VP, Media Technology Engineering

Fox Corporation•New York, NY

10d•$247,000 - $288,000

About The Position

FOX Corporation is seeking a Vice President, Media Technology Engineering to lead engineering, implementation, and operational reliability for the technology environment supporting FOX News Media and Fox Television Stations. The position oversees teams operating and improving critical infrastructure for news gathering, live broadcast, production, post-production, playout, master control, transmission, and digital media distribution. The role leads engineering across network, compute, storage, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, broadcast systems, disaster recovery, and platform resiliency. It owns engineering execution, implementation, operational readiness, reliability, lifecycle management, and incident response, while partnering with the SVP, Media Technology & Engineering, the VP, Media Technology Architecture, and other technology leaders. The position is responsible for maintaining highly available media environments and implementing complex broadcast technology transformations, including SMPTE ST 2110 video-over-IP systems. It also requires occasional domestic travel, up to 25%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field, or equivalent executive experience.
15+ years of progressive experience in media technology, broadcast engineering, enterprise infrastructure, or related environments.
At least 5 years of senior leadership experience managing engineering or technology operations teams.
Proven experience leading engineering implementation and operational support for large-scale broadcast or media technology environments.
Demonstrated experience implementing and operating SMPTE ST 2110 uncompressed IP video production systems.
Deep expertise in enterprise networking, including routing, switching, QoS, multicast, WAN, LAN, and contribution networks.
Strong experience with on-premise data centers, hybrid cloud infrastructure, virtualization, compute, storage, and containerized environments.
Experience leading disaster recovery, resiliency, high availability, incident response, and business continuity programs.
Experience supporting news gathering, live production, post-production, playout, master control, station automation, transmission, OTT, streaming, or OTA delivery environments.
Strong project and program management skills focused on implementation, operational readiness, and reliability.
Experience managing technology vendors, service providers, escalations, and service-level performance.
Knowledge of DCIM, CMDB, IPAM, monitoring, observability, and infrastructure management systems.
Executive presence and ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly to senior stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex technical transformations while maintaining operational stability.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, 24/7 media environment.
Willingness to travel domestically occasionally, up to 25%.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day engineering and operational support of mission-critical broadcast and media technology environments.
Ensure 24/7/365 availability, reliability, and operational readiness across broadcast, production, distribution, and transmission platforms.
Establish operating procedures, escalation paths, service expectations, and incident-response practices; partner with Critical Response and Operations teams on major incidents, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Monitor system health and ensure timely resolution of reliability, performance, and availability issues.
Lead engineering implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management of broadcast technology platforms.
Support live news gathering, contribution, production, post-production, playout, master control, station automation, and transmission workflows.
Implement and operate SMPTE ST 2110 video-over-IP environments, including routing, timing, packet integrity, latency, and system interoperability.
Support the transition from SDI-based workflows to synchronized, software-defined IP media facilities with the Media Architecture team, while maintaining compatibility with existing systems.
Lead engineering execution across WAN, LAN, contribution networks, routing, switching, QoS, multicast, and high-capacity media connectivity.
Operate and optimize on-premise data centers, hybrid cloud infrastructure, enterprise virtualization, containerized environments, compute, storage, and related platforms.
Manage infrastructure upgrades, capacity planning, patching, migrations, integrations, and technology refreshes; implement approved architecture and security standards with partner teams.
Ensure infrastructure supports high-throughput, low-latency media workflows and enterprise data distribution.
Implement and maintain disaster recovery, business continuity, redundancy, failover, and resiliency capabilities; conduct readiness testing and maintain viable recovery procedures.
Identify single points of failure and lead remediation; incorporate resiliency requirements into new implementations and major upgrades with architecture and security teams.
Partner with the PMO and Critical Response teams to deliver upgrades, expansions, migrations, integrations, and operational improvements.
Translate approved architecture and technical requirements into executable engineering plans; manage dependencies, risks, resources, milestones, and operational readiness.
Deliver projects on time and within budget, with appropriate testing, documentation, training, and support plans; coordinate production cutovers and post-implementation support.
Establish KPIs and service-level measures for availability, reliability, capacity, latency, incident response, and recovery.
Optimize monitoring, alerting, and alarming; use performance data and trends to identify risks, capacity needs, and improvement opportunities; drive continuous process and support-model improvement.
Manage relationships with technology vendors and service providers, monitor service-level performance, and coordinate escalations, technical support, maintenance, and issue resolution.
Partner with Architecture and Procurement to validate technical requirements and support vendor evaluations.
Maintain accurate technical and recovery documentation, including diagrams, runbooks, asset information, configuration records, and support documentation.
Ensure engineering procedures align with industry standards, regulatory requirements, security policies, and internal controls; support audits, compliance reviews, and risk assessments.
Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering organization; establish team structures, accountabilities, operating rhythms, and performance expectations.
Build a culture of operational excellence, accountability, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.
Partner with the VP, Media Technology Architecture and collaborate with Network Engineering, Information Security, Broadcast Operations, Media Services, Digital Platforms, News, Local Production, and Transmission teams.
Provide engineering input to architecture decisions based on operational requirements, reliability, supportability, and total cost of ownership; represent engineering in planning, implementation, and operational-readiness reviews.
Evaluate emerging technologies and drive adoption of tools, frameworks, and methodologies that improve reliability, supportability, automation, observability, resiliency, standardization, and engineering productivity while maintaining backward compatibility.