Engineering Manager

Lagos - Nigeria

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 12years

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client is a leading digital media company. They are looking to hire an Engineering Manager role responsible for overseeing all technical operations across broadcast engineering digital platforms OTT services transmission systems and emerging digital media technologies.

This individual will drive the companys technical strategy ensure operational excellence across transmission and digital platforms and lead the engineering team in delivering

innovative reliable and scalable technology solutions to support the companys content

distribution and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:

a .Strategic Leadership & Planning

Develop and implement the companys engineering and technology strategy aligned with business goals.

Lead long-term planning for broadcast OTT and digital media infrastructure.

Advise senior management on emerging technologies (AI in media cloud encoding streaming technology digital content protection etc.).

Oversee engineering budget planning cost optimization and vendor management.

b. Broadcast Engineering & Transmission Operations

Manage end-to-end broadcast engineering operations including play-out automation satellite uplink/downlink RF systems and studio engineering.

Ensure 24/7 uptime and reliability of on-air broadcast systems (TV channels radio channels studios and transmission sites).

Oversee preventive maintenance system upgrades redundancy planning and disaster recovery for broadcast infrastructure.

Ensure compliance with national/regional broadcast regulations and technical standards.

c. Digital Media OTT & New Media Technologies

Lead the design implementation and optimization of OTT platforms (live streaming VOD content delivery networks app platforms).

Drive innovation across digital content workflows digital asset management cloud storage transcoding/encoding and content security (DRM watermarking).

Work closely with product content and marketing teams to ensure seamless integration across digital platforms (web mobile apps smart TV apps).

Ensure high platform availability low latency and high-quality user experience across digital channels.

d. Team Leadership & People Management

Lead and mentor engineering teams across broadcast operations IT systems digital platform engineering and technical support.

Build a high-performing engineering culture with clear KPIs accountability and continuous learning.

Champion a collaborative work environment between engineering and other departments (Editorial Production Digital Commercial etc.).

e. IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Oversee IT infrastructure including networks servers storage

Implement industry best practices for data protection backup and IT governance.

Ensure full system redundancy and disaster recovery across mission-critical broadcast and digital systems.

F. Project Management & Technical Implementation

Lead technical projects including studio upgrades OTT platform deployment broadcast automation upgrades and new channel launches.

Prepare and review technical RFPs vendor proposals and contracts.

Ensure timely execution of projects within scope budget and quality expectations.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science Broadcast Technology Electronics or related field.

Minimum 15 years experience in Media IT broadcast engineering or digital media technology with at least 7 years experience leading an engineering or IT department in a broadcast media or digital media organization.

Strong knowledge of satellite transmission RF systems DSNG teleport operations.

Proven expertise in OTT platforms CDN architecture video streaming protocols cloud platforms and digital content pipelines.

Key Competencies & Skills

Strong leadership and people management skills.

Excellent problem-solving and crisis management abilities.

Ability to handle high-pressure situations in broadcast and digital operations.

Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Strategic thinker with hands-on technical capability.

Innovative mindset with a passion for emerging media technologies.

Performance Indicators

Broadcast and digital platform uptime.

Successful delivery of technical projects within budget/time.

Reduction in downtime failures and redundancy gaps.

Engineering team performance retention and skill development.

Efficient budget utilization and vendor cost optimization.

Continuous improvement and technology innovation initiatives.

Our client is a leading digital media company. They are looking to hire an Engineering Manager role responsible for overseeing all technical operations across broadcast engineering digital platforms OTT services transmission systems and emerging digital media technologies.This individual will drive ...