Systems Engineer
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Job description
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., * 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.
Requirements
Do you have experience in TCP/IP?, * 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.
