Future Malware, Research Manager

BT Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in the UK seeks an experienced technical expert to lead research in network threat detection. Responsibilities include managing research projects, engaging stakeholders, and producing technical papers. The ideal candidate will have a post-graduate degree and significant experience in AI/ML and threat prevention. A great opportunity for professionals looking to drive innovation in a transformative environment.

Benefits

10% on target bonus

BT Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

World-class training opportunities

24/7 private virtual GP appointments

Qualifications

• Qualifications in technology specialization with advanced research experience.
• Proven track record of significant delivery in research.
• Expertise in AI/ML-based anomaly detection.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple research projects.
• Engage with stakeholders across the organization.
• Authorize thought leadership technical papers.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Technical knowledge in threat detection

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Data storytelling

Innovative thinking

Education

Post-graduate qualification (MSc, PhD)

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing one or more related research projects and activities comprising matrixed resources both inside and outside BT, including university students and vendors.
• Proactively leading engagement with working level stakeholders across the organisation as well as external partners as appropriate.
• Proactive engagement with the relevant business units to downstream strategic technologies for commercial realisation.
• Domain expert responsible for maintaining expertise in a specific technical domain.
• Responsible for intellectual property creation, managing patent filing in their domain and supporting IPR exploitation where appropriate.
• Accountable for defining and performing research in a network threat and intrusion detection and delivering high impact and high value across multiple domains.
• Responsible for authoring thought leadership technical papers, capturing intellectual property.
• Supervision of professionals, graduates and postgraduate student placements and secondments.
• Depending on business needs, may manage Research Specialists, Professionals or other Team members.
• Technical domain expert: Deep technical or domain expertise and recognised as a technical expert in threat identification, threat detection, threat analysis and threat prevention.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualifications: Strong academic record in technology specialization with post-graduate qualification(s) (MSc, PhD or equivalent research experience).
• Expert communicator: Regularly presents to peers and managers about their research and area of technical expertise.
• Experienced in open innovation: Skilled in patenting, technical publications, conference presentations, etc.
• Storytelling with data: strong skills in building the case for change, drawing on data and analytical techniques where appropriate, and communicating this to business audiences.
• Concept Evaluation: ability to spot relevant innovations, horizon scan, determine relevance for the business, develop an effective conceptualisation and build trials to test the concept.
• Experience: Technical domain expert with significant knowledge and skill relevant to Network threat detection including threat identification, threat detection, threat data analysis and threat prevention including AI/ML-based anomaly detection and novel threat mitigation (MANDATORY).
• Significant delivery: evidence of significant business impact through delivery of research (MANDATORY).
• Stakeholder management: evidence of managing project stakeholders across the business at a variety of grades and seniority levels (MANDATORY).
• Innovative Thinker: ability to spot and identify new innovations and act to bring them in and capitalise and create value (MANDATORY).
• Commercial Applicability: understanding the business case principles around relevant innovations and the real value to the business through value proposition.
• Excellent awareness of industry trends, future direction and opportunities.
• Self-starter, pro-active working with minimal guidance.
• Problem solving, intellectually curious, comfortable taking ownership and responsibility.

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• From January 2025, equal family leave: 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. Open to all parents.
• 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

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.