Applied Research Specialist - Programmanble Networks

BT Group; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Ipswich seeks a Technical Domain Expert to manage research projects and maintain expertise in specific technical areas. Candidates should hold a PhD or equivalent, possess strong stakeholder management skills, and have a significant background in network engineering and IT hardware management. The role offers a competitive benefits package, including a 10% on target bonus and 25 annual leave days.

Benefits

10% on target bonus

BT Pension scheme

Equal family leave

Enhanced women's health support

25 days annual leave

24/7 private virtual GP appointments

2 weeks carer's leave

World-class training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong academic record in technology specialism.
• Expert communicator with experience in presentations.
• Skilled in patenting, technical publications, conference presentations.
• Ability to spot relevant innovations and test concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage research projects with various stakeholders.
• Engage with business units for commercial realisation of technologies.
• Maintain expertise in a specific technical domain.
• Responsible for authoring thought leadership technical papers.

Skills

Network Engineering

Network and IT hardware configuration

S/W development

Test planning

Virtualisation / Cloud computing

Cybersecurity

Commercial Applicability

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Post-graduate qualification (PhD or equivalent)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing one or more related research projects and activities comprising of matrixed resources both inside and outside BT, including university students and vendors.
• Proactively leading engagement with working level stakeholders across the organisation as well as external partners as appropriate.
• Proactive engagement with the relevant business units to downstream strategic technologies for commercial realisation.
• Domain expert responsible for maintaining expertise in a specific technical domain.
• Responsible for intellectual property creation, managing patent filing in their domain and supporting IPR exploitation where appropriate
• Accountable for defining and performing research in a specific domain (i.e. End to End Research Platform) or area that is typically unknown, complex, high impact and high value across multiple domains.
• Responsible for authoring thought leadership technical papers, capturing intellectual property
• Supervision of professionals, graduates and post-graduate student placements and secondments
• Depending on business needs, may manage Research Specialists, Professionals or other Team members.

Technical domain expert: Deep technical or domain expertise. They continually develop their expertise in a key technical area so they are recognised as a technical expert in that domain

• Qualifications: Strong academic record in technology specialism with post-graduate qualification(s) (PhD or equivalent research experience).
• Expert communicator: Regularly presents to peers and managers about their research and area of technical expertise
• Experienced in open innovation: Skilled in patenting, technical publications, conference presentations etc.
• Storytelling with data: strong skills in building the case for change, drawing on data and analytical techniques where appropriate, and communicating this to business audiences
• 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

Experience Technical domain expert: evidence of significant knowledge and skill relevant to End-to-End Research platform, including: (MANDATORY unless otherwise stated)

• Network Engineering
• Network and IT hardware configuration / Troubleshooting
• S/W development / API design and implementation
• Test planning, design, scripting, execution, automation and documentation
• Orchestration
• Virtualisation / Cloud computing
• Collaboration research testbed design and run experience
• Problem-solving, attention to detail, and data analysis.
• Hands-on lab experience
• First and /or Second line technical support experience
• Cybersecurity
• TM Forum catalyst
• Significant delivery: evidence of significant business impact through delivery of research
• Stakeholder management: evidence of managing project stakeholders across the business at a variety of grade and seniority levels
• Innovative Thinker: ability to spot and identify new innovations and act to bring them in and capitalise and create value
• Commercial Applicability: understanding the business case principals around relevant innovations and the real value to the business through value proposition build
• Excellent awareness of industry trends, future direction and opportunities
• Self-starter, pro-actively working with minimal guidance
• Problem solving, intellectually curious, comfortable taking ownership and responsibility
• Ownership and responsibility

BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands - BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It's for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women's health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
• 2 weeks carer's leave
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes