Network Engineer

NBCUniversal•Stamford, CT

11d•$75,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

NBCUniversal’s Network Engineering group within the Operations & Technology organization is hiring a Network Engineer based at its NBC Sports facility in Stamford, Connecticut. The position is part of a dedicated team responsible for building reliable, scalable network infrastructure for broadcast and media production facilities. The engineer will configure, deploy, and support Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto firewalls using vendor and internal automation and monitoring systems; provide subject matter expertise in IP networking; and handle critical escalated issues at the assigned location. The role also supports other locations, including Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, and Miami. The position follows a hybrid schedule, with a minimum of four days per week in the office, and participates in an operational on-call rotation supporting 24x7 production on-air network infrastructure.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience installing and configuring network technology from multiple vendors, including Cisco (IOS, NX-OS, XR), Juniper, Palo Alto, and F5.
Hands-on experience implementing firewall policy on Palo Alto (Panorama) and F5 through CLI and GUI.
Ability to participate in an operational on-call rotation supporting 24x7 production on-air network infrastructure.
Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation and diagrams.
Ability to travel occasionally for project and remote event support.

Nice To Haves

Good understanding of Enterprise and Service Provider networking, including OSPF, IS-IS, vPC, port-channeling, 10/40/100G optics, IPSEC, QoS, VLAN, and Multicast.
Knowledge of MP-BGP, route-reflection, MPLS (IP and Segment Routing), Traffic Engineering, L3VPN, and VRF.
Ability to analyze network logging and other data sets to troubleshoot and isolate production and design problems.
Understanding of major broadcast vendors and how their technology is deployed in IP networks to support graphics, transcoding, playout, and master control.
Experience deploying and supporting hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure), especially network interconnect and security.
Experience with network automation and version control tools such as Ansible and Git to deploy networks at scale.

Responsibilities

Build reliable, scalable network infrastructure for broadcast and media production facilities.
Configure, deploy, and support network technologies and firewalls, including Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto, using vendor and internal automation and monitoring systems.
Provide IP networking subject matter expertise and support critical escalated issues at the assigned location.
Support network operations across locations including Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, and Miami.
Participate in the operational on-call rotation for 24x7 production on-air network infrastructure.
Develop and maintain technical documentation and diagrams.
Travel occasionally for projects and remote event support.