Powershell Engineer

Package Description

Job Reference: 21687

Band: C

Salary: Up to £42,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: 4 month Fixed Term Contract / Attachment 

Location: Office Base is flexible with visits to London twice per month. (This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working)

Role is mapped to Junior System Engineer on our Career Path Framework. 

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack. 

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

Job Introduction

We are seeking an experienced PowerShell Developer to design, develop, and maintain our automation scripts and tools. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in scripting and automation, as well as experience in system administration and software development.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automating administrative tasks and processes.
• Work closely with IT and development teams to understand automation needs and create efficient solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to PowerShell scripts and automation processes.
• Create and maintain documentation for PowerShell scripts and automation processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of automation solutions.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and best practices in PowerShell scripting and automation.

Are you the right candidate?

• Proven experience as a PowerShell Developer or similar role
• Strong knowledge of PowerShell scripting language and automation techniques
• Familiarity with other scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) would be advantageous
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and with Windows Server and Active Directory would be beneficial
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Evidence of PowerShell or related courses attended along with PowerShell scripts that you have written, and demonstrations of some code would be ideal

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.

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 here.

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.

Package Description

Job Reference: 21687

Band: C

Salary: Up to £42,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract type: 4 month Fixed Term Contract / Attachment 

Location: Office Base is flexible with visits to London twice per month. (This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working)

Role is mapped to Junior System Engineer on our Career Path Framework. 

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack. 

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

Job Introduction

We are seeking an experienced PowerShell Developer to design, develop, and maintain our automation scripts and tools. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in scripting and automation, as well as experience in system administration and software development.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automating administrative tasks and processes.
• Work closely with IT and development teams to understand automation needs and create efficient solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to PowerShell scripts and automation processes.
• Create and maintain documentation for PowerShell scripts and automation processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of automation solutions.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and best practices in PowerShell scripting and automation.

Are you the right candidate?

• Proven experience as a PowerShell Developer or similar role
• Strong knowledge of PowerShell scripting language and automation techniques
• Familiarity with other scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) would be advantageous
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and with Windows Server and Active Directory would be beneficial
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Evidence of PowerShell or related courses attended along with PowerShell scripts that you have written, and demonstrations of some code would be ideal

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.

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 here.

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.

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