Job Description

Why this job matters
BT is going through a transformation - and data is at the heart. We're simplifying our products, transforming our customer journeys, modernising our IT and networks and decommissioning legacy platforms. The Data & AI Architecture Team is underpinning this transformation by creating data as an asset - on par with our network, people and brands. Data & Analytics mission is to enable Value Stream tribes to access data and use data and analytics capabilities powerfully, by addressing the key challenges they face: feature-rich and scalable technologies; data availability and quality; the skills needed to make the most of it; and end to end governance
Within the Data & AI Architecture team the Platform Architect will be part of a horizontal function responsible for driving the GCP architecture and helping our customers with building creative solutions that provide business value. The Platform Architect will need to be hands on and will be responsible for driving POC's and solutions to help our customers deliver value based on our architecture principals.
The Platform Architecture team are looking for a variety of skills (Devops,Infra,Secops,Engineer,AI/ML) that can be used to support our transformation of moving from a centrally IT managed monolithic architecture to an SRE driven data mesh architecture within GCP. Ideal candidates will have a mix of architectural and hands on skills.
We are looking to build a horizontal capability for BT - treating Data as a strategic asset in the same way we do our network, our people and our brand. The job holder will use their architectural and engineering experience on cloud technologies to drive business outcomes, cost efficiency, technical performance and ensure BT provides the best experience for its customers.
What you'll be doing

• Driving the cloud architecture and supporting BT's data and analytics transformation, including defining patterns, standards and principles
• Challenging the Status Quo, keeping up with the latest industry trends and championing change
• Defining and driving hands on POC's, proving new service capabilities with regards performance and cost
• Use past experience to guide and inform other cloud engineers with regards solutions ensuring that engineers build based around common/standard frameworks
• Create and implements technical solutions for a domain or cross domains / portfolios of work within a specific technology area autonomously, understanding how solutions impact systems internally and/or externally and assessing impact of change.
• Provide technical quality assurance over work of other engineers
• Provide sound technical expertise to consult on significant component(s) of a technical solution within a specific domain or cross domain.
• Identify opportunities to improve standards of practice within a project, continuously enhancing ways of working.
• Deliver resolutions to problems that tend to be complex, cross-domain or of high impact to customers.

Experience required for the job

• You will come from a strong architectural background and be able to demonstrate experience in one of the following disciplines - Devops, Secops, Infra, Engineering or AI/ML
• A blend of hands on and traditional architectural experience is a must
• A willingness to learn and ability to adapt to change, is a must for the Architect. Alongside this the ideal Platform Architect would be someone who champions change , think outside of the box and challenges future vision
• You will have experience defining, designing and managing complex technical solutions across multiple domains, involving an extensive range of technologies.
• Have experience in defining, creating, documenting and managing solutions across a wide range of projects
• Understands and can intelligently articulate key concepts around data and across technical, commercial and experience design disciplines
• Understanding of and experience in building data analytics platforms on cloud technologies(Aws, Azure, GCP), with focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Certification in either GCP, AWS, Azure or another cloud
• Experience in architecting and developing data solutions using services made available on GCP (GCS, BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub etc) & utilising Infrastructure as Code (primarily Terraform).
• Understanding of technologies supporting Analytics, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Decisioning, Digital Marketing, AI, Machine Learning and Internet of Things. Any experience of Qlik, Pega, Unica or Vertix AI would be advantageous.

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 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.
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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 , please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.