Senior Broadcast Systems Engineer

DAZN; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sports media pioneer is seeking a Senior Broadcast Systems Engineer in Leeds to design, deploy, and optimize broadcast systems. With an emphasis on cloud integration and performance, the role requires strong engineering skills and a passion for sports. The ideal candidate will guide the evolution of broadcast technology, collaborating closely with various teams to enhance efficiency and scalability.

Benefits

25 days' annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions up to 5%

Flexible working opportunities

Access to mental health platform

Qualifications

• Proven track record in broadcast engineering within a live sports environment.
• Strong expertise in both on-premises and cloud-based broadcast systems.
• Ability to design and implement scalable workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure broadcast systems for DAZN's workflows.
• Collaborate with teams to test solutions and agree on workflows.
• Lead system acceptance test planning and execution.

Skills

Broadcast engineering expertise

Problem-solving skills

Collaboration skills

Cloud-based systems knowledge

Tools

AWS

Automation software

Job description

Senior Broadcast Systems Engineer

Department: 61-155 - Broadcast - Broadcast Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: UK - Leeds

Reporting To: David Christmas

Description

Why Join DAZN?
Joining DAZN means becoming part of a global sports media pioneer that's redefining how fans watch the games they love. From Serie A in Italy to the Bundesliga in Germany and world-class boxing events across the globe, we bring the biggest sports to the biggest markets. Available in over 150 countries, DAZN has grown at incredible speed since its launch in 2016 - and we're only getting started. As part of our broadcast technology team in Leeds, you'll work on systems that deliver thousands of live events to millions of viewers worldwide. This is a rare opportunity to combine cutting-edge broadcast engineering, sports passion, and problem-solving to help shape the future of global sports streaming.

The Role
As Senior Broadcast Systems Engineer, you will be DAZN's subject matter expert in the design, deployment, and optimisation of the broadcast systems that power our global operations. You'll play a key role in both on-premises infrastructure at our Leeds broadcast centre and in cloud-based deployments, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and performance. With DAZN's rapid expansion, you'll lead the evolution and automation of our systems to meet growing demands without scaling linearly, ensuring efficiency and resilience at every stage. You'll collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and product teams to orchestrate public cloud workflows, optimise system efficiency, and future-proof our broadcast technology. This is a role for an innovative engineer who combines technical expertise with strategic vision for the future of broadcasting.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design and configuration of the systems that underpin the DAZN broadcast workflows and meet project requirements.
• Work with other teams to test solutions and agree workflows
• Lead system acceptance test planning and execution.
• Lead documentation and wargaming on systems you create.
• Act as our subject matter expert in our migration to cloud and hybrid cloud environments and system automation.
• Shape the software products we use, adding features our teams need

What You'll Bring:

• Proven track record in broadcast engineering within a modern, live sports environment.
• Strong expertise in both on-premises and cloud-based broadcast systems.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, efficient workflows.
• Familiarity with orchestration, automation, and optimisation of media systems.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Experience of working with AWS would be great

Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days' annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.