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JOB DETAILS

Band: (Band E) Salary: Upto £110,000 base salary depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract type: Permanent role Location: This is a hybrid role, and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working - Salford or London office - 1 to 2 days a week 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. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We want the BBC to be as renowned for the quality of its engineering as it is for the quality of its content. We aspire to be the best so that we can engineer outstanding digital products, at scale. Working here in an engineering role means being part of a world‑class team - and an opportunity to do some of the most meaningful work of your career. Our Account & Identity platform underpins the BBC's digital future, with Identity & Access Management (IAM) at its core. To meet our strategic ambitions, we are evolving into three dedicated groups: Account Capabilities, Account Platform, and User Engagement. Together, they will deliver resilient, scalable foundations and audience‑facing value at pace. We are now hiring a Senior Principal Engineer to act as a cross‑group technical leader. This is a senior individual contributor role, accountable for engineering practices, standards, and cost efficiency across all three groups. You will be expected to bring deep IAM expertise, while also providing floating technical leadership across Account Capabilities, Account Platform, and User Engagement. You will focus on high‑impact problems for a defined period, embed sustainable solutions, and then move on to the next challenge - leaving behind stronger teams, clearer practices, and more cohesive systems. The BBC offers an inclusive workplace where fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are part of our everyday goals and behaviours. We select candidates on merit and value diversity in all its forms. Interview Process We believe in fairness, transparency, and giving candidates the best opportunity to demonstrate their strengths. Our process has two stages: Practical Exercise - a focused task designed to explore your approach to problem‑solving and technical decision‑making. Panel Interview - a values‑based and technical conversation with peers and leaders, where we'll discuss your experience, approach, and how you'd tackle the challenges of this role. YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Own and shape the future of Identity and Access Management (IAM) at the BBC - guiding architectural direction, evaluating vendor solutions, and ensuring successful integration of third‑party platforms. Provide cross‑group technical leadership across Account Capabilities, Account Platform, and User Engagement, ensuring cohesion, clarity, and alignment to shared principles. Define and embed engineering standards that raise the bar for quality, security, and operational resilience across multiple teams. Ensure scalability and sustainability of our account and identity systems to support long‑term growth and global reach. Support and mentor Principal Engineers and Team Leads, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. Work in partnership with cross‑discipline peers to align technical strategy with business goals and accelerate time‑to‑market. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Skills Identity & Access Management (IAM): Proven expertise in IAM systems, authentication flows, and standards (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, MFA). Consumer scale IAM delivery experience. Senior IC level (Senior Principal / Staff Engineer) with cross team influence. Strong grasp of modern engineering practices (DevOps, cloud native, infrastructure as code) with focus on cost, performance, and reliability. Proven ability to step into complex initiatives, bring clarity, and deliver results. Desirable Skills Experience evaluating and integrating vendor solutions at scale. Broader platform architecture knowledge beyond IAM. Skilled in mentoring Principal Engineers and Team Leads. Comfortable working in ambiguity and embedding sustainable practices. Strong collaboration across disciplines (product, delivery, architecture). If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. 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. ]]>