Full-Time Sr Systems Engineer
NBCUniversal is hiring a remote Full-Time Sr Systems Engineer. The career level for this job opening is Senior Manager and is accepting Englewood Cliffs, NEW JERSEY based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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The Production Application Engineering team is looking to fill the role of Sr Systems Engineer to help drive improvements in workflow and technology adoption by clients. This role requires gathering project requirements from clients and implementing solutions using vendor offerings and internal solutions.
Production Engineering supports technical infrastructure for studio and control room productions (News, Late Night Entertainment, Digital). This includes hardware installation, network configuration, and cloud systems.
The Production Application Engineering team focuses on initiatives like Virtualized Production Control Rooms, Augmented Reality, and Real-time Graphics applications.
Responsibilities:
- Become a subject matter expert on production workflows
- Evaluate vendor software and solutions via proof-of-concept (POC) testing
- Collaborate with vendors to develop roadmaps for internal goals
- Contribute to infrastructure- and configuration-as-code repositories
- Thoroughly test new and updated systems and workflows
- Escalate issues for other internal teams
- Participate in an on-call rotation for off-hours escalations
Basic Requirements:
- BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in broadcast technology
- Willingness and ability to work or be on-call outside business hours
- Familiarity with system-level troubleshooting of Windows or Linux
- Previous experience with broadcast production systems (graphics, audio mixing, video switchers)
- Experience communicating with internal clients
Desired Characteristics:
- Interest in or experience with infrastructure-as-code
- Video and audio signal flow troubleshooting experience
- Network or IT troubleshooting and tools like Puppet, Wireshark, PowerShell
- Experience with public and private cloud infrastructure
- Experience evaluating new products/technologies and making recommendations
- Understanding of NDI, SRT, RTMP, and other streaming video formats
- Desire to learn, adapt, and grow in a fast-paced environment
Additional Requirements:
- Fully Remote
- Eligible for company sponsored benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, etc.)
Salary range: $105,000 - $135,000
Possible interview: External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview.