Lead Media Engineer – AWS Telestream (L2/L3)

PCR Digital; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

PCR Digital, a London-based recruitment agency specialising in technology roles, seeks a Lead Media Engineer (L2/L3) for a 5-month, full-time contract. The role is hybrid with occasional onsite work in west London, paying £390 per day outside IR35.

You will lead end-to-end media workflows, configure QC/transcoding profiles and provide L2/L3 escalation support, leveraging AWS media services and related tooling.

Qualifications

• Deep working knowledge of media workflows (MAM such as Delat / Cinergy) and content fulfilment.
• Experience configuring QC and transcode profiles (Telestream/Vantage, AWS MediaConvert).
• Experience designing end-to-end media workflows and onboarding new platforms.

Responsibilities

• Act as L2/L3 escalation point for frontline support.

Skills

Media workflows

MAM knowledge

Telestream QC

AWS experience

Scripting basics

Workflow orchestration

Job description

• Published: 1 day ago
• Duration: 5 months
• Expiry Date: Mon, Nov 09 2026
• Reference: BBBH 13171_1793008872
• Start Date: Immediate start within 2 weeks

Lead Media Engineer (L2/L3)
Full-time
Hybrid/Remote Occasionally onsite in west London
Outside IR35 £390pd

Requirements

• Deep working knowledge of media workflows – Media Asset Management (MAM such as Delat / Cinergy etc), work order management, content fulfilment (ideally Fabric Insights/TMTInsights), transcoding and QC – at a hands-on, configuration level (such as Telestream).
• Hands-on configuration of QC and transcode profiles (e.g. Telestream Vantage, Telestream Qualify or equivalent QC SaaS, AWS MediaConvert).
• Experience designing and standing up end-to-end media workflows, including onboarding new customers or platforms from scratch.
• Comfortable acting as the L2/L3 escalation point for issues a front-line support team can’t resolve.
• Solid experience of AWS (S3,AWS console, Cloudwatch etc) and some AWS media-pipeline services (MediaConvert, messaging queues, Step Functions, Lambda) sufficient to diagnose and resolve issues. ideally Media2Cloud.
• Scripting ability is a plus, not mandatory – conceptual understanding for diagnosis is what matters.
• Experience with workflow/orchestration platforms (e.g. Polaris or similar).

Ideally some of (not essential)

• Scripting ability (Python or similar) for diagnosis or light automation.
• Experience integrating or migrating between two orchestration/service platforms.
• MAM/PAM platform administration experience (e.g. Iconik or similar).

We are PCR Digital, a small and personal London recruitment agency that specialises in technology roles across digital, broadcast, Video on Demand, and enterprise IT. Our clients range from internationally recognised, global organisations to growing start-ups, and the opportunities that we have are dynamic and constantly changing within our sectors.

We believe in caring for our candidates and working closely with our clients, so we will only pair you with opportunities for which we believe that you are truly the right fit. You will receive our support and utmost respect throughout the process, and we will always be happy to answer any questions that you have about the hiring procedure.

After speaking to you and evaluating your profile, if you are interested, we will also let you know about new roles that come through that you might be the right fit for.