Senior Operations Engineer
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Job Summary
JOB DETAILS
ROLE: Senior Operations Engineer (Infrastructure)
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time / Permanent
DEPARTMENT: BBC Technology and Media Operations
LOCATION: Pacific Quay Glasgow
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to 62250 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
As a Senior Operations Engineer (Infrastructure) at the BBC youll be at the heart of the systems that keep our broadcasting on air. Your role is vital in ensuring the reliability security and performance of the infrastructure and platforms behind our creative output. Youll manage and optimise core systems troubleshoot complex issues and deliver robust solutions to keep services resilient and scalable. Beyond day-to-day operations youll help drive automation and cloud adoption and play a key role in shaping the future of broadcasting.
Why Join the Team
Join BBC Scotlands Engineering team at Pacific Quay Glasgow supporting TV and radio output across Scotland. Youll work with engineers nationwide to keep these services on-air and online.
Our team is high-performing yet relaxedsupportive approachable and genuinely fun to work with. If you share the BBCs mission and want to help shape its future wed love to have you on board.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
Manage Core Infrastructure
Oversee BBC Scotlands server and storage estate (physical virtual and cloud). Perform upgrades manage resources and ensure robust monitoring and high availability.
Administer Team Tooling and Drive Automation
Manage the teams core tools including monitoring (CheckMK) configuration management (Ansible) and automation (Rundeck) as well as password manager and remote access solutions. Contribute to defining future tooling requirements and identifying opportunities for automation.
Incident Response and Recovery
Respond to service disruptions affecting broadcast-critical systems record actions accurately and implement measures to prevent recurrence.
Monitor and Support Broadcast Systems
Use diverse monitoring tools to identify and resolve complex issues across broadcast and IT platforms.
Communicate and Collaborate
Explain technical information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Act as a point of contact during post-incident reviews.
Develop Team Capability
Deliver training plans and provide guidance on IT and systems best practices
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential Criteria
Hands-on experience administering configuring and supporting virtualisation and storage platforms. (VMware vSphere StorNext Dell powerstore)
Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows Server operating systems in an enterprise environment including Active Directory DNS and networking.
Skilled in using monitoring tools for incident detection and prevention.
Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues under pressure ensuring uninterrupted service through disaster recovery and high-availability systems.
Capable of producing clear technical documentation and communicating system issues across engineering and editorial teams.
Desired (Not Required)
Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible and Rundeck and scripting for infrastructure management.
Knowledge of cloud platforms and hybrid infrastructure environments.
Knowledge of networking in audio/video environmentsfamiliarity with IP audio/video streaming protocols and networked media systems.
Experience in media or creative environmentsexposure to broadcast production or post-production workflows.
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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Change Management
- Software Deployment
- Cloud Infrastructure
- High Availability
- IaaS
- Firewall
- Linux
- Middleware
- Jboss
- Network Architecture
- Scripting
- Technical Support
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