Principle System Engineer
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time.
DEPARTMENT: HIPE
LOCATION: London - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 56700 - 66700 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
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.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To lead the development and delivery of infrastructure automation and analytics solutions that enhance operational efficiency across BBC platforms. The role focuses on building resilient scalable systems using modern DevOps practices enabling data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join a forward-thinking Automation & Analytics team thats transforming how BBC operates behind the scenes. Youll work on high-impact initiativesfrom patch orchestration to real-time reportingusing cutting-edge tools and cloud-native technologies. We foster a culture of experimentation ownership and technical excellence.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Define and own the automation and analytics roadmap for infrastructure services.
Lead design and delivery of automation frameworks supporting IaaS server support DBA and other BBC teams.
Ensure alignment with BBC enterprise architecture and technology strategy.
Plan design integrate and test automation solutions for VM lifecycle containerisation and infrastructure orchestration.
Oversee acceptance testing of new installations ensuring documentation and test logs are maintained.
Partner with vendors and suppliers to deliver robust scalable solutions.
Provide technical advice across projects and products shaping automation and analytics solutions.
Collaborate with product managers developers engineers and operations teams to identify use cases and deliver efficiencies.
Communicate strategy plans and progress to stakeholders tailoring messages to diverse audiences.
Introduce emerging technologies (e.g. Kubernetes Terraform Grafana VMware Aria Ops) to improve automation and analytics capabilities.
Lead retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives to refine delivery processes.
Drive Infrastructure-as-Code adoption across teams reducing manual operations.
Mentor coach and manage senior developers and engineers within the Automation & Analytics team.
Champion collaboration psychological safety and inclusive team practices.
Contribute to recruitment development and performance management of team members.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Proven experience designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform Ansible/AAP/AWX Packer Jenkins Git.
Deep knowledge of VMware ESXi/vCenter/NSX OpenShift Virtualisation KVM Nutanix and hypervisor lifecycle management.
Expertise in Docker Kubernetes OpenShift administration orchestration and scaling.
Proficiency in Python PowerShell YAML with familiarity in Java/JavaScript for automation tooling.
Experience with analytics dashboards and reporting tools (Grafana Tableau VMware Aria Ops).
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
Experience representing BBC in external working groups or with suppliers.
Knowledge of broadcast/datacentre infrastructure installations (power environment space layout).
Familiarity with cloud computing disciplines (IaaS PaaS SaaS NaaS).
Experience managing third-party service delivery.
Exposure to AWS Azure or GCP.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Key Skills
- Enterprise Software
- SAP Warehouse Management
- AWS
- Solution Architecture
- SAP EWM
- SAP Finance & Controlling
- SAP Supply Chain Management
- SAP S/4HANA
- Enterprise Sales
- Pre-sales
- Management Consulting
- Oracle
About Company
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