Technical Analyst (Platforms)
Description
Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and ensure that they are rewarded for their creations. Over a century in the making, we are a global leader in the industry and always take centre stage.
The Role
The Technical Analyst will provide both project management, engineering and guidance on technical aspects of developments and modifications to IT systems.
The key role focus is to ensure existing and planned information systems and infrastructure are upgraded and compatible with relevant company technical strategies, policies and standards.
The successful applicant will support IT Renewals projects which include infrastructure and application decommissioning, upgrades and transformation on on-premises and cloud platforms. With responsibility to update document solutions that take advantage of internal and external service’s infrastructure directly and indirectly working with managed service partners and ensure service-take on to the infrastructure managed services.
As our Technical Analyst (Platforms) you will:
- Translate business and IT requirements into practical terms that can be implemented by existing or new technology
- Prepare and maintain realistic project, quality, and risk plans and monitors performance against each plan, providing reports to customer/user, management and senior management as required.
- Develop and maintain the direction of the technical infrastructure reflecting developments in technology and products, current best practice, responding to new business demands and opportunities and in line with the company’s IT strategy and the overall technical architecture.
- Provide expert advice, support and guidance to the systems development groups regarding the appropriate infrastructure required to support new developments and to act as technical infrastructure design authority on development projects.
- Provide technical Quality Assurance on all proposals for changes or enhancements to the infrastructure environment to ensure compliance with standards and consistency with the overall technical architecture and strategy
- Provide structured and documented evaluations of new technologies and products required as part of the company’s systems infrastructure to determine how these can be used to support the business objectives.
- Provide appropriate reporting to IT management, project managers and business units regarding progress on technical projects and any issues associated with the environment.
- Identify opportunities for optimising the set-up and configuration of systems and networks in order to improve the level of service provided to the business either through increased reliability, performance or functionality.
- Provide 3rd-level support for IT business operations
Requirements
About you
At PRS for Music, we want you to bring the best version of yourself to work every day and we celebrate individuality. Along with being whoever you want to be, in an ideal world you will also have…
In-depth hands-on technical expertise in the following Windows environments:
- Azure and on-premise server re-platforming journey end-to-end
- Windows Server and MS SQL upgrades - application analysis and upgrade dependencies and resolutions
- Azure Cloud IaaS/PaaS services and On-premise VMs and security
- ARM Templates & PowerShell utilising Azure DevOps repositories
- Web technologies and IIS, MS SQL, SSIS, SSAS & SSRS
- Network and Firewall/WAF technologies
- Active Directory and Azure Active Directory
With practical knowledge of:
- Desktop applications and infrastructure
- Experienced Windows OS and SQL administrator
- Experience of working with Virtualisation and SAN technologies
- Working experience of IT standards and codes of conduct
- Working knowledge of Change Management and Service Delivery Industry best practice (e.g.ITIL)
- Knowledge of Information Security Industry best practice (e.g. ISO27000)
- Proven experience of the application of technology to business related initiatives and problems.
- Experience of formalised project management methodologies and techniques and some project management skills would be advantageous
The Process
Our interview process for this role is simple and as follows:
- First stage interview virtually.
- Second stage interview in person at our London Bridge Hub.
Location
We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home for 3 days per week. However, when you see the view from our London Bridge Hub overlooking the River Thames, we are sure you will want to join us in our fun, collaborative working space!
Benefits & Perks
What’s in it for you?
Joining the band here at PRS for Music is so much more than just a day job! Below are just a few notes that set us apart from the crowd.
- We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference
- We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity
- We are consciously inclusive
- We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward
- Work from anywhere in the world, for up to 2 months of the year
- A whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts and tickets to gigs.
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PRS for Music represents the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK and around the world. As a membership organisation it works to ensure that creators are paid whenever their musical compositions and songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and played in public. In 2021, 27 trillion performances of music were reported to PRS for Music with £677.2m paid out in royalties to its members, making it one of the world’s leading music collective management organisations. PRS for Music’s public performance licensing is now carried out on PRS for Music’s behalf by PPL PRS Ltd, the new joint venture between PPL and PRS for Music. **Our purpose** To grow and protect the value of music rights entrusted to us. **Our code** To fairly and accuratley distribute royalties with market-leading transparency and efficiency. **Our vision** To provide world-leading music rights management services for our rightsholders and music users delivering: