Research Specialist, Cyber Threat Analysis and Prevention
BT Group, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk
Research Specialist, Cyber Threat Analysis and Prevention
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BT Group, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 17 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: c43fcf3445cb4c9d995b219f7067a8d3
Full Job Description
- Managing research projects/tasks, both internal to Research and Network Strategy and with collaborative partners.
- Domain expert responsible for maintaining expertise in a specific technical domain.
- Responsible for intellectual property creation, managing patent filing in their team and supporting IPR exploitation where appropriate
- Accountable for defining and performing research in a network threat data analysis and threat prevention and deliver high impact and high value across multiple domains.
- Responsible for authoring thought leadership technical papers, capturing intellectual property
- Supervision of graduate and post-graduate student placements and secondments.
This role is about applying AI to cyber applications and skills in AI/ML are as important to us as much as Cyber skills. - Technical domain expert: Deep technical or domain expertise and recognised as a technical expert in threat identification including malware, DDoS and fakeware, threat detection, threat analysis and threat prevention
- 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 scanning, determine relevance for the business, develop an effective conceptualisation and build trials to test the concept. Experience
- Technical domain expert: evidence of significant knowledge and skill relevant to Network threat prevention including threat identification, threat detection, threat analysis and threat mitigation including AI/ML based anomaly detection , and novel authentication and encryption(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 grade 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 principals around relevant innovations and the real value to the business through value proposition build (MANDATORY)
- Excellent awareness of industry trends, future direction and opportunities
- Self-starter, pro-actively working with minimal guidance
- Problem solving, intellectually curious, comfortable taking ownership and responsibility, 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.
- Competitive salary
- 10% on target bonus
- BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
- 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
- Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan
- World-class training and development opportunities
- Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.
- Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages
- Access to 100's of retail discounts including the BT shop Our leadership standards Looking in: 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.
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. We value diversity and celebrate difference. 'We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It's fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.' We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you'll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won't be alone: we'll be there with help and support, learning and development. This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.