Security Consultancy Specialist in Manchester

This role drives the continual advancement of strong security capability, skills and culture using Secure by Design as a foundational goal. It strives to develop a federated approach to 1st line security by empowering the business to act for itself with guidance from Security. It advances the security architecture to enable the business to advance positively with confidence in security. It ensures that all activity the business engages in is delivered in a fashion that minimizes risk overall to within established patterns and guardrails. It supports the delivery of the overall security strategy and gives the business the tools needed to align to the strategy with minimal disruption and effort. It acts as a role model for security, with authority and empowered to drive the business to see security as a shared responsibility.

This role is hybrid (3 days in office) in either Birmingham or London.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leads the business to deploy secure solutions utilising established design patterns wherever possible.
• Ensures that all consultancy activities are recorded/maintained in an auditable and timely fashion with sufficient quality.
• Takes the lead on sharing applicable knowledge to maintain a record of security experiences.
• Documents design patterns where gaps for repeatable controls need to be closed.
• Champions the advancement of security knowledge and awareness throughout the business, and acts as a security coach to relevant stakeholders.
• Takes a solution minded approach to all problems, finding the appropriate balance between business need and security response.
• Evangelises a security aware culture through all interactions.
• Continuously strives for improved security outcomes by looking for ways to improve the end-to-end security experience and acting appropriately.
• Provides strong authoritative and consistent guidance and challenges/guides the business on potential decisions when appropriate.
• Co-ordinates the security response with other security stakeholders, acting with transparency and integrity.
• Takes ownership of their own development and plans accordingly.
• Assesses, escalates and reports on point risk that may affect the business.
• Writes and delivers training material according to the stakeholders with which they are engaged to continuously improve the security skills in the wider business.
• Acts as a bridge to security architecture priorities to ensure these are considered and deployed where appropriate.
• Takes a wider programmatic view of all security demand to consider the bigger picture of solution decisions.
• Utilises threat modelling techniques to ensure solutions are adopting best practice controls.
• Actively engages in and monitors wider industry response to the changing security landscape.
• May lead on a specific technical specialist area/domain and act as an authoritative decision maker.

Essential Skills / Experience:

• Minimum 3 years experience knowledge and experience of one or more security domains.
• Previous experience with Mobile or Fixed Line Networks, or IT security.
• A strong ability to work on their own initiative, prioritise and manage customer expectations.
• Able to work collaboratively across teams to meet security objectives.
• An ability to demonstrate an open-minded attitude, objectivity and confidence to provide a consultancy-based service.
• Personal drive to take ownership of ones’ own delivery and influence/negotiate with other stakeholders.

Desirable Skills / Experience:

• Preferably a degree qualification or Security Qualification required.

Our Package:

• On target 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.