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Job Description

Recruiter: Mark Thomas

Hiring Manager: Mathias Kern

Career Grade: E

Internal Closing Date: 11/06/2026

Why this job matters

This is an exciting technical role in BT’s Applied Research team where the individual will apply their key expertise in the area of AI/ML, in particular with Computer Vision, within a clearly defined sphere of technical knowledge to complex business issues or opportunities. The role holder actively engages with colleagues to progress new research in important technical topics and supports the realisation of business value from research and innovation outputs.

This applied research role is suitable for somebody with a degree in the early phase of their professional career.

You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge computer vision and AI applications with real-world impact on broadband infrastructure.

This role is an entry-level position within an established research team with a strong innovation focus, ideal for early-career professionals.

This role will be based in Ipswich or Bristol and our hybrid working model means you are expected to be in the office 3 days per week.

What you’ll be doing

In this role you will have exposure to complex, real-world datasets and the ability to contribute to operational decision-making across the organisation.

You will work on projects that directly influence how the company understands and plans its network infrastructure with the potential to develop expertise in machine learning and computer vision in a structured research environment.

In addition:

• Requirement to quickly develop proficiency in computer vision techniques and image analysis
• Working with complex, large-scale datasets that may require significant data processing and analysis
• Translating research findings into actionable insights for engineering and operations teams
• Technical expert responsible for maintaining expertise in a specific technical domain.
• Responsible for intellectual property creation, contributing to patent filing with their team and supporting IPR exploitation where appropriate.
• Accountable for performing research in Sustainable Network Optimisation driving high impact and high value across multiple domains.
• Responsible for authoring technical papers, capturing intellectual property.
• Responsible for developing novel research work and contributing towards recommendations for future research projects.

Essential skills / experience

• Exposure to machine learning during studies or early career:
• Exposure to AI during studies or early career: must have (highest priority).
• Work experience with imagery in some form.

Desirable skills / Experience

• Computer vision experience
• Project work
• Research experience

Benefits

Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life.

You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include:

• 10% on target annual bonus
• Access to an online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family
• Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off
• Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave – 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay
• Discounted EE and BT products, including mobile and broadband
• Market leading Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10% from us
• Holiday purchase scheme

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.