Senior Systems Engineer - EXTEND

BBC Studios Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to enhance their Content Digitisation systems within the Archives Technology & Services team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Linux systems, experience with networking and broadcast technologies, and the ability to translate requirements into technical solutions. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with one of the world's largest media archives and contribute to its innovation and reliability. The position is based in London with a full-time commitment.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

25 days annual leave plus options

Pension scheme

Discounted healthcare and gym

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Linux systems engineering.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering with broadcast experience.
• Experience with networking and server/storage systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and maintain broadcast and archive systems.
• Ensure interoperability between various environments.
• Collaborate with vendors and stakeholders.
• Provide engineering support for systems.
• Monitor system performance and data integrity.

Skills

Linux systems engineering

Systems Engineering

Networking

Server/storage architectures

Infrastructure management

Problem-solving

Education

BEng or MSc in relevant field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Archives Technology & Services, BBC Technology & Media Operations
LOCATION: London - Broadcast Centre - Engineers are expected to be on-site at least 3 days a week
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £60,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

BBC EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC 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. You’re 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 [e-mail].

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the work face 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.

To read more about BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. EX2324

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer with a strong background in broadcast and archive engineering to join our Operations & Software Engineering Team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and innovation of our Content Digitisation systems in Library & Curatorial Services (L&CS), media asset management platforms, and long‑term content archives. The ideal candidate will be both a hands‑on technical expert and a collaborative partner across Operations, project work and working with our Architecture, Product & Development Teams.

Why join the team: Archives Technology & Services is responsible for managing the BBC’s vast and varied content catalogue, with a hundred years of heritage and hundreds of hours of new content every day. We build and operate systems and services to store and manage one of the world’s largest media archives, and to make it easy to find and reuse our content in new programmes. We have great people, world class content and cutting‑edge technology. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of one of the world’s great media archives at a time when we are aiming to transform our platform and operations.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Design, integrate, and maintain broadcast, storage, and archive systems to meet operational and strategic needs.
• Ensure interoperability between production, post‑production, and archive environments.
• Take part in agile ceremonies, such as stand‑ups, retros, and backlog reviews to ensure work streams are carefully monitored and delivery needs met.
• Collaborate effectively with vendors, development teams, product managers and stakeholders to meet the business’ technical requirements.
• Provide engineering support for broadcast and archive systems, diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues, monitoring system performance, availability and data integrity across broadcast and archival workflows.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven experience in Linux systems engineering, in the form of a recognised qualification (to BEng or MSc level) or equivalent experience.
• Have a proven understanding of Systems Engineering ideally with experience of broadcast and supporting on‑prem and cloud systems.
• Networking (IP, multicast, VLANs) and server/storage architectures (SAN, NAS, LTO, object storage).
• Configure and deploy infrastructure, scripts, orchestration & monitoring to ensure the stability and visibility of systems and services.
• Experience translating project, user and product requirements into technical solutions.

DESIRED:

• Experience with cloud‑based storage and archive solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP) desirable.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to manage and prioritise workloads in line with fast‑moving business and operational priorities.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience providing cover in an on‑call rota.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

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Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values‑based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’ll be happy to discuss: [e-mail]

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.