Software Engineering Professional

BT Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% on target annual bonus

Private GP 24/7 for you and family

Market-leading paid carers leave

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave – 2

Discounted BT products

Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10%*

Holiday purchase scheme

Job summary

BT Group's BT Networks in Birmingham is seeking a skilled software engineer to help design, build and operate scalable platforms serving millions of customers. You will write, test and maintain code while collaborating with agile teams to deliver reliable services across cloud and on‑prem environments.

This role emphasizes DevOps/SRE practices, container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, and exposure to AWS or GCP.

Qualifications

• Strong software solution development experience.
• Solid Linux, security, virtualization, and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with Ruby, Python or Java.
• Experience building, maintaining and orchestrating docker containers.
• Experience with AWS or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex issues, write, test, and maintain code, addressing complex aspects independently, and communicate effectively with engineering professionals. Champion emerging trends and changes in software engineering, continuously sharing knowledge with the team. Support and contribute to our ambitious technical roadmap aligning with business needs.

Skills

Linux Fundamentals

Security

Virtualisation

Networks

Ruby/Python/Java

Data Monitoring

Docker

Kubernetes

Full-Stack development

AWS

GCP

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ruby

Python

Java

AWS

GCP

Job description

Function

BT Networks

Location

Birmingham, Ipswich

Posting Date

2nd November 2026

About the role

Platforms and infrastructure we are responsible for is nationally critical with over 10 million customers, enabling them to connect to their Broadband, Wi‑Fi, and various hybrid products and services. The service data our platforms generate supports many activities such as cyber defence, capacity and network management, Quality of Service analysis and more! We are transforming our platforms to ensure we make the best use of the latest cloud technologies putting automation and data at the heart of everything we do.

The Data and Authentication Team brings together Design, Development, Test and Technical Services all under one roof. Collectively we work in an Agile/Scrum model, uniquely positioning us to exploit the best of SRE/DevOps practices.

What you’ll be doing

• Resolve complex and strategic issues using your technical knowledge, developing bespoke solutions, especially in untested technologies or products with large-scale impact. Write, test, and maintain code, addressing complex aspects independently, and communicate effectively with engineering professionals. Champion emerging trends and changes in software engineering, continuously sharing knowledge with the team. Support and contribute our ambitious technical roadmap aligning with business needs, engineering goals, and partner requirements. Foster an engineering culture that promotes innovation, creativity, predictability, and reliability in product development. Promote efficiency and delivery focus by practicing and contributing to our agile way of working Directly impact customers by supporting critical projects, stakeholder relationships, and expectations. Actively contribute to the overall culture and well-being of the teams.

Essential Skills / Experience

• Experience in Software Solution Development Strong understanding of fundamentals for Linux ,Security ,Virtualisation, Networks Experience with Ruby, Python or Java
• Experience with Data Motinoring of any system
• Experience in building, maintaining and orchestrating docker containers with docker-compose, Kubernetes.
• Experience in Full-Stack software development, Experience with Ruby, Python or Java
• Experience with AWS or GCP

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and experience with automated pipelines
• Experience of working with Cloud technologies and providers
• Basic knowledge of network stack in cloud: this would include services such as VPC, Security groups and ACLs, topology and subnets, VPN etc.
• Working with virtual instances on cloud: VMs, EC2, image to instance

Our Package

• 10% on target annual bonus
• Access to an online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family
• Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off
• Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave – 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay
• Discounted EE and BT products, including mobile and broadband
• Market leading Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10% from us
• Holiday purchase scheme

Ready to connect for good and help shape the future?

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.