Cyber Product Owner - Cloud

British Airways; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff travel benefits

Discounted airfares

Job summary

British Airways seeks a Cyber Product Owner – Cloud to secure the organisation’s cloud environments. You will translate security requirements into a clear product vision and delivery roadmap, prioritise AWS and cloud security work, and embed security into agile delivery with governance and patterns.

The role requires strong cloud security knowledge, product ownership experience, and the ability to align security outcomes with business goals. London-based, with BA benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a product owner or manager in cyber security or cloud services.
• Experience securing and managing cloud environments and translating security designs into roadmaps.
• Strong awareness of cloud security trends and agile delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision for cloud security aligned with cyber strategy.
• Translate security objectives into roadmaps, reference architectures, and patterns.
• Prioritise security requirements for AWS and other clouds, ensuring quality and consistency.
• Embed security into agile delivery with testing, tooling, and acceptance criteria.
• Communicate risks and trade-offs to technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

Product ownership

Cloud security

Agile delivery

Stakeholder comms

Security standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

A career without limits

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you’re inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

The Cyber Product Owner – Cloud is accountable for the security, compliance, and resilience of the organisation’s cloud environments. The role will partner closely with the Enterprise Cloud. Platform (ECP) and BA Cyber Delivery Assurance teams to ensure secure-by-design principles are embedded across all cloud services. The position requires strong product ownership, domain expertise in cloud security, and the ability to translate business and technical requirements into a clear product vision and delivery roadmap.

What you’ll do:

• Define and own the product vision for cloud security, ensuring alignment with BA’s cyber strategy and business goals.
• Translate strategic security objectives into cloud security roadmaps, reference architectures, and reusable patterns.
• Prioritise and oversee security requirements for AWS and other cloud platforms, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with agreed patterns and strategy.
• Embed security into agile delivery by shaping testing approaches, tooling, and acceptance criteria.
• Act as the voice of cloud security across delivery teams, effectively communicating risks, priorities, and trade-offs to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Partner with the ECP team to embed security into governance, design, and delivery practices.
• Support the Cyber Delivery Assurance function by providing product ownership for cloud security features and acting as the subject matter authority.
• Drive adoption of security tooling, standards, and patterns across BA by engaging stakeholders and removing barriers.
• Continuously assess the security of cloud environments, identify gaps, and prioritise remediation and improvement initiatives within the product backlog

What you’ll bring to British Airways:

• Proven experience in product ownership or product management, preferably within cyber security or cloud services
• Proven experience securing and managing cloud environments, with the ability to review and shape cloud security designs, architectures, and standards in line with product vision and strategy
• Strong awareness of cloud security trends and up-to-date technical guidance
• Hands‑on experience embedding cyber security in agile delivery
• Strong analytical and structured thinking, with attention to detail when evaluating options, shaping requirements, and making decisions
• Clear and persuasive communicator, able to translate complex cloud security and technical concepts for all stakeholders
• Able to balance competing priorities, guiding teams and stakeholders towards strategic security and business outcomes
• Professional certifications in cloud or security domains, e.g. AWS Certified Security, Azure Security Engineer, CISSP, CISM, CCSK (Desirable)

What we offer:

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary.

• From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights.
• You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family.

At British Airways you’ll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress.

We never stand still, and we don’t expect our people to either.

Inclusion & Diversity:

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.