Broadcast Systems Engineer - IP/Multicast & Live Production

fox com; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox Sports is seeking a Systems Support Engineer to join our broadcast engineering team. You will ensure high availability of IT network infrastructure and core media production systems, bridging enterprise networking with end-user broadcast support.

You will manage IP multicast, SMPTE ST 2110, and facility-wide IP documentation while supporting edit suites, ingest workflows, and live graphics platforms, partnering with production staff to keep broadcasts on air.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a broadcast facility or media IT role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize the core broadcast network for uncompressed IP transport.

Skills

TCP/IP

VLANs

VRFs

DHCP

DNS

Non-blocking switches

IP Multicast

PIM

IGMP

SMPTE ST 2110

AES67

PTP

Premiere Pro

Grass Valley Stratus

K2 Storage

VizRT

Ross Xpression

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering

Tools

NetBox

Visio

Wireshark

SolarWinds

Grafana

UniFi

Cisco CCNP/CCIE

Arista ACE

Job description

Fox Sports is seeking a Systems Support Engineer to join our broadcast engineering team. You will ensure high availability of IT network infrastructure and core media production systems, bridging enterprise networking with end-user broadcast support.

You will manage IP multicast, SMPTE ST 2110, and facility-wide IP documentation while supporting edit suites, ingest workflows, and live graphics platforms, partnering with production staff to keep broadcasts on air.