2 days ago
Ipswich, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain backend software components for BT’s broadband network.
- Design deployment strategies for multi-component, fault-tolerant, distributed services.
- Lead the design of new software components and represent the team in cross-team projects.
- Liaise with vendors and BT teams to ensure components meet specifications.
- Package software for automated deployment and develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Respond swiftly to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and operations teams in an agile framework.
- Mentor less-experienced team members and share knowledge with colleagues.
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience writing robust software with Java and Python.
- Knowledge of software engineering principles including data typing, decomposition, and reuse.
- Good understanding of APIs, REST, and system integration.
- Experience with containerized deployment environments such as Docker.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, version control, Git, and Jenkins.
- Ability to use DevOps tools and practices for repeatable, automated software delivery, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins/Git Runners.
- Desirable knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol stack, including RADIUS and SNMP.
- Ability to present ideas to an external audience.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in Ipswich or Birmingham.
- 10% on-target annual bonus.
- 24/7 access to an online private GP for the employee and immediate family.
- Paid carers leave of up to two weeks.
- Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave with 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay.
- Discounted EE and BT mobile and broadband products.
- Pension scheme with 5% employee contributions and 10% employer contributions.
- Holiday purchase scheme.
- Optional healthcare, dental, gym memberships, and other benefits.
Tech Stack
About BT
BT Group builds and operates telecom networks and digital services for consumers, enterprises, and public‑sector clients, selling broadband, fixed-line voice, mobile (via EE), and managed network, cloud, and cyber security services. It is headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange, with American depositary shares on the NYSE. BT also owns Openreach, which manages the UK’s fibre and copper access network used by multiple retail providers.