Senior Systems Technician Audiovisual Event Support

The House of Commons Digital Service and Real Property team is currently looking to staff the Senior Systems Technician Audiovisual Event Support position. 
This position is full time on site five (5) days per week.

As a Senior Systems Technician you will provide advanced operational support for audiovisual and broadcast systems used in parliamentary activities across the Parliamentary Precinct. Working in live production environments you will ensure system readiness lead complex and time sensitive troubleshooting and provide Tier 2 support and escalation for operational incidents. You will mentor technicians support critical operational decision making during live events and serve as a key technical resource for client interactions and high-profile proceedings. Senior Systems Technicians also contribute to projects system improvements and lifecycle activities in collaboration with engineering product line and IT partners responsible for system design and security.

In this role you will work with complex audiovisual and multimedia distribution environments including audio video broadcast webcast videoconference and multimedia control systems that support parliamentary proceedings and institutional operations. You will support the deployment of system components and contribute to the integration of new technologies within the digital media infrastructure.

You will also contribute technical expertise to system upgrades and project activities working with engineering and technical partners to support the evolution of audiovisual capabilities across the Parliamentary Precinct. You will analyze system performance and lifecycle practices for multimedia infrastructure recommending improvements that strengthen reliability and long-term service delivery.

As part of the position you must be willing to work weekends shift work early morning daytime and late evening shifts and potentially be on call/overtime on short notice. 

Top Reasons to Join the Digital Media Operations Team:
Be part of a dynamic team that delivers high-quality multimedia content for Parliament and Canadians. Youll work with advanced technology and play a hands-on role in broadcasting and supporting Canadian democracyan opportunity to make a real impact through your technical expertise.

• Training and development opportunities.
• Work-life balance /35-hour workweek
• 4 weeks vacation (minimum)

Qualifications :

Education :

• Completion of trade school college or university degree or diploma in a field related to audio-visual production technical production media arts and technology electrical engineering electronics or an acceptable combination of education technical training and experience. 

Experiences :

• Extensive experience providing advanced technical support and resolving complex issues across event broadcasting webcasting videoconferencing and simultaneous interpretation systems;
• Experience contributing to system design testing and implementation to meet unique client and event requirements and event parameters;
• Experience managing small- to medium-sized projects defining requirements supporting implementation and leading small technical teams;
• Experience supporting senior-level and high-profile clients resolving urgent technical issues in live operational environments while maintaining exceptional and professional communication with clients and internal partners;
• Experience mentoring technicians and contributing to improvements in operational processes and equipment lifecycle practices.

Assets :

• Advanced knowledge of specialized audiovisual and broadcast equipment used in live events including audio video webcasting videoconferencing and simultaneous interpretation systems;
• Strong understanding of modern networking fundamentals and mediaoverIP concepts;
• Solid knowledge of electronics essential for maintaining reliable broadcast systems;
• Experience and/or training in configuring or programming audiovisual and broadcast control systems such as Crestron Dante Extron Media Matrix Evertz Ross Video Televic and Bosch;
• Possession of AVIXA CTS or CTS-I certification.

Additional Information :

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Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is BBB. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles. 

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Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time