs 90,000 people in 180 countries. With huge scale, we're capable of achieving great things, striving to be personal, simple, and brilliant for our customers whilst creating an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed. Play your part. Make a difference. We are the Protectors

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