Lead IoT Engineer Emerging Technology

Vodafone Group; Newbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international telecom company is seeking a skilled engineer specializing in emerging technology. The role involves designing and prototyping new solutions while collaborating with IoT teams to enhance business value. Ideal candidates should have a degree in engineering and experience with AI components. This position is based in Newbury and offers a hybrid work environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Yearly bonus: 10%

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Private pension with matching contributions

Access to private medical and dental

Discounts on Vodafone retail and gym

Qualifications

• Practical experience with AI components and techniques.
• Knowledge of cloud deployment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and prototyping of new technology solutions.
• Collaborate with partners to implement business value using technologies.
• Turn concepts into products with IoT teams.

Skills

Growth mindset

Understanding new concepts

Familiarity with IoT solutions

Knowledge of emerging technologies

Experience with AI

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced engineer to join our dynamic team, specializing in emerging technology. The ideal candidate would possess a broad understanding of emerging technologies and their applications. Including practical knowledge of AI components and techniques such as Agents, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) using vector databases, guardrails, and large language models (LLMs). Cloud deployment knowledge would be advantageous.
The position involves collaboration with various partners and teams within Vodafone, leveraging the extensive knowledge across the company to guarantee the seamless integration and functionality of emerging technologies within our products and services.
You would be part of a newly formed team focusing on SIM & Emerging Technologies within the IoT Connectivity Technology organisation looking to drive forward new technology to deliver business value to maintain our lead in global IoT connectivity .

• Lead the design and prototyping of new emerging technology solutions leveraging developments from teams across Vodafone.
• Collaborate with partners to implement new business value using emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with IoT teams to turn concepts into products.
• Advocate for the latest emerging technologies to enhance IoT connectivity business value highlighting both opportunities and risks.

Who you are

• Growth mindset
• Adept at quickly understanding new concepts and technologies, and identifying the most suitable solutions for the problem at hand.
• Familiarity with IoT solutions.
• Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of the latest advancements in emerging technologies.
• Experience with AI in enterprise use cases to improve customer experience and delivery business value.
• Practical experience with AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation, large language models, and their governance and optimization for cost and accuracy.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.