Lead Integration Platform Engineer

We’ve always been an organisation with purpose; we connect for good. You can trace this back to our

beginning as pioneers of the world’s first telecommunications company. At our heart, we’re a technology

company with research and innovation in our bones, and a desire to be personal, simple, and brilliant for our

customers - the values we live by. Creating an inclusive working environment where people from all

backgrounds can succeed.

Our pursuit of progress over the past 180 years has established BT as a strong, successful brand, with huge

scale, capable of achieving great things. From supporting emergency services, hospitals, banks and keeping

economies around the world online, safe, and secure, to delivering large scale innovative technology

infrastructure like the creation of BT Sport.

Today, in this fast changing, always on, digital world, our purpose remains true. Yet the market conditions,

regulation and competition we face are tougher than ever before. So if you have the drive, optimism, and

resilience to help propel us forward, we’ll offer unrivalled personal development, a wealth of opportunities to

learn, experience new things, and pursue new careers. If that’s you, and what you’re looking for.

We’d love you to be part of our future.

Why this job matters

BT is going through a transformation journey to move from it’s legacy technology stacks onto new strategic

platforms, this is critical to our future success. This role will be critical to the further enablement of that

transformation. The role is to lead the design and build of a new AI based Integration platform bringing

together other existing platforms. The aim is to bring unified DevSecOps experience across our core platforms

increasing delivery speed, productivity and adoption of API’s and Microservices enabling migration of

customers and the closure of legacy.

What you’ll be doing – your accountabilities The skills you’ll need to succeed

· Accountable for leading on the design, build

and delivery of a new Integration platform for

BT.

· Partners with a range of internal and external

stakeholders to resolve issues, update on

progress and achieve benefits.

· Lead a small team (potential mix of FTE and

sub-con) in building the BT Integration

Engineering Platform.

· Accountable for the quality of design and build

and ensuring the secure build of the platform.

· Overseeing teams work and ensuring the work is

completed to a suitable standard.

· Supporting the team with both hands-on

development and giving guidance and

mentoring.

· Leadership: Guiding your team to complete tasks productively is essential. Developing leadership skills is crucial for this advanced role. · Ability to manage and mentor a team of developers. · Analytical mindset to troubleshoot complex integration challenges. · Ability to work with stakeholders of all levels. · Java development using Springboot · CI/CD practices and tools. · RESTful API design and Implementation. · Cloud administration and deployment, specifically AWS. · Containerisation knowledge, particularly docker and Kubernetes. · Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving technologies.

Leadership accountabilities Experience you’d be expected to have

· Leading Inclusively and Safely - I inspire and build

trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

· Owning Outcomes - I take the right decisions that

benefit the broader organisation.

· Delivering for the Customer - I execute brilliantly

on clear priorities that add value to our customers

and the wider business. · Mandatory - 5+ years of hands-on development experience (ideally in integration related technologies) · Mandatory - 5+ years of experience in directly leading teams building integration solutions. · Mandatory - Strong knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools (Jenkins, Git, etc.). · Mandatory - Experience in RESTful API design and implementation. · Mandatory - Experience working with service buses, gateways and API Management platforms. · Mandatory - Proficiency in Java, preferable with Springboot. · Mandatory - Security Knowledge (Authentication and Authorisation) · Mandatory - Cloud administration skills (AWS, Azure, GCP). · Mandatory - Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). · Mandatory - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. · Desirable – Full-stack development experience (pref. React/Angular) · Desirable - Cloud certifications

· Desirable - Software development experience using LLMs or AI.