About this role
Recruiter: Molly Lees
Hiring Manager: Bernard Mensah
Locations: Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, London - Hybrid 3 Days in Office
Career Grade: D
Internal Closing Date: January 5th 2026
Why this job matters
You will join one of BT’s Platform Engineering teams and take ownership of a small engineering squad responsible for building and operating core platform capabilities. Your Team will design and deliver cloud-native tooling, templates, and Infrastructure as Code that abstract away infrastructure complexity and allow product teams to focus on shipping value — not managing platforms. This is a hands-on Engineering Manager role. You are expected to remain technically active, lead by example through code and design, and provide clear technical direction. You will be a confident solution designer, able to communicate complex technical ideas clearly to engineers, stakeholders, and senior leadership. You will work closely with other Engineering Managers, SRE, Developer Experience, and application teams across BT to ensure our platform capabilities are secure, scalable, and genuinely useful.
What you’ll be doing
• Lead, grow, and hire engineers specialising in TypeScript (preferred), Java or another OOP language, AWS, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction, ensuring high engineering standards.
• Remain hands-on where it adds value — contributing to code, design reviews, and technical decision-making.
• Build and evolve cloud-native platforms using Kubernetes and AWS-managed services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to shape a platform roadmap aligned to developer and business needs.
• Champion automation and DevOps practices, removing manual processes wherever possible.
• Mentor engineers and senior ICs, supporting both technical growth and career progression.
• Foster an agile, metrics-driven culture focused on reliability, flow, and continuous improvement.
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.
Skills
• Strong experience in TypeScript (preferred) or another object-oriented programming language, with 4+ years of professional software development.
• Solid hands-on experience with AWS, including cloud-native architecture principles.
• Experience designing and operating GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• At least 2 years’ experience leading engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.
• A strong automation mindset and passion for building robust internal tooling.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Experience with Pulumi or other modern IaC tools.
• Familiarity with Dynatrace or similar observability platforms.
• Experience building or operating internal developer platforms or shared platform services.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and SRE principles.
• Experience working in large-scale or enterprise environments.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- 10% on target bonus
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme
- Direct share scheme
- Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
- 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
- Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
- BT TV with TNT Sports and NOW Entertainment & 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM Only plans & airtime element off a Flex Pay plan
About us
BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.
Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.
While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.
Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.
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.
We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.
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.
Other facts
About BT Group
We’re one of the world’s leading communications services companies. At BT Group, the solutions we sell are integral to modern life. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good.
There are no limits to what people can do when they connect. And as technology changes our world, connections are becoming even more important to everyday life.
Today, that’s truer than ever. The connections we make are helping solve the world’s biggest challenges such as the global pandemic, climate change and cyber security. Through the power of technology, we’re supporting customers to live, work and play together better.
What you'll do
- You will lead a small engineering squad responsible for building and operating core platform capabilities, ensuring high engineering standards and providing technical leadership. The role involves remaining hands-on, contributing to code and design, and collaborating with various teams to shape a platform roadmap.
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