Cyber Security Operations Lead & Threat Hunter

BT Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DV allowance £0?

25 days annual leave

BT Pension scheme

EV salary sacrifice

Cycle to work

Private GP access

Job summary

BT Group in Cheltenham is seeking a Technical Cyber Security Specialist to join our security team, delivering end-to-end protection for critical systems and customer platforms. You will work with experienced professionals on high-profile projects and help defend the BT brand.

The role requires DV level security clearance, strong consultancy skills, and a track record in security design, policy compliance, and threat hunting across on-premise and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Understanding of security assurance and compliance processes, ideally within UK frameworks.
• Knowledge of main technical vendors for systems and networks.
• Experience with Incident Management processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise and consultancy in technology, processes and controls protecting systems, networks and data at enterprise level.
• Security design lead, configuring and hardening systems per policy and requirements.
• Lead role in technical security policy compliance.
• Security consulting across on-premise, off-premise and cloud solutions with best practices.
• Coordinate vulnerability testing and IT health checks across lifecycles.
• Stakeholder management from Senior Management to engineers and support teams.
• Mentor junior colleagues as part of succession planning.
• Threat hunting and platform remediation using IoCs to identify vulnerabilities.

Skills

Security assurance

Compliance

UK frameworks

Vendor knowledge

Incident management

Education

Security qualifications (CCP OSCP CEH)

Job description

BT Group in Cheltenham is seeking a Technical Cyber Security Specialist to join our security team, delivering end-to-end protection for critical systems and customer platforms. You will work with experienced professionals on high-profile projects and help defend the BT brand.

The role requires DV level security clearance, strong consultancy skills, and a track record in security design, policy compliance, and threat hunting across on-premise and cloud environments.