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Senior Manager IP Address Strategy

Job Req ID:  37973
Posting Date:  9 Oct 2024
Function:  Engineering
Unit:  Networks
Location: 

Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Salary:  Competitive with great benefits

 

Career Grade: C

Internal Closing Date: 30/8/24 

Why this job matters

As more devices become connected to the internet, it is critical that we develop more addressing space for our customers and their devices.
To support this aim, BT has a strategy to move towards an IPv6 native network future – this role will own delivery of that strategy.
The role will have responsibility for an IP address strategy that covers all our connected services including broadband, mobile, TV and our business customer services globally. 
 

What you’ll be doing

•    Accountable for delivering and shaping BT’s IPv6 strategy
•    Make strategic investment & technology choices to deliver on the strategy 
•    Ensure the strategy is coordinated across CFU and other networks divisions
•    Lead and mentor a small team of network experts
•    Oversee BT’s IPv4 estate, ensuring efficient usage and reclamation as IPv4 usage gives way to IPv6
 

Skills and Experience

•    Story-telling with data: strong skills in building the case for change, drawing on data and analytical techniques where appropriate, and communicating this to business audiences
•    Business acumen: Knowledgeable in business strategy and the drivers of organisational performance, including people drivers of performance and financial literacy (e.g. business KPIs, business cases)
•    Excellent network engineering knowledge coupled with skills in software development leadership

Fantastic knowledge of IP address management, including management tools, automation and administration

Experience working in an ISP and large scale network design & management

Experience of the processes associated with managing IP addresses and working with the relevant organisations providing global IP address management services.
 

Benefits

•    15% on target bonus
•    Company car or £5,500 cash alternative
•    Private healthcare for self and family
•    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. ‘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.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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