Location
Birmingham | United Kingdom
Job description
Lead DevOps Engineer
Job Req ID: 30793
Posting Date: 7 Mar 2024
Function: Software Engineering
Unit: Digital
Location:
Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salary: Comp
Why this job matters
The Software Engineering Manager coordinates the execution of the engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT's commercial strategy through cross functional business partnering and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.
What you’ll be doing
Manages and coaches teams of software engineers driving the engineering organisation's ability to deliver high quality code on time and on budget and implementing means of bringing measurability as well as predictability to the engineering organisation's capabilities
Oversees the execution of technical decisions, technology choices and architecture for a wide range of high-performance products, capabilities, and platforms, effectively balancing short term impact with long-term transformation
Monitors, manages and ensures timely releases from teams by driving compliance with key release quality metrics
Consults on complex and strategic issues using advanced technical knowledge, across wider industry and/or specific sectors, and develops bespoke or leading edge, technically complex solutions (e.g., relating to new, untested technology and/or large-scale impact of products)
Drives the implementation of the defined technical roadmap to meet the needs of the business, engineering team, and partner teams
Implements, engineering and operational excellence initiatives, implementing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement
Takes a managerial and influencer role in the software engineering function, implementing the technical vision and the pursuit of innovations regarding new technologies, platforms and applications
Develops 'best-in-class' engineering for services by ensuring that the services and the components are well-defined and modularised, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored and reusable
Oversees the implementation of new architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems, proactively removing blockers from the team's work
Researches, designs and writes new software and performs deep dive data analysis, to identify issues and implement ways to improve working processes within the area of software engineering responsibility, such as avoiding and reducing technical debt
Performs complex debugging and troubleshooting of critical issues throughout the development process
Supports the implementation of new architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems
Coordinates the evaluation and implementation of high-quality tools and automation processes to support continuous delivery and developer productivity
Builds and maintains an engineering culture that fosters innovation and creativity while delivering high quality products with predictability and reliability
Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in software engineering
The skills you’ll need
Capability Building
Agile Development
Culture Building
Change Management
Microservices/Service Oriented Architecture
Technology Strategy
Business Analysis
Cloud Computing
Technology Governance
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment Automation & Orchestration
Software Testing
Software Development Lifecycle
Business Process Improvement
Project/Programme Management
Talent Management
Decision Making
Growth Mindset
Performance Management
Inclusive Leadership
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.
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