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BT Hiring for Cloud Software Engineer Specialist Job at London, England Full Time
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Security isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind when you think of BT, but when it comes to keeping everyone safely connected, We Are The Protectors. We deal with thousands of cyber-attacks every day, so that millions of people can safely go about their daily lives and run their businesses. We deliver vital work at scale, with real breadth and impact. We connect for good.
About this role
You’ll be joining a specialist security team that is a trusted partner to governments worldwide, protecting critical national infrastructure and committed to the safety and security of our nation and global communities. Our mission focused work is innovative, inspiring and technologically challenging in a way that makes every day different and stimulating. We provide the opportunity to work on rare projects, with exciting tools and brilliant people. Everyone has access to unparalleled professional and personal development opportunities and your contribution is always valued.
As a Software Engineer working on cloud focused projects you’ll be working within a fast paced, constantly evolving team, that delivers world class secure solutions that make a real difference to our customers. You’ll be playing a leading role in the design and delivery of our cloud-based solutions, setting their technical direction, working directly with our customers and be deeply hands on in their implementation. As a customer focused team, you’ll be working directly with customer throughout the delivery process.
You’ll also be developing more junior members of the team, using your own cloud and professional experience to support their ongoing professional development.
You’ll have the following responsibilities
- Providing the technical direction for the development and delivery of world class secure cloud based solutions.
- Working directly with our customers to understand their requirements, and work collaboratively to define solutions
- Be hands on in the development of cloud based solutions.
- Translating architectural designs into infrastructure-as-code defined solutions.
- Working with support teams to enable management and monitoring of cloud based systems, and their own going support.
- Providing some ongoing support to deployed cloud-based solutions.
- Either line manage or act as a mentor to more junior cloud architects and developers with responsibility for assigning tasks and their own going professional development.
You’ll have the following skills & experience
- Iterative full-stack MVC web development in appropriate languages (various node.js frameworks and python in use).
- Application of software engineering principles to complex systems at scale.
- Cloud architectures and the ability to appropriately apply the relevant techniques e.g. AWS Well Architected Framework, Event-driven workflows.
- Utilisation of Cloud (both compute and appropriate managed services). Primarily in AWS with growth likely into Azure and GCP.
- Managing infrastructure as code (Terraform).
- Micro-service and container based deployment strategies, and a zero trust authorization model.
- Maintaining and operating capabilities through-life.
- Continuous improvement through Agile processes.
- A desire to continually update, enhance and validate cloud skills (both practical and certification).
- Certification in AWS is desirable, but practical AWS experience is more important.
- Experience in internal and external stakeholder management and engagement
- Experience in either line managing a team or mentoring and developing more junior team members, being responsible for their on going professional development.
Due to the sensitive nature of our work, you will be required to gain and maintain high level government security clearance and be willing to undergo the initial enhanced screening. All job offers are conditional on these requirements. You will need to have UK residency for 9 out of the last 10 years and be a UK national. At least one of your parents is also required to be either a British citizen or hold citizenship/nationality
Benefits
- Free BT Broadband
- Discounted TV & mobile packages and BT products
- On target Bonus
- Share options and 10% pension contribution
- Professional development and paid for industry certifications/qualifications
- Flexible benefits/rewards including dental insurance, healthcare, gym memberships etc.
- Well-being support for you and your family
- 3 days paid volunteering a year
- Flexible and smart working (subject to business needs)
Security isn’t always the first thing that people think of with BT, but it is one of the fastest growing parts of our global organisation. We protect our networks from more than 6,500 cyber-attacks each day, invest over £40m in research each year and employ more than 3,000 people – which makes us the largest private cyber security employer in the UK. With incredible opportunities to learn, develop and grow your skills, we’ll invest in you, nurture potential and shape your future – whatever your background or experience. You can find out more about Security in BT here
In today’s world, safe and secure digital connections have never been more vital. You’ll be joining a global company operating at the forefront of the information age: BT employs 90,000 people in 180 countries. With huge scale, we’re capable of achieving great things, striving to be personal, simple, and brilliant for our customers whilst creating an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed.
Play your part. Make a difference. We are the Protectors.
How to Apply
It’s easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don’t worry if you need to make changes – you’ll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!