Security Software Engineer: CI/CD & IaC Specialist

BT Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% on target annual bonus

Private GP 24/7 for you and your immed

Market‑leading paid carers leave up to

18 weeks full pay and 8 weeks half pay

Discounted BT products (mobile/broad)

Pension: 5% from you and 10% from us

Holiday purchase scheme

Job summary

BT Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Engineering Specialist to join a security-focused team. The role spans London, Cheltenham, Ipswich, or Manchester, and requires on-site work with DV security clearance.

You will build and secure automated platforms, driving rapid delivery in a CI/CD‑driven environment. The position offers a competitive salary plus benefits and a supportive growth culture, aligned with our mission to protect critical infrastructure and modernise technology

Qualifications

• Must have strong programming/scripting abilities and experience with CI/CD workflows.
• Demonstrated understanding of SDLC and security‑driven development.
• Ability to adapt and learn in a fast-paced security environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver engineering platform capabilities enabling automated build, test, security, and deployment.
• Design, implement, and evolve CI/CD pipelines across multiple teams and services.
• Embed Infrastructure‑as‑Code practices to standardise and scale provisioning.
• Integrate security controls into engineering workflows from build to production.
• Support engineering teams with tooling and best practices to improve velocity and resilience.
• Continuously optimise automation to reduce manual tasks and cycle times.

Skills

Programming/Scripting

CI/CD/Automation

Software Development Lifecycle

Growth Mindset

IT Security

Tools

Git/GitOps

Terraform

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Prometheus

Job description

BT Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Engineering Specialist to join a security-focused team. The role spans London, Cheltenham, Ipswich, or Manchester, and requires on-site work with DV security clearance.

You will build and secure automated platforms, driving rapid delivery in a CI/CD‑driven environment. The position offers a competitive salary plus benefits and a supportive growth culture, aligned with our mission to protect critical infrastructure and modernise technology