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Professional Services was formed as a progressive development towards the convergence of multiple domains across BT. We pride ourselves on providing expert third line support to an extensive range of services; ensuring the required levels of availability are maintained. The team is widely recognised for getting things done, while making transformational improvements along the way. We do this by ensuring we have the right people to achieve our high ambitions. The purpose of this role is to apply the SRE principles to major end-to-end technology introduction projects and service assurance activities on BT’s core network infrastructure. You will take the lead on complex and high impact fault resolution across multiple platforms and services. You will also build and own network automation processes to deliver flawless change to BT’s networks.
Job Responsibility:
Builds network engineering change processes for complex end-to-end technology introduction in the live network, utilising automation & CI/CD pipelines.
Leads on major incident resolution acting as a final technical escalation point within BT.
Leads blameless post‑incident reviews to uncover systemic root causes and convert learnings into concrete reliability, automation, and process improvements.
Champions a reliability‑first change culture, promoting safe deployment patterns, blameless learning, and continuous improvement across engineering teams.
Collaborates with design & platform teams to support the implementation of flawless change into the live network.
Acts as a subject matter expert within the network engineering domain. Applying this expertise to troubleshoot faults on our infrastructure crossing multiple platform domains.
Embeds secure by design principles when building new change processes and solutions.
Will champion and build effective working relationships, both internally and externally to deliver business outcomes.
Champions the adoption of Site Reliability Engineering practices within Professional Services, driving cultural change towards automation, observability, and reduced operational toil.
Requirements:
A strong understanding of multi-vendor IP/MPLS networks (Nokia, Cisco, Juniper etc)
A strong understanding of network routing protocols such as IS-IS, LDP, RSVP, segment routing, OSPF, eBGP, iBGP, MP-BGP
A strong understanding of fundamental protocols such as DNS, DHCP & NTP
A strong understanding of network change & incident management best practice
A good understanding of Linux operating systems
An intermediate level of proficiency in atleast one programming language preferably Python
You will be confident and professional in communicating with all stakeholders, both locally and with members of the Senior Management Team.
You will have the ability to work in a high-pressure environment.
Nice to have:
Strong Python programming proficiency
Strong understanding of IaC languages such as Ansible &Terraform
A strong understanding of containerisation using docker, podman or a similar container engine
Strong proficiency in building CI/CD pipelines
A good knowledge of coding best practices including code structure, peer review & testing.
What we offer:
Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career
10% on target bonus
25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
Life Assurance
Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%
Direct Share scheme
Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages BT TV, including TNT Sports and NOW entertainment
Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks