Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

Location

This role can be based out of our Adastral Park, Ipswich office, or our Bristol office.

Due to the nature of the work, you will be required to come onsite 5 days per week and be elegible for security clearance.

Why this job matters

Secure Contracts is an organization within BT designed to serve the UK Governement. We are here to underpin public safety and national security. You will be working on modernising services to government and delivering new contract capabilities as well as maintaining the security posture of existing contracts and services. This role consumes existing solftware developers from across the organisation and the role holder will position a new dedicated software development team in Secure Contracts that they will expand over the next 24 months based on contract demand.

What you’ll be doing

The Software Engineering Manager coordinates the execution of the engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT’s commercial strategy through cross functional business partnering and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.

Accountabilities

1. Manages and coaches teams of software engineers driving the engineering organisation’s ability to deliver high quality code on time and on budget and implementing means of bringing measurability as well as predictability to the engineering organisation’s capabilities
2. Oversees the execution of technical decisions, technology choices and architecture for a wide range of high-performance products, capabilities, and platforms, effectively balancing short term impact with long-term transformation
3. Monitors, manages and ensures timely releases from teams by driving compliance with key release quality metrics
4. Consults on complex and strategic issues using advanced technical knowledge, across wider industry and/or specific sectors, and develops bespoke or leading edge, technically complex solutions (e.g., relating to new, untested technology and/or large-scale impact of products)
5. Drives the implementation of the defined technical roadmap to meet the needs of the business, engineering team, and partner teams
6. Implements, engineering and operational excellence initiatives, implementing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement
7. Takes a managerial and influencer role in the software engineering function, implementing the technical vision and the pursuit of innovations regarding new technologies, platforms and applications
8. Develops “best-in-class” engineering for services by ensuring that the services and the components are well-defined and modularised, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored and reusable
9. The Software Engineering Manager coordinates the execution of the engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT’s commercial strategy through cross functional business partnering and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.
10. Oversees the implementation of new architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems, proactively removing blockers from the team's work
11. Researches, designs and writes new software and performs deep dive data analysis, to identify issues and implement ways to improve working processes within the area of software engineering responsibility, such as avoiding and reducing technical debt
12. Performs complex debugging and troubleshooting of critical issues throughout the development process
13. Supports the implementation of new architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems
14. Coordinates the evaluation and implementation of high-quality tools and automation processes to support continuous delivery and developer productivity
15. Builds and maintains an engineering culture that fosters innovation and creativity while delivering high quality products with predictability and reliability
16. Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in software engineering

Skills and Experience

Required

• Experienced in leading a team to ISO9001 standards.
• Extensive experience in full stack development. (Ideally: React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Tailwind/Bootstrap, C#, Java, ASP.net, SQL)
• Proficiant in the full software development lifecycle, secure by design and delivering through CI/CD pipelines.
• The role holder must hold or be eligible to achieve SC with no caveats prior to commencement of the role.

Desired

• Proficient using REST APIs and modern tech stack for system integration, and the ability to code-review team members repos and provide justification on refactoring.
• Deep understanding of database structures.
• Working with a UX team or being autonomous in making sound UX decisions.
• A good understanding of monolithic vs microservice architecture, and when to use each one.
• Mentoring junior developers, with acknowledgment of people’s current experience.
• A good understanding of the SDLC and Agile working. The ability to run scrum ceremonies in the absence of the scrum master.

The skills you’ll need

Agile DevelopmentCulture BuildingMicroservices/Service Oriented ArchitectureTechnology StrategyBusiness AnalysisCloud ComputingTechnology GovernanceContinuous Integration/Continuous Deployment Automation & OrchestrationSoftware Development LifecycleBusiness Process ImprovementProject/Programme ManagementDecision MakingGrowth MindsetPerformance ManagementInclusive Leadership

Benefits

• 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 packages50% 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
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’

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.

Looking out:
- Delivering for the customer
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.
- Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.

While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.

Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.