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Job Introduction BBC Digital Distribution (DD) is an exciting and pivotal area that powers all BBC Online services providing state of the art technology, multi-vendor cloud and distribution services as well as in-house products and tools that deliver the BBC App / website you interact with to get the latest news or see the latest Football score or whether it is going to rain or be sunny in the morning or see a programme on iPlayer to relax after a hard day's work. The Monitoring Team ensures your and the rest of UK population's experience of BBC web products is never compromised and you have a wow experience of BBC online every time. The Monitoring Team is responsible for the development of in-house tools, dashboards, products and 3rd party monitoring solutions enabling end to end monitoring ofthe entire chain of BBC Online services that is from networks, systems, applications all the way to audio and video streams as well as user experience of these streams whether on cloud or on-premise using state of the art technology, big data (analytics and challenges including capturing data, data storage, data analysis, visualization) as well as potential for Predictive Analytics. These tools as well as being used by product teams that develop iPlayer, bbc.co.uk, News, Sport, Weather and Broadcast Engineering are used by our 24 7 NOC team who monitor BBC's online products. Role Responsibility As a Principal Engineer, you will beresponsible for building sound architecture,leading the design and development of high quality, secure, scalable, full stack technical productsdelivered by both internal and 3 rd party teams. You'll be contributing hands on across while leadingTechnical deliveryof Software/ technical ProjectsUsingAgile methodology with the team including hands onPlanning, prioritising, running stand-ups, sprints, Scrum/Kanban or other flavours, management of backlogs etc Further responsibilities include - Contributing to the vision and long-term strategy in your domain of expertiseas well as contributehands on as and where necessary includingwrite code, run stand-ups, support end users, diagnose issues in production, perform code reviews, plan releases, build deployment pipelines etc Accountabilityfor process optimisation, policy, tooling and setting appropriate Frameworkto keep BBC products and services reliable, highly available, efficient and operating at scale - this includes process/framework associated with Development, DevOps, Release mechanisms, Operations, Pipelines, Automation, use of open-source products etc Defining, teaching and fosteringbest practicessuch as Ci/CD, TDD, pair/mob programming etc within the team andmentoringother engineers to grow, share knowledge and adopt best practices Are you the right candidate? We're really open to who you are and what you've done. We are keen to speak with people who have experience engineering, developing and supporting systems with modern tools both on-prem and in the cloud and those whocan think outside the box. What are are ideally looking for: Several years hands on knowledge, competence and understanding of following technologieswith ability to seek out new technologies, tools and methodologies to keep BBC in forefront of technology as well as efficient processes: AWS/Cloud, Python/ Go, Linux or its flavours, Open-source software in particular TICK stack/Grafana/ Alerta/AWX/ Kapacitor or similar Extensive broad, hands-on technical experienceencompassingthree out of followingsix disciplinesto enableintuitive technology and technical decision making and choice of technical direction and best solution backed by your vast experience- software engineering, operations, testing, DevOps, Architecture, Systems Engineering, performance and large-scale engineering Package Description Band: D Contract type: Continuing Location: London / Manchester Any offer of employment is conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK The successful candidate will be expected to work from the BBC office one/two days per week 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 (1 of 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. About the BBC 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic 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

University of the Arts London (UAL) is a world-leading creative university for teaching and research in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is made up of six renowned colleges and hosts several institutes that further the university's mission and social purpose. Under the leadership of our new President and Vice-Chancellor, we are designing the University around social purpose; through the students and ideas we send out into the world, and the partnerships we build to achieve social, environmental, and economic progress. UAL has a new strategy which sets out the way UAL is responding to a changed world since our last strategy. We believe the world needs creativity, and our new strategy outlines how we will continue to bring creativity to the world. The AV Architect is an exciting new role within the Technology Senior Management Team, where you will champion an enterprise focus for the design of AV solutions and define university wide AV architectural design principles. You will get the opportunity to lead on the planning, development and implementation of Core AV and Digital Media services across the University, identifying potential solution/infrastructure/platform needs as well as developing a cross UAL network of AV specialists, bringing together ideas, plans and innovation within a strategic roadmap. Experience Demonstrable experience in AV system design and development Experience of using and supporting AV architectures including digital control, switching solutions and signal processing. Substantial experience of providing Audio Visual technical support in a large, networked environment, and knowledge of networking hardware and protocols, IoT, streaming protocols, video codecs, Dante An understanding in the design and conception of teaching space, the alignment of space design to different pedagogies and best practice in the use of technology (including technologies beyond AV) Experience of working in a Senior Management IT delivery role Experience of adapting services to meet customer's needs and identifying ways of improving standards. Strong stakeholder management experience, along with high level, proven inter-personal and communication skills, and an ability to lead, motivate and inspire a team Experience or enthusiasm for emerging XR (AR, MR, VR) is highly beneficial As an employer of choice, the University of the Arts London offers an extensive benefits package including: Competitive salary package £55,421 - £74,744 per annum dependent on experience 34 days annual leave plus public holidays Competitive pension package A healthy work-life balance for all employees For more information and to apply, please visit the website Hays Technology have been retained by the UAL to manage the recruitment of this role. For all enquiries, please contact Stephen Turner at Hays Technology.

