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SalaryRecruiter: Daniel McCarthy
Career Grade: D
Internal Closing Date: 20/2/24
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.
What you’ll be doing – your accountabilities
Leading network designs for new products, platform improvements or upgrades
Generating and leading on ideas for improvement in process and/or technology within the platform.
Working with internal stakeholders to understand, interpret and shape requirements for network deliverables
Setting direction in an area of specialism, contributing to wider technical roadmap
Mentoring more junior staff in technical expertise and engineering professionalism
Representing our network platform at internal meetings and those with network vendors to ensure alignment to strategy and create positive outcomes.
The skills you’ll need to succeed
CCIP or equivalent qualification demonstrating competence with IP/MPLS, QoS, BGP, IS-IS, and OSPF.
Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to business stakeholders.
Ability to write and interpret simple programmes (Python preferred)
IP Network design including IP/MPLS VPN – gathering and agreeing requirements, through to solution
Familiarity with network testing in lab environments – writing scopes, executing tests, test driven design.
Understanding of network automation and description languages (e.g. Jinja2, TTP, YAML)
Experience you’d be expected to have
Familiarity with configuring complex multi-customer networks
Creating solutions to network problems (high or low level design)
Design and implementation of network testing.
Evidence of creating and implementing process improvements
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.
