Systems Engineer

BBC Studios Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A media company in London seeks a Linux Systems Engineer to automate system provisioning and management. You will develop configuration scripts in a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate has expertise in Linux systems, proficiency in Bash, and experience with configuration management tools like Ansible. Competitive salary between £43,000 - £53,000 with flexible working arrangements and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave with option to buy 5 extra days

Defined pension scheme

Discounted health care and gym

Qualifications

• Expertise in operating and troubleshooting Linux systems.
• Proficiency in Bash and one other scripting language.
• Experience with Ansible/Puppet for configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Automate system provisioning and compliance in Linux.
• Develop configuration management scripts using Ansible.
• Provide second line support for systems and applications.

Skills

Operating and troubleshooting Linux systems

Bash scripting

Configuration management with Ansible/Puppet

Site Reliability Engineering awareness

Knowledge of HTTPD, NGINX, DNS

Job description

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Digital Distribution

LOCATION: London Broadcasting House, London the Light House – Hybrid 2 days a week in the office

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £43,000 - £53,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Join the Digital Distribution Live Site team. We are responsible for the provisioning, configuration management and operational running of a number of key public‑facing systems supporting many of the best‑known BBC offerings.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As part of a supportive, forward‑thinking team, you'll work with industry standard technologies, collaborate with cross‑functional teams and enjoy opportunities for professional growth and development.

The role is ideal for someone looking to broaden their experiences of supporting servers at scale, troubleshooting complex issues, and maintaining high‑traffic production systems, whilst finding opportunities to introduce new concepts.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• The automation of system provisioning, OS patching and compliance in a Linux environment.
• Developing and maintaining configuration management scripts and modules using Ansible and Puppet.
• Managing deployments at scale for both on‑premise and remote sites
• The issuance, secure handling and deployment of x509 certificates
• Regular collaboration with neighbouring engineering/product groups
• Proactive second line support for a range of systems and application stacks, including participation in an on‑call rota.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Expertise in operating and troubleshooting Linux systems and related command‑line tooling. Proficiency in Bash and one or more other scripting language e.g. Python
• Experienced in Linux system provisioning, with proficiency in configuration management tools such as Ansible/Puppet and a solid understanding of deployment practices.
• Awareness of Site Reliability Engineering principles and a willingness to promote these.
• Sound working knowledge of httpd, NGINX, HTTPS, PKI, DNS, TCP/IP (v4 and v6) and Git.
• Preparedness to work in a small team in a high‑profile environment with large traffic volumes.

DESIRED:

• Some experience of working with Agile (Scrum/Kanban) methodologies.
• Comfortable working with older legacy services with minimal documentation if needed
• Rudimentary knowledge of Amazon Web Services

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.

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

This is your BBC

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.

Life at BBC

• 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 pensionscheme 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’d 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.