Job Description
Job Title:  Cyber Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management)
Req ID:  62793
Job Function:  Engineering
Posting Start Date:  08/10/2026
Posting End Date:  22/10/2026
Division:  Networks
Job Location:  GBR Bristol - Assembly, GBR-Birmingham-Three Snowhill, GBR-London-BTHQ One Braham, GBR-Manchester-New Bailey
Advertised Salary:  Competitive with excellent benefits

Recruiter: Trevor Newman-Akram

Career Grade: E

About the role

We're looking for a Vulnerability Management Security Engineer to join our Security team within Networks.

Cyber security is critical to protecting BT's networks, products, services and data. In this role, you'll play a key part in helping us identify, understand and reduce cyber security risks across a complex technology environment.

Working with engineering, infrastructure, cloud and security teams, you'll use vulnerability management tools and data to drive meaningful risk reduction. You'll investigate vulnerabilities, support remediation activities, improve processes and help evolve our vulnerability management capabilities through automation, reporting and continuous improvement.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys problem solving, working with technology stakeholders and building expertise in enterprise-scale security operations.

What you’ll be doing

  • Supporting and improving BT's enterprise vulnerability management capability.
  • Working with vulnerability management platforms, including Qualys and similar technologies.
  • Partnering with technical teams to identify, prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities.
  • Producing dashboards, reports and actionable insights that support risk-based decision making.
  • Investigating findings, validating vulnerabilities and advising on remediation or mitigation approaches.
  • Improving processes, controls and automation to enhance security outcomes.
  • Sharing knowledge and guidance with stakeholders across the business.
  • Collaborating with vendors and engineering teams to implement new capabilities and improvements.

Essential Skills / Experience

  • Experience in vulnerability management, security engineering or a related security discipline.
  • Knowledge of Windows and/or Linux environments and associated security risks.
  • Experience using vulnerability management platforms such as Qualys, Tenable or Rapid7.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts in a clear and practical way.
  • Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Skills / Experience

  • Experience with Qualys VMDR, CSAM, Patch Management, Policy Compliance or related modules.
  • Creating dashboards, reports, queries or automation.
  • Cloud, container or application security knowledge.
  • Familiarity with security frameworks, standards and compliance requirements.
  • Experience working within a large enterprise environment.

 

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your career in cyber security, including:

  • Deep expertise in enterprise vulnerability management and Qualys technologies.
  • Experience developing automation and security engineering capabilities.
  • Exposure to Windows, Linux, cloud and container security.
  • Opportunities to influence security improvements across a large technology estate.
  • Broader experience of security tooling, integrations and risk management.

 

We're interested in people who are passionate about security and problem solving. If you meet some, but not all, of the requirements below, we'd still love to hear from you.

Our Package

  • Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
  • BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
  • Life Assurance
  • Direct share scheme
  • Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
  • 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
  • My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
  • Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
  • Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
  • Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
  • 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service with buy holiday option
  • equal family leave:  receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
  • Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
  • Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good.  Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers. 

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country.   Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.