Broadcast Engineer

TEKsystems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking an expert Broadcast Engineer in Washington, DC to manage IP-based broadcast systems for live radio and video production. You will troubleshoot critical incidents, maintain automation workflows, and support virtualization and IT infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.

The role is onsite in Washington, DC with potential shift work. 5+ years in broadcast environments and strong knowledge of SRT/NDI/AES67 are required. Competitive compensation and benefits apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of broadcast engineering experience in live production, radio, TV, or media operations.
• Expert knowledge of IP-based broadcast technologies including SRT, AES67, NDI, and SMPTE standards.
• Proven experience troubleshooting live broadcast incidents under time-sensitive conditions.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, multicast, and WAN infrastructure.
• Experience using network diagnostic tools including Wireshark, TCPDump, and packet analyzers.
• Experience supporting broadcast automation, signal distribution, and media transport systems.
• Working knowledge of VMware, Active Directory, virtualization, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize IP-based broadcast systems supporting live radio and video production.
• Support and troubleshoot mission-critical on-air infrastructure in real time.
• Engineer and maintain contribution and distribution workflows utilizing SRT, AES67, NDI, and SMPTE-compliant technologies.
• Support Lawo audio consoles, Lawo VSM, MOSART automation systems, and Riedel intercom environments.
• Monitor system health, network performance, and traffic flows using packet analyzers and diagnostic tools.
• Perform root-cause analysis and rapidly resolve production-impacting issues.
• Design and maintain broadcast network architectures, IP addressing schemes, and signal flow documentation.
• Work closely with operations, engineering, and vendor development teams to implement roadmaps and enhancements.
• Support virtualized and cloud-based infrastructure including VMware, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Skills

IP workflows

IP networks

Broadcast automation

Network troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Electronic Engineering, or related field

Technical school training with electronics

Tools

Lawo VSM

MOSART

Riedel Intercom

VMware

Active Directory

Job description

Top Skills' Details

• Live Troubleshooting (Wireshark, TCPDump, Packet analyzers)
• Automation/Infrastructure platforms (Lawo VSM, MOSART, Riedel, VMware)

On-site role in Washington, DC with candidates being able to work shift work if needed (mornings/nights/weekends etc)

Description

Our client is looking for a Broadcast Engineers with at least 5+ years of experience who understand modern IP-based broadcast environments work, can troubleshoot critical live production issues under pressure, and have experience supporting the platforms that control and automate those workflows. The ideal candidate will come from a Broadcasting, Radio, Media & Entertainment networking background.

Job Description

• 5+ years of broadcast engineering experience within live production, radio, television, or media operations.
• Expert knowledge of IP-based broadcast technologies including SRT, AES67, NDI, and SMPTE standards.
• Proven experience troubleshooting live broadcast incidents under time-sensitive conditions.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, multicast, and WAN infrastructure.
• Experience using network diagnostic tools including Wireshark, TCPDump, and packet analyzers.
• Experience supporting broadcast automation, signal distribution, and media transport systems.
• Working knowledge of VMware, Active Directory, virtualization, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced broadcast environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize IP-based broadcast systems supporting live radio and video production.
• Support and troubleshoot mission-critical on-air infrastructure in real time.
• Engineer and maintain contribution and distribution workflows utilizing SRT, AES67, NDI, and SMPTE-compliant technologies.
• Support Lawo audio consoles, Lawo VSM, MOSART automation systems, and Riedel intercom environments.
• Monitor system health, network performance, and traffic flows using packet analyzers and diagnostic tools.
• Perform root-cause analysis and rapidly resolve production-impacting issues.
• Design and maintain broadcast network architectures, IP addressing schemes, and signal flow documentation.
• Work closely with operations, engineering, and vendor development teams to implement technology roadmaps and platform enhancements.
• Support virtualized and cloud-based infrastructure including VMware, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments.
• Maintain disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability standards across all platforms.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, network diagrams, and operational procedures.

Skills

IP workflows, ip networks, broadcast automation, Network troubleshooting, cloud

Top Skills Details

IP workflows,ip networks,broadcast automation,Network troubleshooting

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Science, Communications, Electronic Engineering or related field preferred; or Technical school training with electronics training and related experience.
• Cisco Certifications (CCNA/CCNP)
• 5+ Years of experience in broadcast environment

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Washington, DC.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 7, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Washington, DC.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.