About the Role
Play a key part in transforming traditional broadcast technology into modern, cloud-based platforms. Your work will directly support the delivery of live audio services that operate 24/7 across multiple countries. Design and build resilient, scalable infrastructure, helping shape a platform that supports innovation across broadcast, digital and future AI-driven initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and operate cloud-based broadcast platforms, combining hands-on engineering with architectural thinking to deliver reliable and scalable audio services.
- Design and build cloud-based platforms for live audio broadcasting using AWS
- Create resilient, highly available systems that support 24/7 operations
- Develop pipelines for audio ingestion, processing and distribution
- Lead hands-on delivery using infrastructure-as-code and automation
- Support the migration of broadcast systems from on-premise to cloud
- Collaborate with engineering, product and business teams across multiple markets
- Integrate third-party tools and vendor solutions into the platform
- Ensure platforms are scalable, reusable and cost-efficient
- Contribute to documentation, standards and best practice
- Continuously improve platform performance, resilience and user experience
Requirements
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Background in broadcast engineering, live audio or similar environments
- Experience designing or supporting cloud migrations
- Understanding of distributed systems and platform scalability
- Familiarity with containerisation and modern DevOps practices
- Ability to work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical colleagues
- Confidence working in a hands-on, delivery-focused role
- Experience in media or broadcasting (helpful but not essential)
- Exposure to international or multi-region environments (helpful)
Skills
- AWS
- Broadcast engineering
- Live audio
- Cloud migrations
- Distributed systems
- Platform scalability
- Containerisation
- DevOps practices
- Collaboration
- Infrastructure-as-code
- Automation
Location
- London
- Manchester
Work Type
- Hybrid
Benefits
- 28 days holiday
- Bank holidays
- 2 volunteer days
- Access to Bauer Academy (internal training provider)
- Enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay
- Flexible working opportunities
About the Company
- Bauer Media Group is a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe.
- Their offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors.
- They are one of Europe’s largest Publishers with over 500 million copies sold each year.
- They own popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print.
- They operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, reaching over 61 million listeners weekly.
- Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset.
- Their workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.
- We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk
