Senior Broadcast Engineer - Playout

Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ); Dublin; On-site; EUR 63,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

RTÉ in Dublin is seeking a Senior Broadcast Engineer to join the Playout and Distribution team. You will design, operate, maintain and continuously improve the broadcast infrastructure and related systems, ensuring reliability for linear and OTT services.

The role requires 5+ years in broadcast engineering, strong knowledge of IP networking, media workflows, and hands-on experience with automation, playout, and transmission. It is a permanent role with a competitive €62,633–€75,834 salary.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Broadcast Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of broadcast automation, playout, transmission, systems integration, and digital media workflows.
• Experience supporting and maintaining mission-critical broadcast and IT infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of IP networking and media transport technologies (TCP/IP, VLANs, multicast, SMPTE ST 2110, NDI, SRT).
• Experience with enterprise IT systems, including servers, storage, virtualization, cloud services, and cybersecurity best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, operate, maintain and continuously improve broadcast infrastructure.
• Support and evolve broadcast automation, playout, monitoring, and control systems.
• Manage current and next-generation transmission infrastructure for linear services.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

IP networking

Media workflows

Troubleshooting

Leadership & stakeholder management

On-call availability

Education

Third-level qualification in Engineering or IT

Tools

SMPTE ST 2110

NDI

SRT

Broadcast automation systems

Job description

RTÉ is Ireland's national public-service media organisation. We are embarking upon an ambitious and exciting 5-year transformation strategy to update the way we run the organisation. Our mission is to serve as an independent source of stories, news, information and entertainment for Ireland, reflecting the diversity of its people and providing experiences that enrich the lives of all. Attracting and retaining the best talent is key in delivering to our audiences. We want our people to thrive in an environment that values their output.

Meet the team

RTÉ Technology drives the implementation of RTÉ’s technology strategy. As part of the Technology Infrastructure team is responsible for the delivery of reliable and robust solutions to support the technology environment. This currently includes overall responsibility for the design, implementation, and maintenance of infrastructure covering a range of traditional IT and broadcast systems, including storage, compute, IP networking, infrastructure applications, digital media, broadcast facilities (studios/playout), and broadcast play-out and distribution.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Broadcast Engineer to join the Playout and Distribution team. You will play a key role in the design, operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our broadcast infrastructure.

The role is responsible for supporting and evolving:

• Broadcast automation, playout, monitoring, and control systems
• Current and next-generation transmission infrastructure for linear television services
• Linear and OTT video and audio encoding, transcoding, processing, and switching platforms

About You

• 5+ years' experience in Broadcast Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of broadcast automation, playout, transmission, systems integration, and digital media workflows.
• Experience supporting and maintaining mission-critical broadcast and IT infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of IP networking and media transport technologies (TCP/IP, VLANs, multicast, SMPTE ST 2110, NDI, SRT).
• Experience with enterprise IT systems, including servers, storage, virtualization, cloud services, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and manage technology lifecycles, upgrades, and vendor relationships.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Third-level qualification in Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Flexibility to support planned out-of-hours work, weekend projects, and on-call requirements.

This appointment will be made at the Senior Broadcast Engineer grade and is being offered on a permanent contract basis. The salary scale for this grade is from €62,633 to €75,834 gross per annum.

Closing date for receipt of applications is: 1st October 2026.

Cuirfear fáilte roimh iarratais ó daoine go bhfuil dearcadh dearfach acu i leith na Gaeilge. Applications are welcome from people who have a positive outlook to Irish.

Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of what we do – both on-air and behind the scenes. We are committed to building a more inclusive environment and tackling under-representation while embedding inclusion at every stage of the employee journey.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, social experience, race and ethnicity, disability, civil and family status, religious belief and membership of the Traveller Community.

We are eager to provide reasonable accommodations for potential and existing employees with any kind of disability. Should you wish to request an accommodation for your interview, we encourage you to let us know when you apply.