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About the role

The Cloud Engineering Manager manages teams in the implementation of cloud-native service architecture that software development teams can leverage to move services to use native cloud capabilities. This role works directly with implementation teams to provide technical guidance and implementation priorities related to cloud implementation.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the onboarding of all the applications with strategic authentication platform. 

• Implement and maintain phishing-resistant, password less authentication methods across all user 
devices. 

• Design and enforce conditional access policies and multifactor authentication strategies using Entra ID. 

• Lead the deployment and management of Microsoft Defender XDR solutions across Identity, Endpoint, 
Office, and Cloud Apps. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to align security initiatives with business goals, ensuring licence 
investments are fully leveraged. 

• Conduct risk assessments and mitigation planning for Microsoft 365 services including Entra ID, 
Defender XDR, and Microsoft Purview. 

• Provide technical leadership in the development and rollout of security policies, including labelling and 
classification standards. 

• Drive adoption of secure access practices through user education, documentation, and support. 

• Monitor evolving threat landscapes and proactively adapt security controls to counter emerging tactics 
and techniques.

The skills you’ll need

• Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to security challenges. 

• Highly driven and resilient, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes under pressure. 

• Recognised for bringing clarity and structure to complex security initiatives. 

• Effective communicator, capable of translating complex technical concepts for non-technical 
stakeholders. 

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally in agile environments, fostering collaboration and shared 
ownership. 

• Demonstrates a growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning and improvement. 

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.