Posted 06 August, 2026
TAM Ireland Broadcast Technician
Fifty5Blue
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 1834062873
We help partners understand the changing advertising landscape. Specialising in audience measurement, consumer targeting and in-depth intelligence into paid, owned and earned media, their global coverage and local expertise enable better understanding of media audiences and their relationships with brands.
Job Details
Job Title: Broadcast Technician
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Employment Type: Permanent
Department: Operations
Reports To: Head of Operations, Ireland
#LI-Hybrid #LI-MR1
* This is a full-time permanent position, based in our Ireland office. We operate on a hybrid working arrangement and require a minimum of 2 days in the office. We welcome all applications from those with the legal right to live and work permanently in Ireland, without requiring VISA sponsorship now or in the future.
Overview:
Fifty5Blue has been awarded the contract to deliver the Television Audience Measurement service in the Republic of Ireland from January 2028. As part of this, we will build a new panel to measure television consumption across the Republic of Ireland, using our state-of-the-art metering technology and backend systems to deliver high-quality, accurate data to the industry every day.
The Broadcast Technician will be handling day to day data processing across multiple systems; including Cloud-hosted and remotely-hosted on-prem services. A level of bash scripting and scheduling is critical. They will need to engage with cross-functional teams who will be expecting daily reports on the delivery of files, parameter-changes, and performance levels on systems. A good knowledge of cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, terraform etc is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
Required Skills & Experience
Country
Ireland
Why join Fifty5Blue?
We pride ourselves on understanding people, and what makes us think and act the way we do.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you're not an exact match, we'd love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Fifty5Blue.
Job Details
Job Title: Broadcast Technician
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Employment Type: Permanent
Department: Operations
Reports To: Head of Operations, Ireland
#LI-Hybrid #LI-MR1
* This is a full-time permanent position, based in our Ireland office. We operate on a hybrid working arrangement and require a minimum of 2 days in the office. We welcome all applications from those with the legal right to live and work permanently in Ireland, without requiring VISA sponsorship now or in the future.
Overview:
Fifty5Blue has been awarded the contract to deliver the Television Audience Measurement service in the Republic of Ireland from January 2028. As part of this, we will build a new panel to measure television consumption across the Republic of Ireland, using our state-of-the-art metering technology and backend systems to deliver high-quality, accurate data to the industry every day.
The Broadcast Technician will be handling day to day data processing across multiple systems; including Cloud-hosted and remotely-hosted on-prem services. A level of bash scripting and scheduling is critical. They will need to engage with cross-functional teams who will be expecting daily reports on the delivery of files, parameter-changes, and performance levels on systems. A good knowledge of cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, terraform etc is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring and updating Reference sites, with particular focus on changes to linear TV channels
- Monitoring data processing through all stages of the production cycle.
- Installing/testing new bespoke software releases to ensure any issues are identified before Production deployment
- Liaising closely with Applications Development and Support teams to identify any production bottlenecks or upgrades that will feed into the refresh cycle
- Managing and maintaining Kubernetes clusters
- Testing changes to configurations and system changes to non-production servers.
- Implementing alerting systems to help with monitoring of various systems
- Troubleshooting various network and infrastructure related issues in Azure cloud services and Linux systems
- Working with the wider Fifty5Blue team to ensure SLA's and project deadlines are met
Required Skills & Experience
- Communication - excellent relationship building and communication skills with internal stakeholders and panel members
- Willingness to learn new cloud related technologies whilst managing day-to-day tasks
- Collaboration - proactive and strong self-motivated team player who is happy to lend a hand when needed
- Problem solving - ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstratable experience of working to deadlines
- Attention to detail - candidate must have an eye for small changes so to help identify mistakes
- Independent in managing workloads to the extent of using one's own initiative to progress fundamental projects
- Ability to multitask with a flexible attitude to work
- Candidate should have interpersonal skills as they will be engaged with various teams - hence, emotional intelligence is welcomed
Country
Ireland
Why join Fifty5Blue?
We pride ourselves on understanding people, and what makes us think and act the way we do.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you're not an exact match, we'd love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Fifty5Blue.
