Live Broadcast Operations Engineer — Sports & Satellite

Insight Global; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global are seeking a Broadcast Operations Engineer for a leading global satellite communications and media services organisation supporting high-profile live sports and broadcast events.

The role involves monitoring live content, supporting transmission feeds, and resolving broadcast and satellite issues to ensure reliable delivery across critical media environments. It also offers long-term growth into senior operations leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in broadcast engineering environments.
• Experience with satellite transmission operations.
• Customer-facing technical support experience.
• Live event or sports broadcast support experience.
• Familiarity with SDI, ASI, RF and L-Band technologies.
• Knowledge of broadcast monitoring platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to provide reliable onsite coverage in the Biggin Hill / London area.

Responsibilities

• Monitor live broadcast and transmission feeds.
• Support critical live event and sports broadcasting operations.
• Troubleshoot broadcast, media transport, satellite, and network-related issues.
• Ensure successful delivery of live content to end destinations.
• Operate and maintain broadcast, media transport, and networking infrastructure.
• Provide customer-facing technical support during live events and broadcasts.
• Coordinate media transport activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Perform transmission monitoring and incident escalation.
• Support pre-event testing and operational readiness activities.
• Act as a key technical resource within the Media Operations team.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

Satellite communications

Customer-facing support

Live events broadcasting

SDI/ASI/L-Band tech

Fibre networking

Content routing systems

Broadcast monitoring

Troubleshooting

Onsite coverage

Job description

Insight Global are seeking a Broadcast Operations Engineer for a leading global satellite communications and media services organisation supporting high-profile live sports and broadcast events.

The role involves monitoring live content, supporting transmission feeds, and resolving broadcast and satellite issues to ensure reliable delivery across critical media environments. It also offers long-term growth into senior operations leadership.