Reliability Engineering Specialist, Policy
BT Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bristol • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Own and be accountable for the build, operation & maintenance of packet core platforms in our innovation labs including inputting to delivery plans, integration of platforms.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams within Mobile including Design, Operations, Development, Quality Assurance & Leading technical discussions and investigations across mobile core networks.
- Support incident, change, problem, risk, and vulnerability management.
- Tracing network issues and investigating dataflows using network tools available (CNOM/Wireshark/NetScout)
- Drive and maintain alignment of the Test Environments with reference to the live EE network
- Champion and drive continuous improvement for the service that we offer to our key stakeholders – Test, Design and Operations.
- Promoting and encouraging effective automation solutions for our mobile core.
- Work co-operatively with other business communities and third parties, to improve service performance, quality, and customer experience.
- Lead the config changes with CICD pipeline and drive the successful implementation within all of the Labs environments.
- Line manage a small squad (typically 2–6 engineers) comprising L2/L3 engineers and specialists.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of Cloud Native Core.
- Strong understanding of 5G/LTE architecture, Policy Control Function (PCF) call flows, and protocols (BGP, PFCP, GTPv2, Diameter, SIP).
- Linux administration (OEL/RedHat), networking design/operations, MySQL DB, and Kubernetes administration/troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in Ansible, Terraform, Git, Jenkins, Python, and Unix Shell scripting.
- Familiarity with OSS tools and tracing systems (CNOM, Wireshark, Prometheus, Netscout).
- Knowledge of network security, firewall implementations, and vulnerability management.
- Experience implementing reliability engineering and automation for patching, deployment, and maintenance.
- Line management experience in an operational context, with strong vendor/stakeholder management and clear communication skills.
Benefits
- On target 10% on target bonus
- BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
- From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
- Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
- 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
- 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
- 2 weeks carer’s leave
- World-class training and development opportunities
- Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Cloud Native Core5G architectureLTE architecturePolicy Control Function (PCF)BGPPFCPGTPv2DiameterSIPLinux administration
Soft skills
line managementvendor managementstakeholder managementcommunicationcollaborationcontinuous improvementproblem managementrisk managementincident managementchange management