Purpose of Position This Applications Analyst is an information technology professional who will manage the coordination of new software application implementations and existing applications and upgrades for the organisation. Reporting to the End User Support Manager, the role of Applications Analyst is responsible for maintaining of software applications through best practice Responsibilities Collaborate on the installation, configuration and deployment of new applications, systems software, products and enhancements to the existing applications throughout the enterprise Collaborate with applications specialists, designers and business owners in the testing of new software programs and applications Ensure that new software integration into company systems meets functional requirements, system compliance and interface specifications Liaise with software suppliers for prompt rectification of any issues, problems or emergencies Manage compliance with the Corporate Policies including Information Security, SOX and Records management. Collaborate with the IT Outsourcer and ensure that applications make effective use of infrastructure Monitors application resilience and recommends changes to improve the reliability, scalability, security and performance of all system applications. GENERAL DUTIES: Communications · Act as a liaison between technical resources and customers, providing problem solving and intermediary activities for applications Change request tool (Serena) · Provide updates to users · Act as a delegated authority, transitioning problem items within the Applications Team · Update approvers and responsibilities in the SBM Management console with the support of the Applications Team System Administration · Monitor third-party non-CSC managed applications for new security patches · Deploy updates for non-CSC managed third-party applications · Run reports of applications and hardware · Ensure that license counts are within boundaries · Remote removal of software, which is not authorized, using PDQ · Act as primary point of contact for applications related activities from the Patching and Vulnerability Team and Vulnerability Management Forum · Provide remediation activities where appropriate · Perform security reviews on applications Education/Experience Experience working in Application development and management of applications · Knowledge of working with or administering an enterprise application · Excellent understanding of all office apps, especially Excel · Ability to quickly adapt to new applications Education/Training · Degree in Business or Information Technology or equivalent combination of education and experience · Understanding of remote administration, especially through command line · Knowledge of registry administration · Knowledge of database administration, specifically Microsoft SQL · Knowledge of web server technologies, specifically IIS and Apache Personal attributes · Ability to work with information technology teams, skills include technical knowledge of the software services used by the organisation and project management experience · Self-starter, self-motivated ability to work independently · Good team player · Comfortable with working across business disciplines · Good interpersonal skills; competency to liaise with a variety of business users · Personal commitment and dedication to delivering a first class service · Application of proven communication and problem solving skills to guide and assist the user group on issues to the design, development and deployment of mission critical information and software systems. · Effective communication skills with technical and non-technical users using written, audio and visual forms of communication Other Requirements · Knowledge at the intermediate level of systems architecture and design, systems analysis, and project management · Experience in working with major software vendors in procurement or support · Understanding of network technologies We endeavour to reply to all applications, however, if you haven`t heard from us within 7 days, you have been unsuccessful with this particular role. You are very welcome to apply to future advertisements placed by Grafters Recruitment Consultants / Grafters Accountancy Personnel