Dalet Systems Engineer — Automation & Production Reliability

Fox Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Fox News Media is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Dalet MAM platform across New York and Washington, DC. This role focuses on engineering, automation, and operational reliability, blending scripting, monitoring, and production support for live news environments.

You will own Dalet platform tasks, coordinate with editorial and operations teams, and contribute to automation initiatives while working a flexible schedule including weekends and live production windows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5+ years of systems engineering, Linux administration, or broadcast/media platform support experience.
• Hands-on experience with Dalet Galaxy / Dalet Plus or comparable MAM platforms preferred.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and Bash scripting; ability to build and maintain production monitoring automation.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, MS-SQL, XML/metadata workflows, and basic networking.
• Experience supporting live production or newsroom editorial environments.
• Clear written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate with vendors, editorial staff, and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Dalet Platform Engineering & Administration: administer and troubleshoot the Dalet MAM environment in NY and DC, including admin tool configuration, BPM workflows, proxy generation, WebSpace, Wowza load balancers, and ingest/recording components.
• Resolve escalated production issues: proxy-generation failures, media sync problems, transfer errors, mount failures, and workflow disruptions.
• Configure Dalet Admin Tool settings and BPM rules to prevent recurring operating failures; manage restricted-folder lifecycle and asset restore/purge requests.
• Support media-desk coordination for NY and DC editorial workflows; document root causes and remediation in ServiceNow and Confluence.
• Develop, maintain, and extend production monitoring scripts (PowerShell/Bash) tied to tickets with thresholds, alert logic, and remediation steps.
• Participate in Mimir, Pyramid, and Project Fresh Start initiatives; contribute to observability efforts (Grafana) and automation enhancements.

Skills

Scripting

PowerShell

Bash

Linux

XML/Metadata workflows

Python

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Dalet Galaxy / Dalet Plus

MS-SQL

XML metadata workflows

WebSpace/Wowza

XML/metadata workflows

Linux

Job description

Fox News Media is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Dalet MAM platform across New York and Washington, DC. This role focuses on engineering, automation, and operational reliability, blending scripting, monitoring, and production support for live news environments.

You will own Dalet platform tasks, coordinate with editorial and operations teams, and contribute to automation initiatives while working a flexible schedule including weekends and live production windows.