Systems Engineer II - Post Production

696 DSC Corporate Services; Chiswick; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Job summary

Skydance is seeking a Tier 2 broadcast technology specialist to support MAM and post-production platforms in a hybrid on-premise and cloud environment. Based in London, you will join the M2P Engineering team and coordinate with sports and production offices.

The role requires 3+ years in Broadcast Tech, fluent English, and knowledge of IP video 2110, NMOS, and AWS. You will handle incidents, participate in live events, and work across Europe.

Qualifications

• Degree in Technology, Engineering, Broadcast or related field.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• 3+ years in Broadcast Technology in a support or engineering role.
• Experience with MAM and Post-Production tools.
• Knowledge of AWS services and microservices architecture.
• Experience across Sports, News, Production and Documentary environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 2 support for MAM and post-production platforms.
• Manage tickets escalated from Level 0/1 and coordinate incidents.
• Plan maintenance activities and coordinate upgrades.
• Produce workflow and engineering documentation.
• Design centralized workflows across MAM and Post-Production.
• Support users during change management and new projects.

Skills

Fluent English (written & spoken)

Strong communication

Ability to work under pressure

Team player

French language desirable

Adaptability in fast-paced env

Self-motivated

Troubleshooting & analytical

Education

Degree in Technology/Engineering/Broadcast

Tools

MAM & Post-Production tools

AWS

Microservices architecture

IP video 2110 / AES67 / NMOS

Job description

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance. Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled. Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day. If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe represents WBD’s portfolio of sports brands, channels, and platforms in Europe. It collectively engages 130 million people every month, reaching fans and broad audiences in more than 200 markets and in 20 languages across all platforms where consumers are spending time: free-to-air TV, pay-TV, streaming, online and social. WBD Sports Europe includes the much-loved consumer brands Eurosport and TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland, as well sports programming and content on WBD’s free-to-air TV networks and streaming on HBO Max. They connect audiences with the greatest sporting events in the world.

Your new role

As Warner Bros. Discovery Inc’s portfolio continues to grow – around the world and across platforms – the Global Technology & Operations team is building media technology and IT systems that meet the world class standard for which Discovery is known. GT&O builds, implements and maintains the business systems and technology that are critical for delivering Warner Bros. Discovery’s products, while articulating the long-term technology strategy that will enable Warner Bros. Discovery’s growing pay-tv, digital terrestrial, free-to-air and online services to reach more audiences on more platforms. From Amsterdam to Singapore and from satellite and broadcast operations to SAP, we are driving Discovery forward on the leading edge of technology. You will mainly be involved on WBD Sports. The channels moved in a technology transformation for all his equipment home of all countries in Europe based on a hybrid architecture on premise and cloud. London and Paris team manage the engineering and support of this new group surrounded by two playout center and all the markets in Europe from Eurosport. If you’re not afraid by the new technologies and you want to be part of a dynamic and international team, join us in the heart of the channel sport broadcast in 22 languages.

Your role accountabilities

As part of the M2P Engineering team, this role provides Tier 2 support and engineering expertise for MAM and post-production platforms within a virtualized hybrid on-premises and cloud environment.

• Support: Tier 2 support
• Manage tickets escalated from Level 0 and Level 1 support teams
• Coordinate incident and problem follow-up with internal and external teams
• Follow up update on platform day to day with the support Tier 1
• Plan maintenance activities
• Upgrade phases and reboot action coordination
• Monitor and maintain the overall health and performance of the platform

• Engineering: Manage short-term engineering project
• Collaborate with tier3 engineering team
• Gather workflow requirements from WBD Sports, TNT Sports and Eurosport offices
• Produce workflow, project and engineering documentation
• Design centralized workflows across MAM and Post-Production platforms
• Support users through change management and new projects implementation

Qualifications & Experiences

• Degree in Technology, Engineering, Broadcast, or a related field
• Fluent written and spoken English
• French language skills are desirable
• Strong communication skills
• Adaptability to work in a fast-paced and continuously changing environment
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure, particularly when supporting production teams during live events
• Self-motivated and collaborative team player with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer service
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Broadcast Technology in a support or engineering role
• Experience in Sports, News, Production and Documentary environments
• Experience with MAM and Post-Production tools
• Extensive Broadcast technical background (IP video 2110, AES 67, NMOS, video and audio formats and codec…)
• Good understanding of IT technologies and the associated challenge (network, virtualization, storage, cloud services, security…)
• Monitor emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure systems remain efficient, scalable, and aligned with business growth
• Nice to have Basic scripting and development skills
• Knowledge of AWS services
• Knowledge of microservices architecture

• General Work on shift (evening and weekend)
• Night work may be required depending on live events
• On-call rotation
• Based in London, UK
• Minimal travel expected
• Permanent contract
• #TECH Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager.
• Subject to any applicable laws, Skydance / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

About Skydance

Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS,CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

Some Important Details

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request. Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS,CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.