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BT Group • GBR Ipswich - Orion Building

Software Engineering Professional - Java

Employment type:  Full time
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About the role

The Physical Network Inventory team are responsible for maintaining the inventory systems that are used to plan and build the Openreach network. These systems have been fundamental in supporting the Openreach rollout of full fibre to the UK.The role also involves futureproofing these critical systems to ensure they remain available, operational and well supported into the future.

What you’ll be doing

• Supports the design and development of software solutions in accordance with the wider architecture and security standards
• Undertakes technical reviews to continually update knowledge and skills in software engineering principles and practices, ensuring a base level of technical specialism proficiency to enable industry and quality standards to positively impact work and customers
• Supports with the designs of technical specifications and development of software solutions of smaller and /or less complex initiatives in partnership with team, contributing towards the quality of delivery
• Writes, tests and reviews code, refining and rewriting as necessary under supervision and communicates to engineering professionals and colleagues involved in the project
• May support engineering and operational excellence initiatives, assisting with implementing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement
• Supports in the implementation of ways to improve working processes within the area of software engineering responsibility

Essential Skills / Experience

• Programming/Scripting: Strong development skills of applications and web applications/APIs. Ability to script to support automation.
• Application Development: Ability to develop new or existing applications to deliver functionality or enhance to address bugs.
• Software Testing: Be familiar and capable of testing software at the unit and integration test levels through automation. Be comfortable with Test Driven Development.
• Database Design/Development: Be able to understand best design practices for databases including normalisation and be capable of implementing those designs in Oracle or PostgreSQL.
• A strong background in Java with development and debugging, expected to have at least 6 years of experience.
• Development experience with Spring framework is desired.

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Development and tuning of SQL statements in Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Development experience with procedural SQL is desirable (i.e. PL/SQL or PL/pgSQL)
• To have development skills or experience with React.

Our Package

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
You can select additional benefits, including healthcare, dental, gym memberships and more when you’re ready. Ready to connect for good and help shape the future? Apply now.

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.

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Company benefits

25 (UK, increasing with service) / 21 (India) days annual leave + bank holidays
Adoption leave – 18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay, 6 months statutory
Bank holiday swaps
Buy or sell annual leave – buy up to 5 days/year pro rata
Carer’s leave – Two weeks paid leave
Cinema discounts
Coaching
Compassionate leave
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave – 18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay, 6 months statutory
Enhanced paternity leave – 18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay, 6 months statutory
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Enhanced sick pay – 3 months
Faith rooms
In house training
L&D budget – sponsored accreditation available for certain professions
Learning platform – internal and external learning content via Degreed
Learning license – unlimited access
Lunch and learns
Mental health platform access – Silvercloud
Mentoring
Neonatal leave
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Optional unpaid leave
Private GP service – 24/7 virtual GP access for UK colleagues
Referral bonus
Returnship
Salary sacrifice
Share options
Shared parental leave
Travel loan
Volunteer days – 3 volunteer days per year
Reservist leave
Fertility treatment leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Pregnancy support
Fertility treatment leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Pregnancy support
On-site catering
On-site barista
On-site shower
Modern office
Collaboration spaces
Private booths
On-site wellness room
Open to part-time employees
Open to compressed hours

Working at BT Group

Company employees:

100,000 across BT Group (24,000 at BT Business)

Gender diversity (m:f):

74.3:25.7 (BT Group)

Hiring in countries

Brazil

Hungary

India

Ireland

United Kingdom

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Awards & Accreditations

2nd - Best Workplace Culture

2nd - Best Workplace Culture

Flexa awards 2026
3rd – Most loved - Large companies

3rd – Most loved - Large companies

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Most Family Friendly Company

Top 10 - Most Family Friendly Company

Flexa awards 2025
Best Career Progression

Top 10 - Best Career Progression

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