Senior IP Network Engineer - Media & Advertising

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

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Join a world-leading provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services, working with content owners, creators, and distributors across sport, media, news, and entertainment. A new company with a 30-year pedigree and around 500 people across the UK, Australia, USA, France, Germany, and Qatar, it is known for flawless execution, deep technical expertise, and a refusal to stand still.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Broadcast IP Infrastructure Engineer to join a skilled engineering team at a specialist broadcast technology business working across live television, outside broadcast, and remote production. The ideal candidate will build, configure, and maintain the IP network infrastructure underpinning live broadcast operations, bringing strong IP networking skills from an ISP or enterprise background, with broadcast-specific knowledge as a smaller bolt-on.

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
• Work with technology leadership and engineering teams to implement infrastructure solutions that meet operational and client objectives
• Maintain technical documentation, system diagrams, and version control
• Contribute to internal R&D activities around control, monitoring, and software-defined production workflows
• Ensure designs and systems align with evolving industry standards and internal policies
• Arista (primary switching)
• Cisco / Netgear (secondary)
• Multicast routing, PIM, IGMP
• Layer 2 / Layer 3 networking
• ST 2110 / PTP timing (training provided for the right candidate)
• Microsoft and Linux server environments
• IT monitoring and visualisation tools

Skills/Must Have

• Strong IP networking background, Layer 2/3, multicast, and dynamic routing protocols are the core requirement
• ISP, enterprise, or data centre network background, the architecture translates well into broadcast environments
• Hands-on experience with Arista, Cisco, or comparable enterprise switching platforms
• An appetite to learn ST 2110 and broadcast IP workflows, curiosity and drive matter more than existing broadcast experience
• Practical experience building, configuring, testing, and commissioning technical systems end to end
• Comfortable working in dynamic, time-pressured live environments, broadcast doesn't wait
• Strong analytical skills, you simplify complex problems and present resilient solutions
• Team player with the communication skills to work across engineering and production teams

Location & Working Pattern

• UK-based role with travel to broadcast and OB locations
• Scope to participate in R&D, software-defined production and advanced IP media workflows
• Specialist broadcast technology business with a strong industry reputation

Benefits

• Broadcast experience isn’t needed on day one, strong IP engineers are actively welcomed and developed into the broadcast space
• ST 2110 is the future of broadcast networking, and getting in now builds a rare and increasingly valuable skillset
• Live broadcast environments are high stakes, fast paced and technically demanding every day
• R&D involvement, not just ops, with genuine innovation work available
• Arista-based switching fabric, a marketable platform in both broadcast and enterprise markets
• A niche specialism that opens doors, as broadcast IP engineers are in short supply globally

Salary

• £70,000 – £75,000 base salary