Purpose:NEP is seeking a Senior IP Broadcast Engineer to join our Datacenter Engineering team in Dallas, TX. The Datacenter Engineering team is responsible for managing datacenter infrastructure in a live environment, maintaining, and troubleshooting production equipment. Support multiple types of production workflows including ad insertion, feed routing, and remote production. The Engineer will join this new and expanding team, providing the support and maintenance activities required to meet client requirements and operate up to NEP standards. This position will require schedule flexibility, including weekends, nights, and holidays. We are looking for a driven, energetic and self-motivated individual. The ideal candidate is well organized and can remain calm and focused under pressure.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:- Serve as technical expert in supporting the core system and infrastructure for NEP's Datacenter in Dallas, TX
- Support, maintain & troubleshoot technical workflows from datacenter to client and NEP control rooms.
- Work with the Engineering Management Team to plan, coordinate, and assist with centralized production engineering projects involving the Dallas Datacenter.
- Serve as technical expert supporting the core production, transmission, ad insertion, and monitoring systems for Live Streaming Operations.
- Support, maintain & troubleshoot IP based 2110 workflows
- Work closely with the Dallas Connected Solutions Engineering team in the repair and maintenance of facility.
- Complete technical reports and incident tickets for each event to ensure on-air issues are met and resolved.
- Work closely with network engineering and NOC teams in support of live events and network troubleshooting.
- Assist with providing technical support for new builds and system upgrades, in cooperation with the Engineering and Systems Integration teams.
- Advise and support development of Centralized Production and IP technical workflows that can enhance productivity, and workflow efficiency.
- Experience in software based and/or cloud-based production workflows such as GV AMPP is a plus.
Position Requirements:- 8+ years of experience and a 4-year degree (or additional experience)
- Must reside in or be willing to relocate to Dallas, TX.
- Technical or B.S./Electronics field or Engineering preferred, however various combinations of education and experience will be considered.
- 6+ years of experience working in television production technology with progressive managerial responsibility.
- Ability to work in, and understand SMPTE 2110 environments, familiarity with IP workflows.
- Strong understanding of real-time video transport protocols including SRT, IPTS, ZIXI and JPEG-XS, with hands-on experience in encode/decode workflows and stream monitoring.
- Familiarity with major broadcast systems including EVS, Grass Valley, Calrec, Appear, TAG Video Systems, and similar production and transmission equipment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of technology, equipment, facilities, and production for major television networks and/or streaming services.
- Schedule flexibility with the ability to work late nights, weekends, and holidays
