Why this job matters

The Software Engineering Professional supports the execution of the software engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT's commercial strategy through cross functional project and technical delivery and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.

Your role as an  Software Engineering professional in the Cyber team is to build and configure our threat hunting and intelligence solutions, used to maintain and protect BTs customers and core network. These platforms are actively used to detect and stop potential threats to our customers and BT as an organization. We need a high performing, efficient and adaptable software team to underpin this.

What you’ll be doing

Mandatory:
• Hands on development experience in modern languages and technologies
• Experience of agile development techniques – scrum, kanban.
• Working alongside a wider delivery unit, for example quality assurance and SRE teams
• Experience of communicating complex detail to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred:
• Experience in one or more of the following:
• Testing and quality assurance
• IT security and compliance 
• Understanding of datacenters
•Security big data toolset experience – e.g. Elastic, Cloudera

The skills you’ll need

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
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.

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.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.