Media Production Systems Architect – T & I

Role Overview

• Design and plan CBC/Radio-Canada future media infrastructure
• Collaborate with the corporation's different stakeholders to translate needs into robust strategies
• Plan, develop and design CBC/Radio-Canada media production systems (PAM, MAM, television and radio studios)
• Define solutions for heterogeneous environments that span across functional, technical, and business domains
• Collaborate with enterprise architects (Software, Media, and information security) to align media infrastructure and business requirements
• Design and develop innovative solutions, document technical specifications
• Consult and coach various media lines (TV, radio, Web) and IT staff
• Conduct specialized studies and technical assessments of the latest media technologies
• Identify and propose innovative ideas for optimizing infrastructure in regard to media production and distribution
• Synthesize and explain technological innovations to non-experts across the Corporation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or an IT related degree
• P.Eng. qualification is a strong asset
• Four or more years of media, broadcast technologies architecture or design experience
• Experience with new and emerging media technologies (DMF, MXL, SMPTE-2110, Generative AI for media production)
• Expertise and knowledge of audio/video production and post-production methods including file formats and related technologies (File wrappers, video & audio codecs, media processing, file-based workflows etc.)
• Expertise and knowledge of audio/video production methods related technologies (Radio and television studios, production switchers, cameras, etc.)
• Hand-on technical working experience with media production platforms (Avid Interplay MAM, Dalet, Suite Adobe, etc.) and its related various media production software (Avid ¸Media Composer, One Cut, Adobe Premiere, etc.)
• Must have functional knowledge of cloud technologies, virtualization, networking, storage
• Experience with Cloud provider (Azure, AWS, Google, or other)
• Proven track record in designing, planning and deploying solutions in a highly available and scalable 24/7 environment
• Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
• Good negotiation abilities
• Technical leadership experience required
• Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to draft complex reports and presentations; thoroughness, attention to detail and accuracy in calculations and writing are essential
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, work independently and take the initiative
• Functional bilingualism is required

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible work arrangements