Sr. Systems Engineer

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. They are seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to drive improvements in workflow and technology adoption by gathering project requirements from clients and implementing solutions using vendor offerings and internally developed solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Become a subject matter expert on production workflows
• Evaluate vendor software and solutions via proof of concept (POC) testing
• Work with vendors to develop roadmaps to meet internal goals
• Contribute to infrastructure- and configuration-as-code repositories
• Conduct thorough testing of new and updated systems & workflows
• Be an escalation resource for other internal teams
• Participate in an on-call rotation schedule for off-hours escalations

Requirements:

• BS in Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in broadcast technology
• Detail-oriented and resourceful with a drive to learn
• Willingness and ability to work or be on-call outside business hours with limited notice based on production requirements
• Familiarity with system-level troubleshooting of Windows or Linux operating systems
• Experienced with creating overview and detail-level conceptual drawings and written documentation
• Previous experience with broadcast production systems (Graphics, audio mixing, video switchers, etc)
• Experience communicating with internal clients to gather requirements and show case new workflows
• Interest in or previous experience with infrastructure-as-code methodology
• Video and audio signal flow troubleshooting experience
• Network or IT-related troubleshooting and familiarity with tools like Puppet, Wireshark, Powershell
• Previous experience with public and private cloud infrastructure
• Experience evaluating new products or technologies and making recommendations for implementation
• Understanding of NDI, SRT, RTMP, and other streaming video formats