IT Engineer - Kcbd

Gray Media • Lubbock, TX

12d

About The Position

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. About KCBD: KCBD NewsChannel 11 is the NBC affiliate in Lubbock, Texas, and the dominant #1 station in the market. KCBD is the number one news station in the area and a great place to work; professional with a family environment. We operate 30 channels, including KCBD, KJTV, KXTQ, KLCW, and KMYL. Job Summary/Description: Troubleshooting, maintaining, and installing studio and editing equipment, and installing and maintaining computer equipment. This is a Monday-Friday position, but occasional weekend and night shifts will be necessary. We do rotate on call weekly. Tanium experience is a plus. All engineering staff are on call 24/7 in case of an emergency.

Requirements

• Must have knowledge of the engineering aspects of the technical facility, including studio support, post editing systems, field production support, and transmission of live / Vmix / OBS events and programs.
• A degree in IT/Broadcast engineering or a related field/experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Tanium experience
• A good knowledge of VMware
• Linux is a plus

Responsibilities

• Have good People Skills to work with the other Departments and personnel, along having the ability to fix any issue on the fly. Our engineering motto is that no problem is too big or small for us to handle.
• Have expert knowledge regarding equipment, IT technology, systems, and be able to step in and assist in emergency situations.
• Install and configure computer hardware, operating systems, and applications within the station. A good knowledge of VMware is a plus.
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulations and communication with departments regarding those regulations.
• Assist in the implementation of Capital Projects.
• Integration, maintenance, and operation of new and current equipment, including towers, transmitters, microwave, satellite, IT, and tenant installations.
• Must be able to install and remove rack equipment weighing 25-50 pounds with the help of another employee.
• Have working knowledge of the latest operating systems software, including automation, server, and desktop operating systems. Linux is a plus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees