Broadcast Engineer II

Fox•Tempe, AZ

13d

About The Position

The Broadcast Engineer builds and maintains cutting-edge platforms for one of the premier national broadcasters. This role is part of our Broadcast Engineering team to ensure our content is readily available to viewers at any time via broadcast channel playout, Video OnDemand (VOD) and other media services. At FOX, you will have full permission to bring your best tech game to invent and build technology that delivers a high-quality viewer experience to millions across FOX networks, digital platforms, mobile applications, websites, and licensing partnerships. The way we consume media has fundamentally changed. We watch on our laptops, phones, tablets, and TV. We stream, record and binge. Who knows what we’ll do next? You do – because you help build the technology to realize it!

Requirements

3+ years hands on experience working in a broadcast or television facility
Strong analytical, reasoning, and technical troubleshooting skills are essential
Knowledge of major broadcast systems and the vendors that supply them in areas such as routing, storage, graphics, closed-captions, transcoding, playout, etc.
Solid understanding of the SMPTE 2110 suite of standards
Knowledge of various technologies and tools, including AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM), as well as on-prem virtual machines, containerization, and orchestration tools
Familiarity with asset management systems, file-based workflows, media acquisition, basic transcoding/encoding concepts, and NAS/SAN storage technologies
In-depth understanding of IP, including IPv4 addressing, subnetting, routing, and network design principles.
Familiar with IP protocols such as TCP, UDP, RTP, DNS, and NAT.
Ability to work effectively across different projects and teams
Ability to work various shifts as part of a 24/7 coverage team
Ability to translate business and operation requirements into technical requirements

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with emerging technologies such as 4K High Dynamic Range, and HDR10+ is a plus
Knowledge of industry standards such as, Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
Knowledge of Arista networking tools (EOS, CloudVisio, etc.) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Provides engineering support for all on-air broadcast systems
Follows standard operating procedures and documentation to support the operations team in a 24/7 environment
Builds and maintains FOX’s broadcast infrastructure
Conducts lab, performance and system tests and prototype efforts that can continually evolve FOX’s architecture and infrastructure
Supports evaluation of solutions portfolio against third party offerings
Supports Media Operations in day-to-day workflows and assist users with technical issues or concerns
Partners with the Engineering and Standards & Advanced Technology teams to develop groundbreaking technology solutions for challenging business issues
Collaborates with engineering teams, operations teams, and third-party vendors to develop long term strategy, product development and implementation road maps
Knows data is critical to making informed business decisions and actually uses it to understand and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your already amazing team's performance
Analyzes dashboards and constantly optimizes system security and testing, minimizing bugs making it to final products
Embodies a culture of continuous learning, especially in emerging technologies
Is motivated by being part of a high performing team and delivering high quality products
Enjoys learning from and coaching others