Network Test Professional

Recruiter: Daniel McCarthy

Career Grade: E

Internal Closing Date: 5/7/2025 

With over 175 years of heritage, BT is now the flagship business brand of BT Group. We’ve brought together our best people and capabilities into a B2B powerhouse serving 1.2 million business customers internationally.

We’re a global leader for secure connectivity and collaboration platforms for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from big household names and government departments, right through to sole traders and new start-ups. But it’s not just the technology that matters, it’s what it can do to help them build stronger, smarter, more secure businesses.

We value diversity and inclusion and believe in making a positive impact. We connect for good by championing digital inclusion and equipping people, businesses, and communities with digital skills to thrive.

As a member of our team, you will be part of an organisation that celebrates difference, fosters innovation and provides you with opportunities to be your best. With millions of businesses relying on us daily, joining BT means you can be part of a diverse and multi-skilled team that makes a significant impact to society.

Why this job matters

The purpose of this role is to supports the delivery of engineering activities that contributes client technical requirements, deploying optimal networking and connectivity solutions that enable clients and the enterprise to achieve their operational and business goals.

As a Network Engineering Professional, you will be accountable for delivering comprehensive IP/VPN network designs for Business Connectivity platforms and/or customer-specific solutions, with a strong focus on test planning, execution, and validation to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.

Accountability:

• Design and Testing of new features into Business Connectivity platforms. 
• Point of contact for technical expertise technical leads within the team.
• Mentor and share knowledge with others and be a user of design tools.  
• Design and develop architecture patterns and testing methodologies for BT and/or its customers
• Support on resolving customer impacting issues regarding the overall network platform and/or customer solution.
• Solve problems that tend to arise from the interaction of single components and usually are complex and unknown related to the overall IP/VPN platform and/or customer solution and involve vendor interworking issues.
• Raise and resolve implementation issues with suppliers and other designers.
• Resolve in-life issues to overall network platform and/or customer solution, as appropriate.
• Work within a matrix team as appropriate within Business Connectivity.
• Support transformation; specifically in terms of automation

Leadership Accountabilities:

• Ensure learning and personal development are a core part of work.
• Role model the leadership behaviors as set out in the connected leaders framework
• Work with pride, honesty and integrity

Skills:

• Good working knowledge of IP/VPN technologies and vendors (Cisco/Juniper)
• Some insight into emerging network/software technologies.
• Experience developing network designs and testing.
• Some exposure to software engineering; specifically in solving network issues / activities.
• Experience in resolution of customer impacting network issues. 
• Demonstrated experience in designing and testing network solutions within a service provider environment
• Understanding of basic principle of CI/CD and tools such as Gitlab and put into practice.
• Working knowledge in Python, Bash, or Ansible for test automation.
• Working knowledge of firewalls, TSA compliance, and network security best practices. 
• Working knowledge of automation test frameworks such as Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and/or Robot Framework is desirable.
• Familiarity with test equipment such as IXIA IxNetwork, Spirent test Centre

Experience:

• Delivery of IP network design and executing comprehensive testing strategies
• Good demonstratable collaboration skills.
• Ability to learn / coach others within to change and develop an innovative, challenging, and supportive team culture.
• Experience with automated testing tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
• Relevant certifications such as CCNA or equivalent expertise.
• Desired qualifications include PCEP and ISTQB.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent experience.
• PCEP - Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer
• ISTQB®  Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

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.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

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