Senior Systems Engineer
BBC Media Action
JOB DETAILS
JOB TITLE: Senior Systems Engineer
JOB REF: 31320
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Technology Group
LOCATION: London – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £55,00 - £65,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
CLOSING DATE: 23:59 on Friday the 13th of March 2026
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.
Interview Process:
- 1 x hour Values based interview with technical questions
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
This exciting role sits in the BBC’s Technology & Media Operations group, which delivers the technology requirements of the BBC across broadcast, enterprise, and digital to the strategy set by the business.
Reporting into the Procurement Systems Engineering manager, the role, working in partnership with third parties and peers supporting the broader corporate systems landscape, will be responsible for overseeing the implementation, management, and optimisation of the Procurement systems within the BBC, largely SAP and SAP partner solutions. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring that our procurement solutions align with business objectives and deliver value to the BBC.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
You will be joining a small, established team that work well together in a rapidly developing and transformative space. You will have the opportunity to pick up new skills and Best Practice ways of working which help drive efficiency and Value for Money. The team are currently engaged in an exciting transformation in the Finance and Procurement space, which you will be a contributor to.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Acting as a Co-ordinator for Small/Medium technical changes, clarifying requirements submitted by BBC Business Users and managing a change process followed by an outsourced technology provider, including Documentation Review, Technical Build, Testing Cycles, Production Deployment and Post Go-Live support
- Acting as a trusted team member for larger projects with technical change elements, working closely with Project Management and Project Stakeholders to deliver timely, high quality outcomes
- Building relationships with Internal and External stakeholders, offering support and influence focussed on best practice, achievable goals
- Working with Outsourced Technology partners and Internal Stakeholders to support the resolution of Incidents at varied severity levels
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Extensive experience with Source to pay system landscapes, including understanding how best-practice configurations align with business processes and providing guidance to a wide range of technical and functional stakeholders.
- Experience with the following software: SAP Ariba (Guided Buying, Sourcing, Contracting, SLP, Risk, Managed Gateway), SAP Contract Intelligence powered by Icertis, SAP ECC6 (MM), SAP MDG, Opentext VIM/CC4S,
- Experience reviewing Technical and Functional Documentation, identifying and revising based on quality, clarity and completeness
- Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels, translating and imparting technical concepts into audience relevant information
- Understanding the necessity of security, access control and segregation of duties in system design
DESIRED
- Experience with the following software: SAP S/4 Hana (MM), SAP Netweaver Portal, SAP Fiori, SAP Signavio, SAP Joule, SAP Walkme
- Awareness of regulatory compliance requirements in Public Sector Procurement
- Experience with External Audit processes
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.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
Redeployment
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.
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
Here you will benefit from:
• 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 pension scheme 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.
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.
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: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
