Senior Media System Engineer
Senior Media System Engineer
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30-07-2025
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City: Bristol CT
Onsite/ Hybrid/ Remote: Onsite (4 days a week)
Duration: 24 months
Rate Range: Up to$85/hr on W2 depending on experience (no C2C or 1099 or sub-contract)
Work Authorization: GC USC All valid EADs except OPT CPT H1B
Work Timings: Sunday-Tuesday from 6PM-6AM and Wednesday from 6PM - Midnight.
Must Have:
- Media Engineering (5 years)
- Good understanding of Spectrum Analyzer.
- Should know the difference between C-Band and Ku-Band
- SMPTE Standards (ST 2110 ST 2022-7 ST 2059 etc.)
- SDI/IP Media Routing & Signal Flow
- AWS or other Cloud Infrastructure (with certification)
- Evertz control systems (VistaLink Magnum VIP VUE)
- Streaming Media (MPEG2/4 HEVC JPEG 2000/XS)
- Broadcast & Post-Production Systems (Avid Adobe Viz Dalet Ross Lawo Calrec)
- AutoCAD or similar tools for reading technical schematics
- Preventative maintenance and troubleshooting (Tier 2/3 support)
- RF/Satellite/Fiber Distribution Systems
- Scripting (Python Bash PowerShell NodeJS)
- Monitoring tools and system health platforms
Responsibilities:
- Help with upgrading all the IPTV boxes on campus in production areas and Working on RF and transmission aspects of projects among other things.
- Sustain troubleshoot and optimize media production and distribution systems including playout contribution cloud and networking.
- Resolve system outages and complex issues escalated from Tier 1 or Tier 2 support.
- Participate in upgrades and patching of hardware/software within production environments.
- Lead incident resolution and root cause analysis across cloud software and hardware-based broadcast infrastructure.
- Perform routine preventative maintenance on production systems including playout servers automation systems video routers and transmission gear.
- Contribute to design/build projects supporting media engineering needs across studios control rooms and virtual environments.
- Support cloud-based compute and storage systems including monitoring AWS EC2 S3/Glacier and other services.
- Review and maintain documentation for media workflows system diagrams and escalation protocols.
- Collaborate with internal and third-party vendors to uphold service quality and SLAs.
- Support planning procurement and integration of new technologies into the media ecosystem.
- Provide mentorship and hands-on training for junior engineering staff.
- Participate in regular on-call rotations and after-hours incident support as required.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on media engineering experience in a broadcast or live production environment.
- Demonstrated expertise with IP-based broadcast systems and hybrid SDI/IP environments.
- Strong understanding of compression standards and streaming formats.
- Experience working with cloud platforms and infrastructure as code (Terraform scripting).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to operate independently in high-pressure environments.
- Ability to climb ladders and work on elevated platforms; valid driver s license required.
- Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related field preferred or equivalent hands-on experience.
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