Streaming Security Engineer: DRM & CDN Expert (Hybrid)

Viaplay Group; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Pension & insurance

Wellbeing allowance

Hybrid model

Learning culture

Hack Days

Viaplay access

Job summary

Viaplay Group in Stockholm is seeking a Streaming Engineer to protect our streams and strengthen the security controls across DRM infrastructure and CDN delivery. You will develop and operate safeguards ensuring reliable live and on-demand experiences.

You’ll collaborate with streaming, backend teams and partners to turn protection requirements into practical solutions, while maintaining playback quality, resilience, and secure access across devices.

Qualifications

• Experience with streaming technologies such as HLS, MPEG-DASH, ABR packaging, CDNs and DRM.
• Experience with CDN security configuration and measures to prevent unauthorized streaming.
• An understanding of HTTP delivery, caching, access tokens and how security controls affect streaming behavior
• Experience with cloud services and operating or troubleshooting production streaming systems
• Experience or a curiosity to learn using AI-assisted tools, to support development, troubleshooting and automation, with sound judgement when reviewing outputs for correctness, security and reliability
• Clear communication skills and a willingness to share knowledge and work through problems with others
• Hands‑on experience with DRM systems such as Widevine, PlayReady or FairPlay, including multi‑key DRM or key rotation

Responsibilities

• Strengthen security across CDN and streaming delivery and its supporting services.
• Develop and maintain content protection systems and investigate issues affecting playback.
• Help ensure content is delivered in line with protection requirements across supported devices.
• Improve controls that protect streaming resources from unauthorized access and misuse.
• Identify weaknesses in the delivery path and help respond to unauthorized distribution.
• Investigate production issues, improve monitoring, and test changes for their effect on security, performance, and playback reliability.

Skills

Streaming tech

CDN security

HTTP security & tokens

Cloud services

AI-assisted tools

Communication

DRM systems (Widevine/PlayReady/FairPl

Tools

HLS

MPEG-DASH

ABR packaging

Widevine

PlayReady

FairPlay

Job description

Viaplay Group in Stockholm is seeking a Streaming Engineer to protect our streams and strengthen the security controls across DRM infrastructure and CDN delivery. You will develop and operate safeguards ensuring reliable live and on-demand experiences.

You’ll collaborate with streaming, backend teams and partners to turn protection requirements into practical solutions, while maintaining playback quality, resilience, and secure access across devices.