Software Engineering Professional

# Software Engineering Professional Job Req  Date: 10 Jan 2026

Function:
Software Engineering Unit:
Digital

Location:

Riverside Tower, Belfast (N.I), United Kingdom Salary:
Competitive with Benefits
** Recruiter:
**** Hiring Manager:
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**** Internal Closing Date:**##
** Why this job matters
** Working in this role you will play a critical part in the operation of the BT Business SRE function. In BT Business Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) we adopt a software engineering approach to IT operations. The aim of our SRE team is to use software as a tool to manage systems, solve problems, and automate operational tasks. The main goals are to create scalable and highly reliable software systems encapsulating the power to improve systems rather than just keeping them running.

Working as part of a team of highly skilled engineers, you will play a vital role in creating capabilities that enable the SRE function to deliver its commitments across the BT Business Unit. Will work closely with the Engineering, Delivery, QA and Service Assurance team to ensure live systems are fully monitored and always on for trading.##
** What you’ll be doing*
* • Work with colleagues across the various Business SRE teams to design and develop SRE software solutions.
• Be part of a team responsible for the implementation of APM and service monitoring and reporting with a desire to auto-remediate problem solutions.
• Be part of a team responsible for the development of SRE Tooling and BT Business infrastructure automation using SRE software approaches.
• Be part of a team responsible for the design, build and deployment of AI/ML solutions.
• Support and contribute to BT Business Service Assurance SRE goals.
• Ensure good software engineering practices.
• Produce clear documentation for the Observability and Tooling solutions we develop.
• Support our agile methods and ambition to grow our SRE culture throughout with enthusiasm.
• Contributing to our culture and team’s wellbeing.##
** Skills*
* • Programming / scripting experience.
• Have an understanding of SRE principles and a willingness to grow and develop these new principles with BT Business SRE.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience of identifying and automating manual processes using technologies like Ansible.
• Experience of using Application Performance Monitoring tools such as Dynatrace.
• You are organised and like to get things done. The ability to adapt, take risks and embrace change will be a necessity.
• Empathetic and good with people; you like working with people and finding solutions together.
• Have an understanding of agile methodologies/frameworks.
• Good communication skills, comfortable with presenting to team members and other wider teams.
• A strong appetite to learn and grow.
• Experience of Dynatrace APM.
• Experience of Service Now Incident management.
• Any ML/AI experience around processing data and spotting patterns.##
** 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.##
** 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…