NBC - Englewood Cliffs, NJ
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Broadcasting and Content Providers
About the position
The Sr Systems Engineer will join the Production Application Engineering team at NBCUniversal, focusing on improving workflow and technology adoption for clients in the broadcast production environment. This role involves gathering project requirements, implementing solutions, and supporting the technical infrastructure for studio and control room productions, including initiatives like Virtualized Production Control Rooms and Augmented Reality applications.
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 Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of experience in broadcast technology
- 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
- Previous experience with broadcast production systems (Graphics, audio mixing, video switchers, etc.)
- Experience communicating with internal clients to gather requirements and showcase new workflows
Nice-to-haves
- 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
- Desire to learn, adapt, and grow in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Variety of discounts and perks
