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There are two things that we want to share with anyone considering joining us.

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

Here in BT Ireland we have a broad range of systems to enable us to operate, our vision is to reduce the footprint to enable economies of scale as well as build competencies that can enable us to be faster to market and more cost effective. To take bold steps, embark on digital transformation and work towards metrics based operations, enabling metrics based decision making.

You’ll support in moving to a platform first approach, intercepting group architecture, build loosely coupled systems, move current architecture to microservices based approach. You’ll support us architect our journey to consolidate different systems to ecosystem while ensuring that the services do not fail whilst in transition. It is a waltz between software engineering, operations / infrastructure needs, DevOps practices, bringing people in the journey.

It is going to be an exciting journey. We need to understand current systems (developed in Perl, Microsoft technology), develop strategies to evolve / consolidate and build more cloud native platforms (Openshift, Java, Springboot) whilst we deliver product management demanded projects or improve existing systems.

You'll have the following responsibilities

This is a hands-on role. Part is about design, architecting, leading. Another part is about being hands-on coding for show and tell, ability to go in depth to understand code and interfaces, documentations to allow for discussions. If needed do 3rd level emergency support.

Plan, design and develop technical solutions and alternatives to meet business requirements in adherence with BT standards, processes and best practices.

Build strategies to evolve including Intercept Enterprise Value Architecture.

Perform Proofs of Concepts (PoCs) to assess and identify the technologies per the needs of the organization.

Provide recommendation to Senior Management and lead on selection of technologies and strategic technical direction for the department

Collaborate with business and technical partners to identify and scope the opportunities, identify risks, benefits and constraints

Creative with an interest in bundling services in new ways to create new capabilities

Develop documentation templates and enforce development of documentation throughout the lifecycle of the solution.

Represent team in the information security and audit policies

Liaise with other technology, regional and commercial teams to execute.

Provide SME experience for day-to-day system development and maintenance activities of the team.

Mentor and guide other team members during all phases of the SDLC

You'll have the following skills & experience

Software Engineering background, API knowledge and a holistic approach to design and customer experience

Proven track record of leading, designing and delivering scalable software projects

Strong passion in Customer experience

Passionate about delivering APIs and SDKs that are intuitive and make Developers lives easier

Must be highly proficient in in multiple programming languages including Java and Perl

You’ll be knowledgeable about springboot and building in cloud environment

Proven track record in application development - multiple examples of solutions deployed where you were a lead and/or key architect / coder

Experience in building Telecom applications

Experience with TOGAF principles / certification (Desirable)

Experience with TM-Forum (Desirable).

You care about the technical architecture and design - ensuring that the solution is flexibly designed and performs efficiently

Expert understanding of software engineering concepts and methodologies

Proactive and able to handle multiple high-priority demands while drivin consistent results

Highly driven with a ‘can do’ attitude yet a structured and pragmatic approach to execution

Highly skilled in verbal and written communication skills with ability to precisely articulate problem space / opportunity

Keen to embrace BT values on decency and excited to bring ‘wholeself’ to work everyday.

Benefits

Here at BT Ireland, our purpose is to Connect For Good and to have a positive impact on people, planet and society. We’ve very proud of our accreditations as a Healthy Place To Work (Great Place To Work Institute) and as a Responsible Business leader (Business in the Community/NSAI).

One of our highest priorities is being a diverse, equitable and inclusion organisation, and our aim is to foster a sense of belonging among employees and to support everyone to reach their potential with us.

Other great benefits include:

Competitive salary and bonus plan

BT Ireland Pension Scheme – 5% BT contributions

Life Assurance from 1st day of employment – 4x salary

We provide healthcare cover & permanent health insurance (income continuance)

You’ll have the opportunity to buy BT shares

Discounted BT products – like free broadband if our service is available at your address

Access to excellent training tools, programmes and communities to help you connect, learn and grow.

Encouragement of Flexible working – locations and hours of work

There’s also great support for working parents

22 days annual Leave (rising to 25 days with length of service) + bank holidays and an opportunity to buy up to five more days every year

About BT

In Ireland, we operate globally and deliver locally, serving multinational corporations, indigenous exporters and public sector organisations in every segment of the Irish economy, as well as other major communications providers through our wholesale channel. Our portfolio is a powerful combination of cloud services, global networking, IT integration, carrier voice and data services, contact centre solutions and professional security expertise, enabling customers to solve complex business communications requirements on a global scale.

In CTO we enable BT Ireland with the best technology to grow profitable business. Our vision is to simplify customer and colleague experience through digital transformation. We move BT ireland to a more modern, simpler business with skills for the future. Working together as one team we enable seamless end-to-end customer management, transforming technology and IT as a critical enabler of modernisation.

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!