Software Engineering Professional

Job Description

Why this job matters

The Software Engineering Professional supports the execution of the software engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT’s commercial strategy through cross functional project and technical delivery and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.

What you’ll be doing

The Software Engineering Professional executes a range of software engineering tasks in the delivery of the software engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT’s commercial strategy through cross functional collaboration and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.

• Contributes to the delivery of the software engineering strategy by enhancing 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
• Executes 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
• Consults on issues using existing solutions and previous experience, across wider industry and/or specific sectors, and supports the development of bespoke or leading edge, technically complex solutions (e.g., relating to new, un-tested technology and/or large-scale impact of products)
• Executes work with minimal guidance to deliver an ambitious and compelling technical roadmap to meet the needs of the business, engineering team, and partner teams
• Contributes to the delivery of engineering and operational excellence initiatives, implementing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement
• Supports an engineering culture that fosters innovation and creativity while delivering high quality products with predictability and reliability
• Writes, tests and reviews code, refining and rewriting as necessary with minimal guidance, and communicates to engineering professionals and colleagues involved in the project
• Performs debugging and troubleshooting of issues throughout the development process
• Evaluates, implements, and maintains high-quality tools and automation processes to support continuous delivery and developer productivity
• Supports the implementation of new architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems
• Supports the implementation of ways to improve working processes within the area of software engineering responsibility through data analysis to identify issues and areas of improvements
• Continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in software engineering

To Have

MANDATORY

• Software development experience, ideally in Java.
• Experience in using requirements-management tools and processes (e.g. Jira)
• Experience in software test automation and manual testing using standard test tools (Junit, Jira etc.)
• Experience in version control
• Experience in working from design documentation written in the Unified Modelling Language (UML)
• Experience of working with relational databases and SQL (especially Oracle)
• Experience performing Show & Tell/Presentations to customers, developers, designers
• Experience of building and using CI/CD pipelines

PREFERRED

• Experience of task management of sub-contractors or junior team members
• Knowledge of Energy & Cooling domain, in particular the operation of Building Management Systems
• Experience of Microservices Architectures using Spring Boot.
• Experience of Vaadin UI Framework
• Gitlab and Jenkins for version control and CI/CD.
• Developing database functionality using Oracle PL/SQL
• Experience of creating software designs using UML.

The skills you’ll need

TroubleshootingAgile DevelopmentDatabase Design/DevelopmentDebuggingProgramming/ScriptingMicroservices/Service Oriented ArchitectureVersion ControlIT SecurityCloud ComputingContinuous Integration/Continuous Deployment Automation & OrchestrationSoftware TestingApplication DevelopmentAlgorithm DesignSoftware Development LifecycleDecision MakingGrowth MindsetInclusive Leadership

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.