Broadcast IP Network Engineer – ST 2110 & Live Ops

Hamilton Barnes; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ST 2110 training

Arista-based switching fabric

Live broadcast exposure

Industry-leading technology

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Broadcast IP Infrastructure Engineer to join a world-leading provider of complex live broadcast facilities. The role focuses on building, configuring, and maintaining IP network infrastructure underpinning live operations across OB and remote production.

The ideal candidate has strong IP networking skills from ISP/enterprise backgrounds and a willingness to learn ST 2110 within a broadcast context. UK-based with travel to locations. Competitive base salary on offer.

Qualifications

• Strong IP networking background including Layer 2/3, multicast, and dynamic routing protocols.
• Experience in ISP/enterprise networking translates to broadcast environments.
• Hands-on with Arista and Cisco or equivalent enterprise switching platforms.
• Willingness to learn ST 2110 and broadcast IP workflows; proactive attitude.
• Experience building, configuring, testing and commissioning technical systems end to end.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and optimise OB networking equipment and topologies to support live broadcast and remote production workflows.
• Deploy and maintain control system servers, IT monitoring tools, and visualisation applications across the fleet.
• Support end-to-end IP systems integration including switch fabrics, multicast routing, and PTP timing (ST 2110).
• Troubleshoot broadcast IT hardware, software, and networking issues across live environments.
• Collaborate with leadership and engineering teams to implement infrastructure solutions meeting client objectives.
• Maintain technical documentation, system diagrams, and version control.

Skills

IP networking

Layer 2/3

Multicast routing

ST 2110

Arista/Cisco switches

Broadcast IP workflows

Problem solving

Tools

Arista switches

Cisco switches

Linux servers

Windows servers

Job description

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Broadcast IP Infrastructure Engineer to join a world-leading provider of complex live broadcast facilities. The role focuses on building, configuring, and maintaining IP network infrastructure underpinning live operations across OB and remote production.

The ideal candidate has strong IP networking skills from ISP/enterprise backgrounds and a willingness to learn ST 2110 within a broadcast context. UK-based with travel to locations. Competitive base salary on offer.