Belfast based, hybrid (3 days office, 2 days remote)

Why this job matters

The “Telco Capabilities” unit within Digital manages the strategic IT “engine room” systems for the Consumer unit. Telco Capabilities develop and manage the IT systems which underpin business processes like order fulfilment and fault management. At the core of this unit are software platforms like SalesForce Vlocity, Ciena Blue Planet but also a considerable suite of self-build applications, typically Java Spring apps running on AWS cloud. The unit processes all the major telco products relevant to a Consumer including broadband, mobile and TV. The role will involve working within a small technical development team focussed on a specific capability. The role holder will be get involved in all aspects of the application lifecycle – e.g. requirements, design, development, test and in-life.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing New Strategic IT Telco capabilities supporting Order and Fault Management.
• Collaborating with other developers and the engineering lead in the team in order to deliver the best quality on the current projects
• Working in an agile manner, SCRUM cycle with engineering tasks assigned around the tech used (Java)

Skills

Essential:

1 – Around 2-4 years of hands-on Java/ Spring development experience – particularly “back-end” Spring development

2 – Recent experience of Agile test-driven-development using tools like git, Jira and unit and integration testing frameworks

3 – Recent experience of the typical areas involved in application development – e.g. databases, REST APIs, GUIs

Desirable:

1 – Experience working in a UK Telco Consumer Product / Technologies domain – e.g. broadband, mobile or TV.

2 – Experience in working in a virtual team with contributors working remotely, including in India.

3 – Experience with long-lived workflow – e.g. BPMN workflow engines

4 – Recent experience on developing applications for the cloud, ideally AWS

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. 

We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.  

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

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