Job Title: Broadband Software Engineering Specialist

Req ID: 59220

Job Function: Software Engineering

Posting Start Date: 27/10/2026

Posting End Date: 05/11/2026

Division: Networks

Job Location: GBR Ipswich - Adhara Building, GBR Ipswich - Orion Building

Advertised Salary: Competitive with Benefits

Job Req ID: 59220

Function: Networks

Location: Ipswich or Birmingham Hybrid

About The Role

We’re the Broadband Software team, in BT's Fixed Networks unit. We design, develop and maintain back-end software that keeps BT’s broadband networks running. Our software gives the network its intelligence. We keep track of:10m subscribers on the network and provide APIs to personalise the network for each customer. We also gather and report on metrics to ensure the network always provides an excellent service.

We develop applications that supply a broadband experience for our customers at a quality and scale that is unrivalled in the UK. We're also busy developing a current generation of content delivery approaches. These innovative solutions will underpin the future of media distribution for everyone in the UK as part of the industry and consumer migration to an all-IP future for access to the content we all love.

A big focus for the team today is to break down barriers between design, development, delivery and operations by automating our delivery pipeline. We believe in engineering excellence, transparency, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Design, develop and test software components for the broadband network
- Design deployment strategies for multi-component, fault-tolerant, distributed services
- Lead design of new components
- Liaise with vendors and other BT teams to ensure their components meet our specifications
- Represent the team in larger, cross-team projects
- Mentor less-experienced team members
- Package software for automated deployment
- Respond swiftly to mitigate security vulnerabilities




- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate within an agile framework with all stakeholders (local team as well as infrastructure and operations teams)
- Share knowledge and experience with colleagues
- Develop your own skills and experience and Investigate new technologies & ways of working

Essential Skills / Experience

- Demonstrable experience of writing robust software with Java and Python
- Software engineering principles (e.g. data typing, decomposition, reuse)
- Good understanding of APIs (REST) and system integration
- Experience using containerized deployment environments (Docker)
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git, Jenkins)
- DevOps and mindset - repeatable delivery using tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins/Git Runners
- DevOps - ability to package software for automated, repeatable delivery

Desirable Skills / Experience

- Knowledge of TCP/IP protocol stack, including RADIUS and SNMP
- Presentation of ideas to external audience
- We use these technologies: Java, Python, UNIX Shell scripting, Maven, Docker, Git, Jenkins, Ansible, HashiCorp orchestration products, Grafana, Kafka, Redis, Atlassian suite, Kubernetes, OpenStack

Our Package

Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life. You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include:

- 10% on target annual bonus
- Access to an online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family
- Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off
- Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave – 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay
- Discounted EE and BT products, including mobile and broadband
- Market leading Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10% from us
- Holiday purchase scheme

You can select additional benefits, including healthcare, dental, gym memberships and more when you’re ready.

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📌 Broadband Software Engineering Specialist (City of Ipswich)
🏢 Bt Group
📍 City of Ipswich