Project R&D Engineer EXTEND
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Job Summary
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Research & Development
LOCATION: Salford 2 days a week Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 48500 - 58500 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Interviews will be conducted in January
Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
BBC EXTEND
This role is advertised as part of ourBBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010) or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. Youre broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments and medical conditions such as Cancer HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.
We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process or have any questions about our Extend programme please contact.
The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.
If youd like more information on BBC Extend please visit theBBC Extend webpage. EX2324
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC R&D has been at the forefront of broadcast technology innovation since the founding of public service broadcasting in the UK. As a Project R&D Engineer youll join our Scaled Infrastructure Systems team to design develop and test advanced server and networking software and hardware that will underpin the BBCs next generation of media production and delivery systems.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Scaled Infrastructure Systems is a small friendly and collaborative research team where your ideas and contributions can have a real impact. Youll work in a modern well-equipped environment with hands on access to cutting-edge and pre-release datacentre hardware working to shape the BBCs future infrastructure. The role offers the chance to learn experiment and grow while collaborating closely with passionate colleagues working on a broad spectrum of R&D projects that push the boundaries of public service broadcasting.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Design develop and maintain core features of BBC R&Ds innovative OpenStack cloud platform supporting the departments diverse research and experimentation needs including live uncompressed UHD video support 400Gb/s networking and PTP timing.
Contribute to research and prototyping activities exploring emerging technologies (such as Ampere CPUs Coherent Optics NVIDIA GPUs and DPUs) and helping to shape the future direction of the BBCs infrastructure strategy.
Drive automation scalability and security across infrastructure services using modern deployment orchestration and configuration management tools.
Implement robust monitoring observability and alerting solutions to ensure the ongoing health performance and reliability of systems and services.
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary R&D teams providing expertise tooling and support to accelerate innovation and promote the effective adoption of shared platform capabilities.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Linux Knowledge: Proficient in using and troubleshooting Linux-based environments using command line tools (such as Ubuntu Debian or Rocky Linux). Preferably with exposure to containerisation and components such as systemd.
Networking Fundamentals: Understanding of IP networking concepts including IPv4 subnetting Layer 2/Layer 3 protocols and LAN/WAN architectures.
Software Development: Experience with Python or similar languages with a demonstrable interest in developing tools automation scripts or system integrations.
Version Control: Competent in using Git for source code management including experience working on a shared codebase with a team.
Debugging Experience: Competent in using situation-appropriate debug tools to identify and resolve complex technical problems. For example ping/tcpdump gdb ELK log collection Grafana dashboards etc.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
Deployment Automation: Experience with infrastructure automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible Puppet Terraform or Kubernetes.
Cloud & Virtualisation: Experience operating cloud back-end technologies and virtualisation platforms including OpenStack libvirt Ceph LXC/LXD/Incus or similar.
Pre-Release Technology: Experience working with pre-release hardware and collaborating with vendors to understand and resolve issues.
Kernel & Low-Level Development: Interest or experience in Linux kernel-level programming (including BPF) device drivers or performance tuning.
Advanced Networking: Understanding of routing and switching concepts including hands-on experience with Arista or Cisco hardware and knowledge of BGP EVPN/VXLAN multicast or PTP.
Security & Secrets Management: Understanding of infrastructure security practices secrets storage PKI management and credential handling.
Monitoring & Observability: Exposure to system and network monitoring solutions such as SNMP Prometheus or Grafana including metrics visualization and alerting.
Systems Management: Knowledge of core infrastructure services (TFTP DHCP DNS) and out-of-band management interfaces (Redfish IPMI).
Before your start date you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Vendor Management
- Design Controls
- C/C++
- FDA Regulations
- Intellectual Property Law
- ISO 13485
- Research Experience
- SolidWorks
- Research & Development
- Internet Of Things
- Product Development
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