Systems Engineer Ii - Post Production

696 Dsc Corporate Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydance is seeking a Tier 2 support and engineering expert for MAM and post-production platforms within a virtualized hybrid on‑premises and cloud environment. You’ll provide technical leadership in a fast‑paced broadcast technology setting, collaborating with WBD Sports, TNT Sports and Eurosport offices.

Based in London, UK, you’ll join the M2P Engineering team, manage incident response, plan maintenance, and drive centralized workflows across broadcast systems while supporting live events and

Qualifications

• Degree in Technology, Engineering, Broadcast, or a related field.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• French language skills are desirable.
• Strong communications skills.
• Adaptability to fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to perform under pressure supporting live events.
• Self-motivated and collaborative with strong customer service.
• Excellent troubleshooting 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, codecs).
• Good understanding of IT technologies (network, virtualization, storage, cloud, security).
• Monitor emerging technologies and trends to ensure systems remain efficient, scalable, and aligned with business growth.

Responsibilities

• 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 updates 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

Skills

Broadcast support

Live production

English fluency

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technology/Engineering/Broadcast

Tools

MAM systems

Post‑Production tools

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. This includes being the Home of the Olympics Games in Europe; tennis’ Grand Slams; cycling’s Grand Tours, more than 1,000 live cycling broadcasts per year, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series; the PGA TOUR year-round in some markets; the FIM Endurance World Championship; The Ocean Race; the FIM Speedway GP and every major winter sports World Championship and World Cup event.

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Youwillmainlybeinvolvedon WBD Sports. The channelsmovedin atechnologytransformation for allhisequipmenthome of all countries in Europebasedon ahybridarchitecture onpremiseand cloud.

London and Paristeammanagethe engineering and support ofthisnew groupsurroundedbytwoplayoutcenter and all themarketsin EuropefromEurosport.

Ifyou’renotafraidby the new technologies andyouwanttobepart of adynamicand internationalteam,joinus in theheartof thechannelsport broadcast in 22languages.

Yourroleaccountabilities...

As part of the M2P Engineering team, this role provides Tier 2 support and engineeringexpertisefor 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 andmaintainthe 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,projectand 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 languageskills are desirable
• Strong communicationskills
• 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 an 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 systemsremainefficient, scalable, and aligned with business growth

Nice to have

• Basic scripting and developmentskills
• 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 travelexpected
• Permanent contract

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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.