Job Req ID: 59295
Posting Date: 4th June 2026
Function: Network Cloud
Location: Manchester / Ipswich / London
Closing Date: 18th June 2026
Network Cloud is BT’s Private Cloud team, responsible for the majority of BT’s on-premise compute, storage and Data centre networking services. In close collaboration with application teams across Fixed, Mobile, Openreach, Protect BT and others, we design build and manage the cloud platforms that support our on-premise Network functions including our mobile and voice cores. As a large scale operator we are responsible for multiple private datacentres, thousands of physical machines and switches which underpin services which are critical to our UK and Global customers.
You are the Technical Lead for this very important Cloud Platform. This role reports to the Network Cloud Director and is a key member of the Network Cloud Leadership team. The role guides decisions for Network Cloud Fabric and Architecture and ensures optimised design and long term scalability of our platforms.
In this role you will be responsible for the design, stability and optimisation of the Network Cloud platforms. Working with a matrixed engineering team you will be responsible for the design of all layers of the infrastructure stack including networking, compute, hypervisors, storage, Kubernetes, and operating systems. This is a multi-technology platform consisting of Openstack, VMware, Kubernetes, Juniper and Cisco Networking, multiple server and storage solutions and a range of automation tools.
You will be working closely with stakeholders throughout BT Group to ensure that the Network Cloud platforms meets our business needs with specific emphasis on optimising for performance and availability.
This role is hybrid (3 days in office) in one of the following locations: Manchester / London / (Ipswich for existing BT colleagues only)
BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.
BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.
Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.
We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.
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