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Firstly, we’ve got big ambitions for our colleagues and the future of the organisation. These include our vision that inclusion and accessibility drive every conversation we have and every decision we make. We want our workforce to fully represent the communities and customers we serve, because a diverse business is a better business. We value every colleague, their diversity and the contribution that they make. When we say you’re welcome at BT, we really mean it.

Secondly, the one thing the pandemic has taught us is that a lot of current and future colleagues, where and when possible, want to embrace hybrid working. Therefore, we are introducing smart working at BT. Smart working means having the flexibility to choose, as a team, how and where you work depending on your team’s deliverables and needs; when you are at your shared core location to connect with others and when not. It may not be for every role, and, as part of the recruitment process, you’ll have the chance to discuss smart working and how it might work for the job you are applying for.

About this role

Networks and Digital are BT’s powerhouses, with expert technologists, we have a unique position in BT. By bringing together our technical and commercial expertise, and our insight and passion for customer experience, we help BT stand out from the competition. Innovation and research drives everything. Coming up with new ideas and developing new digital and network technologies is central to our future. 

In order to achieve this, we need world class technical expertise and thought leadership to ensure BT maximises the value realised from new and emerging technologies in wireless, network architectures, virtualisation, optics, artificial Intelligence, data science, emerging services and applications.  The calibre of our research specialists and experts determines our success in transforming BT and maximising business value.

You'll have the following responsibilities

This role is one of our senior technical leadership roles in Applied Research, responsible for managing the ETU team and software productivity research. 

It plays a pivotal role in researching and exploiting new approaches to software engineering, packaging up of BT software IP to facilitate technology licensing and exploitation, and transforming Applied Research’s own software practices. Key technologies include software engineering, modern cloud-ready and containerised paradigms, AI and data science.

Domain expert leading a team of researchers in ETU & Software Productivity Research that supports immediate and future research needs of the business.

Accountable for defining and performing research in software engineering  particularly in areas that are unknown, complex, high impact and high value over long, medium and short term research horizons.

Leads on down-streaming and exploitation of research projects ensuring they generate maximum business value via revenue, cost savings and/or licensing value. 

Responsible for intellectual property creation, managing patent filing in their team and supporting IPR exploitation where appropriate

Accountable for a range of stakeholder engagements across CFU’s to ensure research supports BT’s strategic goals.

Responsible for authoring thought leadership technical papers, capturing intellectual property 

Evangelises new disruptive technologies across BT, and promoting BT as an innovative company externally through keynote presentations, publications, awards, standards representations etc. 

Leads on numerous national and international collaborations with universities, industry partners and government agencies. 

You'll have the following skills & experience

Technical Expertise: Strong software engineering capability with deep understanding of software design patterns, architectures and emerging software practices. Demonstrable experience applying software engineering principles, technologies and frameworks in developing reusable components (including REST APIs, micro-service architectures, infrastructure-as-code). Experience of and enthusiasm for Agile methodologies of working using test driven approaches and high levels of automation (CI/CD).

Qualifications: Outstanding academic record in relevant technology specialism (software engineering) with post-graduate qualification(s) (or equivalent).

Domain expertise: Experience in software engineering research and realising new and emerging technologies, particularly AI and ML, in cloud-ready architectures.

Open research and innovation experience: proven experience in leading applied research and innovation activities, including an ability to assemble collaborative projects and initiatives with industry, government and academia to achieve research goals. Well skilled in patenting, IPR exploitation, technical publications, keynote conference presentations etc.

Strong business acumen: Strong entrepreneurial skills for research down-streaming and exploitation. Able to determine research value of work and the best route to commercialisation. Knowledgeable in business strategy, market awareness and the drivers of organisational performance and change. 

Expert communicator: Excellent presentation skills and experience presenting sometimes complex technologies and concepts to Board/CxO level customers and internal stakeholders to influence strategy and spend decisions. 

Concept Evaluation: ability to spot relevant innovations, horizon scanning, determine relevance for the business, develop an effective conceptualisation and build trials to test the concept 

Stakeholder management: excellent in managing multiple stakeholders externally and internally across the business at a variety of grade and seniority levels

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

15% on target bonus

Car Allowance

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.

50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans

Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages

BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids

30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans

About BT

BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do - and in the people who work here.

We're now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we're on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.

So, if you're interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it's like to work at BT

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!