Broadcast Network Engineer

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX News is looking for a Broadcast Network Engineer to join the team in NY. As the Network Engineer, you will be focused on Media and Broadcast, to design, implement, and administer highly resilient and scalable network(s) supporting media workflows and live broadcast for Fox News. As a member of the Software-defined Networking (SDN) Broadcast Infrastructure team, you will work closely with multiple teams and disciplines across the enterprise to conceptualize, build, and integrate solutions and services to support the challenging real-time requirements of the media/broadcast business.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gathering, planning, and assessing current network configuration
• Identify architectural risks and propose alternatives and solutions
• Work with SDN team to design networking solutions capable of transporting live content (uncompressed) over dedicated high-bandwidth IP networks
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to troubleshoot service impacting issues
• Team up with outside vendors to successfully test and integrate new technology
• Track, report, and proactively address network capacity issues
• Discover and implement new technologies that simplify the network environment while improving security and performance
• Fully document all changes to network topology
• Track, report, and proactively deploy firmware/software updates on switching equipment when needed
• Network capacity planning, performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Create and maintain up to date documentation of the network environment detailing configuration of deployed solutions

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• A proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale mission critical networks
• Experience troubleshooting complex problems while delivering innovative solutions
• Knowledge of SMPTE ST 2110 – Professional Media Over Managed IP Networks standards
• 7+ years working with large scale networks
• Expert knowledge and hands-on experience with network platforms such as Arista, and Cisco,
• Expert network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills
• Willingness and ability to teach and train others

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER

• Media Technology and/or broadcast experience
• BS in a Computer Science
• Experience with automation and scripting
• Cisco CCNP, or equivalent Arista certification
• Experience with Spine-leaf Architecture

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $44.00-68.75 per hour. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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