Lead Broadcast Engineering & Cloud Infra (Flexible)

Stuff; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Stuff is seeking a Broadcast Engineering Manager to own and advance our broadcast network across Stuff and ThreeNews brands. This hands‑on role suits someone who thrives on solving complex technical problems, leading projects from concept to commissioning, and building partnerships with vendors and stakeholders.

You will drive upgrades, validate changes, and shape best practices while championing AWS-based broadcast technologies and cloud solutions across the team.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering end-to-end broadcast projects.
• Experience leading vendor relationships within SLAs and budgets.
• Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in engineering or related field.
• Experience in cloud-based broadcast environments and SDN awareness.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate upgrades, service changes and validation with major vendors.
• Lead technical projects from scoping to delivery and commissioning.
• Build vendor and stakeholder relationships and enforce service levels.
• Create documentation and drawings to raise engineering standards.
• Proactively manage network risk and suggest practical fixes.
• Champion cloud-based broadcast tech and SDN/IaaS/PaaS platforms.

Skills

Broadcast systems

AWS cloud

SDN

Project leadership

Vendor management

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

VizRT

Avid

Grass Valley

Ross

AWS cloud services

Job description

Stuff is seeking a Broadcast Engineering Manager to own and advance our broadcast network across Stuff and ThreeNews brands. This hands‑on role suits someone who thrives on solving complex technical problems, leading projects from concept to commissioning, and building partnerships with vendors and stakeholders.

You will drive upgrades, validate changes, and shape best practices while championing AWS-based broadcast technologies and cloud solutions across the team.