Media Engineer

TEKsystems•Bristol, CT

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Media Engineers have a clear charter: to transform the capability and flexibility of how we acquire, produce, and distribute content worldwide, all while ensuring the highest levels of quality, efficiency, and resiliency. Media Engineers often find themselves at the crossroads between hardware and software-based technology and must possess a comprehensive theoretical and practical understanding of the technology that powers the generation, monetization, and distribution of all forms of consumer-facing linear and digital video/audio content. Responsibility includes numerous systems such as Playout Technology, Studios, Production Control Rooms, Remote Production, Post-Production, Contribution/Distribution Systems, Networking, Cloud Compute, Production Software and Virtual Environment and more. The Media Engineer II position is the perfect role for an engineer who has some hands-on sustainment and design/build experience with the creation, production, and distribution of linear or digital video/audio content. Media Engineer II’s are primarily focused on the sustainability of our existing technology. They are the start of a tiered sustainment model where incidents are escalated from a shared operations team (tier 1) to the Media Engineer II’s (tier 2) and beyond. Additionally, while Media Engineer II’s are learning the nuances of our technology and learning to apply their own education and engineering experience, they will be asked to work on some system integration projects; documentation and preventative engineering. Media Engineer II’s use their experience to solve increasingly complicated issues without much support for more senior engineers and can easily perform integration tasks with little direction.

Requirements

3+ years of previous and relevant experience in ensuring efficient sustainment, uptime, and overall stability of the technical environments of live media production and distribution environments.
Proficient with technologies like microservices, DevOps tools, design principles, practices, standards and guidelines
Scripting proficiency will be an advantage (Python, NodeJS, Bash, PowerShell)
Proficient in SMPTE standards for broadcast television and video production/streaming environments. With a current certification such as not limited to ST 292M, ST 424M, ST 2110, ST 2059, IEE1588, ST 2022-7, SCTE-104, etc.
Knowledge and experience with on-prem and cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platforms and current technological offerings. At least one foundational cloud certification required, including but not limited to Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, CompTIA Cloud+, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
Knowledge and experience with compression techniques such as MPEG2/4, HEVC, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XS.
Knowledge and experience with Evertz software control systems such as frame control via VistaLink or Magnum, EQX/EXE routers, and their monitoring software VLPRO, SDVN, VIP, VUE, MVP.
Knowledge and experience with major media systems and the vendors that supply them in areas such as asset management systems, file-based workflows, media acquisition, transcoding/encoding, graphics, and NAS/SAN technologies.
Knowledge and experience with Nielsen (NACAT), VANC equipment, Linear Acoustics, and other related systems.
Knowledge and experience with coordinated receiver decoders IRDs, core devices, edge devices, timing of video and audio systems, audio, and video media file formats are a plus.
Ability to create, read and interpret AutoCAD and other technical drawing/documentation tools.
Proven troubleshooting and sustaining in one or more of the following: IP-based broadcast equipment, Studio technology, File-based workflows, Production control systems, Transmission systems, AWS Infrastructures and other cloud-based technologies including S3/Glacier storage and cloud compute (EC2) services.
Ability to climb ladders, work on raised structures and building roofs, operate areal lift platforms and have valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Proficient in SMPTE standards for broadcast television and video production/streaming environments. With a current certification such as not limited to ST 292M, ST 424M, ST 2110, ST 2059, IEE1588, ST 2022-7, SCTE-104, etc.
Proven troubleshooting and sustaining in one or more of the following: IP-based broadcast equipment including routers, switchers, audio boards, signal processers, encoder/decoder, video scalers, playback systems, etc.
Studio technology includes video walls, cameras, VR set technology, image processing systems, touch screens, lighting, etc.
File-based workflows like enterprise Media Asset Management systems (Cloud-based Cloud Compute or Local Network-based) including storage, compute, encode and distribution.
Production control systems such as Imagine Communications or Grass Valley automation systems, Avid, Adobe, Viz, Dalet, Riedel trunking, Lawo, Calrec, Evertz, Ross and others.
Transmission systems such as RF (Radio Frequency), Satellite Distribution, Fiber Distribution, etc.
Proven track record for troubleshooting and sustainment knowledge of AWS Infrastructures and other cloud-based technologies including S3/Glacier storage and cloud compute (EC2) services.

Responsibilities

Ensuring efficient sustainment, uptime, and overall stability of the technical environments of live media production and distribution environments.
Troubleshooting and sustaining IP-based broadcast equipment including routers, switchers, audio boards, signal processers, encoder/decoder, video scalers, playback systems, etc.
Troubleshooting and sustaining studio technology includes video walls, cameras, VR set technology, image processing systems, touch screens, lighting, etc.
Troubleshooting and sustaining file-based workflows like enterprise Media Asset Management systems (Cloud-based Cloud Compute or Local Network-based) including storage, compute, encode and distribution.
Troubleshooting and sustaining production control systems such as Imagine Communications or Grass Valley automation systems, Avid, Adobe, Viz, Dalet, Riedel trunking, Lawo, Calrec, Evertz, Ross and others.
Troubleshooting and sustaining transmission systems such as RF (Radio Frequency), Satellite Distribution, Fiber Distribution, etc.
Troubleshooting and sustainment knowledge of AWS Infrastructures and other cloud-based technologies including S3/Glacier storage and cloud compute (EC2) services.
System integration projects.
Documentation.
Preventative engineering.