THE ROLE

To support the Business’ growth plans, we are looking for a Senior Broadcast Engineer to help us deliver major projects across Scheduling, Languaging, Content Supply, Centralised & Edge/Cloud Playout, Encoding and Satellite & IP/AWS Distribution.

The role will report to the Principal Technical Architect and work closely with the Engineering team, liaising with key Sales, Business and Projects leads, and work directly with Suppliers and Customers. Working in a fast-paced environment, and around and on live broadcast services, accuracy and attention to detail is paramount.

The role will also include:

Developing and expanding existing solutions to deliver new business requirements. 

Working with the business to capture requirements and provide indicative costs & designs, to drive commercial opportunities forward.

Working iteratively to develop designs and work collaboratively to deliver the new services - supporting the expansion of our linear broadcast streams.

This may range from launching a new customer or channel on an existing platform; delivering a change of technology or supplier system within a platform; through to the replacement of a legacy multi-customer platform.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

Key Criteria

Strong background in broadcast engineering or technical operations within a commercial environment  Experience leading the requirements gathering, design, and delivery of technical systems and services Experience changing or delivering a solution across multiple suppliers Experience of AWS Cloud, Edge Playout and IP-based linear distribution Experience of linear playout, and/or encoding and distribution, preferably tier 1 and live channels Experience gathering customer requirements and communicating complex technical systems Ability to structure and plan changes and wider projects with in-house and external teams Experience leading the delivery of projects into BAU operation and support Knowledge of IP networking and InfoSec fundamentals for broadcast environments Ability to document and draw technical solutions, diagrams and test scripts

Desirable 

Knowledge of Codecs, DAI, SCTE104/35 and ad-insertion Knowledge of Subtitle and Audio Languaging processes Knowledge of broadcast file formats and file delivery systems

LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS

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

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found

BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?

We offer a competitive salary package Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance  26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more  Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

The role will occasionally require out of hours cover.
Job Reference: 17628
Band: D 
Salary: up to 56,233 plus London Weighting Allowance (£5,319) depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding. 
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