Java Software Architect
Function: Architecture Solution and Design
Unit: Digital
Location: 1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom
This role is based at our London digital hub. We have a hybrid working model of 3 days together, 2 days wherever.
Why this job matters
This role will provide technical consultation and architecture to business, CTIO and IT teams to ensure development of efficient application systems utilizing established standards, procedures and methodologies. Delivering solutions that meet customer’s requirements, including necessary technical design consultations and driving business performance, efficiency and continuous improvement within the team.
What you’ll be doing
* Responsible for designing the technical architecture of new technology systems, overseeing the implementation of programs, and liaising with the software development team.
* Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities to enhance the various teams’ approach towards technology selection and implementation in third party job allocation.
* Accountable for all application design, technical solution architecture, development, transformation and modernization for third party job allocation.
* Reduce cost of ownership using contemporary technologies and solutions in Product Domain.
* Use industry wide expertise and skills in a number of technological areas and domains (Java and Open Source Stacks), and actively share with others in teams, projects and professions to create a culture of engineering excellence in the FND domain.
* Work with team members including Product Owners and business stakeholders, to overcome adoption challenges and ensure success; for example, to keep focus on business KPIs.
* Contributing to coaching and mentoring Software Engineering talent within the unit.
Skills and Experiences
* Hands-on programming and software design with Java, Microservices and APIs.
* Data Modelling Experience with either Oracle, MySQL or NoSQL databases.
* Understanding of how the software architecture underpins and infrastructure architecture and be able to pivot between the two.
* Hands-on experience in transforming, architecting, designing, and implementing solutions.
* Microservices, Container orchestration.
* AWS or GCP or any one cloud technologies.
* Performance Test Model.
* Understanding of telecom domain specially for planning and scheduling systems.
Good to have
* Always On resilience for applications.
* Hands-on experience on DevOps CI/CD Pipeline, ART, UT.
* Understanding of Confluence.
* Hands-on experience of Selenium/Jmeter.
Benefits
* Annual On-target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers).
* BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%.
* Life Assurance.
* Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages.
* 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans.
* My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers.
* Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership.
* Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave.
* Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
* 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service with buy holiday option.
* Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community.
* Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’.
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.
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.
We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.
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.
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