Sr. Systems Engineer- Projects - NBC4 & T44
About The Position
NBCUniversal is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Technology team in Washington, DC, supporting NBC4 and Telemundo Local 44. The role implements and supports technology and users in mission-critical media production and enterprise IT environments, while also managing projects to ensure effective structure, implementation, and follow-up. The position is required to be performed full time onsite at an NBCUniversal designated work site. The engineer partners with the Manager of Technology and station teams to plan and implement technical and workflow solutions, administer media production applications, systems, and infrastructure, maintain system documentation, provide technical support and incident response, communicate with customers, and ensure compliance with NBCUniversal cybersecurity policies and standards. The role owns complex engineering projects from requirements gathering and technical design through implementation, testing, and post-launch support, working with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions on time and aligned with business objectives.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of relevant experience, including at least 1 year of project management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, radio, television and film, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience supporting mid- to major-market news or live event production operations and 24x7 mission-critical technology facilities.
- Expertise planning, implementing, and supporting media technology, including SDI, NDI, and ST-2110 video infrastructures; contribution and distribution encoding; live production systems; news gathering tools; NRCS; NLE; media asset management; and transmission systems.
- Expertise in core IT fundamentals, including administration of physical, virtualized, and cloud compute and storage, networking, and domain and identity management.
- Must be willing to work in Washington, DC.
- Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
- Must have unrestricted work authorization in the United States.
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.
- Must submit a resume or CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
Nice To Haves
- CCNA certification.
- Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Asana, or similar.
Responsibilities
- Work with the Manager of Technology to gather requirements, plan, and implement technical and workflow solutions for News, Production, Creative Services, and other station partners.
- Administer media production applications, systems, and infrastructure to ensure reliable technology and operations.
- Develop and maintain system documentation for operational and troubleshooting purposes.
- Provide technical support and incident response, and communicate with customers.
- Ensure compliance with NBCUniversal cybersecurity policies and standards.
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of complex engineering projects, including requirements gathering, technical design, implementation, testing, and post-launch support.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions on time and aligned with business objectives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Other discounts and perks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
