Key Engineering Position
This position involves the design, implementation and automation of digital services on web, mobile and streaming media.
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Job Requirements
* Experience with platform engineering technologies is necessary.
* Able to work in a flexible hybrid working environment.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is seeking an experienced engineer to join its Digital Product team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and automating delivery systems for digital services on web, mobile and streaming media.
Key Responsibilities:
* Improve system reliability and quality through monitoring, reporting and fault resolution on supported platforms.
* Have detailed technical knowledge of ABC Digital Product systems and services, including an understanding of business usage.
* Build a centre of excellence for CDN operation and maintenance for Digital Product, promoting consistent application of caching for optimal balance of throughput, cost and security of content delivery.
* Prioritise and improve security aspects of systems. Co-ordinate with cybersecurity teams to ensure all vulnerabilities are captured and addressed.
* Provide an escalation point for operational support to users of the ABC digital product systems, including content distribution and publishing systems, mobile and streaming media services.
* Actively contribute to the implementation of infrastructure and services for the delivery of ABC content on digital platforms, including web, mobile and streaming media.
About You:
* Relevant tertiary qualifications, industry certifications and/or industry experience.
* Current knowledge and a keen interest in the Internet and media industry.
* Highly developed problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate, diagnose and solve complex web content and streaming media delivery problems.
* Demonstrated experience in supporting the online delivery of content and applications, including content management systems, search engines, communication platform and other web services.
* Experience using Amazon Web Services products and supporting Linux and "LAMP" based systems is highly desirable.
* Proficiency in common scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Shell or PHP is desirable.
* Experience supporting and managing products delivered by CDN services, such as Akamai, for the delivery of streaming media and web assets is highly desirable.
* Experience with common DevOps tools, such as Datadog, Dynatrace, JIRA, Confluence, Bamboo, Gitlab or Jenkins, is highly desirable.
* Well-developed communication skills with proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at various levels.
* Demonstrated highly developed ability to work in a team environment. An understanding of Agile project management processes is desirable.
What's In It For You?
* Be part of ABC's Digital Product team - where purpose meets innovation.
* We're building the ABC's digital future, transforming from a traditional broadcaster into Australia's most trusted and valued digital media organisation.
* Through creativity, collaboration and technical excellence, we're not just keeping up - we're leading the way.
Location: Sydney