Kubernetes Platform Engineer

　　Job Req ID: 28704

　　Posting Date: 18 Jan 2024

　　Function: Software Engineering

　　Location:

　　Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom

　　Salary: Competitive with Great Benefits

　　Why this job matters

　　Our ambition is to become the world’s most trusted connector of people, devices, and machines. BT Networks plays a key role in this ambition, and many of our core network features and functions are moving to cloud, taking advantage of the scalability, flexibility, and collaborative benefits of cloud. Kubernetes is a key component of our strategy in this area.

　　This role can be based in either BT's Manchester or Ipswich site and follows hybrid working

　　What you’ll be doing

　　Design and development: Working closely with an agile development team of Kubernetes engineers to co-design and develop a Kubernetes managed service for telco functions within a high security private cloud environment.

　　Automation: Automating cluster deployment, scaling, and management using infrastructure as code (IaC) and container orchestration tools. Collaborating with development teams on infrastructure deployment best practices, encompassing CI/CD pipelines and related frameworks such as Terraform, Jenkins, and Ansible.

　　Operations: Utilising a DevOps approach, providing documentation and incident escalation support to operations teams to facilitate brilliant in life service and incident management of the Kubernetes managed service.

　　Integration: Building a deep understanding of varied software spanning security, logging, monitoring, cloud infrastructure, networks, and how best to integrate these into a cohesive platform solution.

　　Innovation and Evaluation: Contributing to the exploration of cutting-edge technologies through the deployment of new technology proof-of-concept projects related to Kubernetes, participation in their assessment, and development into an in-life service.

　　The skills you’ll need

　　Communication: Adept communicator facilitating effective collaboration within and across engineering and delivery teams, with a demonstrated ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

　　Cloud engineering: Proficient in developing Terraform, Ansible, and Python in a cloud environment with an emphasis on developing robust, scalable, and maintainable infrastructure.

　　Networking: Working knowledge of IP networking, routing, switching, and firewall principles and protocols. Experience with SDN, DPDK and SR-IOV would be a plus.

　　Security tools and practices: Configuration of PKI, certificates, HashiCorp Vault, and software supply chain security, in the conte xt of cloud and Kubernetes environments.

　　CI/CD: Expertise in integrating with a GitOps workflow, employing infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices. Proficient in implementing CI/CD pipelines to ensure consistent, automated deployments.

　　Experience you’ll have

　　5+ years’ experience of IT with a focus on engineering

　　3 years Kubernetes experience, at least 1 year managing Kubernetes infrastructure

　　Private cloud (particularly OpenStack) experience desirable but not essential

　　Development experience with, but not limited to Terraform, Ansible, Python, Golang

　　Have worked with Ubuntu Linux on virtual and physical server

　　Benefits

　　At BT, we entertain, educate, and empower millions of people every single day. We’re a brand built on connecting people – whether that’s friends, family, businesses, or communities. Working here, you’ll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but – more than that – you’ll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration, and inclusivity, that takes a genuine and proactive interest in your progress and development.

　　Competitive salary

　　10% on target bonus

　　BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%

　　25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service

　　Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan

　　World-class training and development opportunities

　　Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

　　Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages

　　Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop

　　About us

　　BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

　　Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

　　We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

　　We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

　　This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

　　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.

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