Java Software Architect

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 API’s
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 experience on DevOps CI/CD Pipeline, ART, UT
Understanding of Confluence
Hands-on experience 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
Direct share scheme
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’
Our leadership standards
Looking in:
– 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.

Looking out:
– Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
– Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
– Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
– Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

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.