Python Job: Systems Engineer

The BBC leads the world in digital broadcasting and BBC Northern Ireland has made a major contribution to that development along with the introduction of state of the art production, editing, transmission and business reporting systems. This has been made possible by the expertise of our integrated technology and operations groups combined with a strong, professional management team. BBC NI is a national broadcaster producing a full range of award winning programmes for Television, Radio and Online for both Network and Regional output.

This role sits within Technology Support and providing 3rd line support for key broadcast IT systems.

The successful candidate will work closely with our Principle and Senior Systems Engineers to support a multi-platform broadcasting environment with a diverse range of applications and technologies. They will also work closely with the Front-Line Support teams.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge/experience and interest in the following:

• Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (Server & Client), Linux OS and Apple Macintosh OSX

• Server and Desktop hardware Installation, Configuration & fault finding
• Virtualisation technologies like Hyper-V
• Basic scripting, in PowerShell, Python or similar for system maintenance and automation
• Software Development (C++ and C# preferred)
• Software revision control systems (Subversion, Git, etc)
• Industrial or Broadcast device control and configuration systems

• Traditional Broadcast systems, protocols, and methods of signal transmission and distribution
• IT network technologies LAN/WAN, TCP/IP etc.
• Active Directory management
• Anti-Virus & GDPR

Knowledge/Experience in the following would also be beneficial (though not essential)

• Transmission of broadcast Video and Audio over IP networks (SMPTE standards), and network timing (PTP).
• Video and Audio codecs and DPP standards
• Audio and Video Editing Workflows
• DevOps tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, etc.
• Campus and datacentre LAN topologies, network routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP
• Network routers, switches and firewalls

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Band: C

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Location: Belfast

You are eligible to apply for an internal role if you are either on a BBC Continuing (Permanent) contract, a BBC Fixed Term contract, a casual contract or freelance contract and you have worked continuously for 6 months.

Only internal staff are eligible to apply for the role on an attachment basis. You need to be on a continuing (permanent) or fixed-term contract. You need to have worked for the BBC for more than one year and will also need permission from your line manager. You can find out more on our attachments page.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Please note that the application process will require you to upload a CV and complete the online questionnaire(s). There is no requirement to attach a covering letter or complete the additional careers hub fields (Personal Statement/Skills/Portfolio sections).

The BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across our sites. Until further notice, all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

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