Stand8 Technology Consulting provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States. They are seeking a DRM Engineer (Video Streaming) responsible for designing, implementing, and operating a custom Digital Rights Management platform to protect premium video content across multiple platforms and devices.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain a custom, in-house DRM solution for video streaming platforms with Microsoft PlayReady as a core technology
- Implement and operate DRM license servers, packaging services, and secure key delivery infrastructure
- Integrate DRM systems with existing video workflows including CMS, encoding and packaging pipelines, video players, and CDNs
- Support streaming formats and protocols including MPEG-DASH and HLS with dynamic content encryption
- Define, implement, and enforce DRM security policies including offline playback rules, expiration windows, concurrent stream and device limits, token-based authentication, and secure key management
- Architect DRM solutions for high availability, scalability, and low-latency license delivery capable of supporting traffic spikes and live events
- Monitor DRM systems for performance, reliability, and security, implementing logging, alerting, and usage tracking
- Troubleshoot complex DRM issues across platforms, operating systems, and device ecosystems
- Ensure DRM implementations comply with content protection agreements, internal security policies, and applicable data protection regulations including GDPR
- Partner with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams to support on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployment models
Requirements:
- Strong, hands-on experience with Microsoft PlayReady
- Backend coding experience (Java)
- Experience with digital rates management (Google Widevine, Apple FairPlay, Microsot PlayReady)
- Significant experience working with DRM systems, secure video streaming, or content protection technologies
- Proficiency in backend software development using the .NET framework, C#, Java, Python, or similar languages
- Deep understanding of encryption standards such as AES-256, secure key management, and license enforcement
- Solid knowledge of video streaming technologies, formats, and workflows including MPEG-DASH, HLS, CMAF, encoding, and packaging
- Experience deploying and managing DRM infrastructure in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and or on-premise systems
- Strong networking fundamentals including HTTPS, TLS, certificate management, and low-latency service design
- Experience designing scalable, redundant, highly available systems across multiple regions
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across distributed systems
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with engineering, security, and business stakeholders
- Proven reliability, accountability, and ownership of mission-critical systems
- Experience supporting premium or studio-grade content distribution
- Familiarity with hardware-level security environments such as TEE or DRM L1 requirements
- Experience supporting DRM across web, mobile, and connected TV platforms
- Knowledge of watermarking or forensic content protection technologies
- Integrity and ethical standards with respect for all stakeholders
- Innovation and the ability to foster a creative, forward-thinking environment
- Collaboration and a strong team-oriented mindset
- Responsibility and ownership of actions and decisions