Our mission is to break down the barriers of today to release the potential of tomorrow. Join us today and release yours.

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

The purpose of the Software Engineering Manager role is to provide technology expertise to drive the delivery of outcomes as well as coach and lead of a team of Software Engineers. The role is focused on best practices, technology, and delivering business value through high quality software. 

You'll have the following responsibilities

Coordinates a team composed of technical practitioners to plan and design converged technology solutions, providing technical expertise to support.

Oversees and guides the design of infrastructure, software or networks, ensuring a continuous team focus on quality and customer needs. 

Reviews team outputs to confirm adherence to quality standards and alignment to customer requirements, providing validation and sign-off on designs.

Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities to enhance team’s ways of working, operations and processes.

Resolves technical issues raised by the team and/or customer and manages escalations as required.

Delivering software solutions that provide business value and meet customer requirements, including necessary designs, documentation, automated testing, deployment and in-life support.

Developing the lifecycle approach selection and limited tailoring, i.e. within a broader programme, or unit approach and practices. Delivering the appropriate level of production and in-life release support to ensure production issues are resolved in a timely and effective manner. 

Driving reuse of technology to ensure efficiency and improve velocity. 

Managing resource allocation, work prioritisation and budgets. Driving business performance, efficiency and continuous improvement within the team. Accountable for meeting the TLR / TLC plan. 

Delivering organisational health outcomes across the team, including coaching and team development.  

Providing a technical direction and impacts of technical and commercial decisions on wider software lifecycle.

You'll have the following skills & experience

TLC/TLR: Experience in being accountable and able to deliver agreed TLR/TLC plans and maintain spend within budget.

Change: Experience in change management in order to deliver change successfully, ensure it is embedded and maintained. 

Experience managing major data migrations and infrastructure.

Experience with MongoDB instances

Familiar/experience with migration to MongoDB solutions from existing applications and implementing of brand new experiences

Familiar with multi tenancy and cloud based infra implementation

Understanding and knowledge of the TMF OpenAPI framework

Experience with Docker containerisation principles

Excellent communication, analytical and presentation skills, problem solving skills and learning attitude.

Agile development environment experience and running/participation of agile ceremonies (in particular Scrum framework)

SAFE development environment experience.

Experience working in a scaling partner environment and a federated engagement model.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

10% on target bonus

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!