Head of Production Engineering: Cloud & Live Media

A+E Global Media; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 170,744 - 199,771; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) matching

Job summary

A+E Global Media in Stamford, CT, seeks a Director of Production Engineering to lead two engineering teams across on‑prem and cloud environments, including AWS. The role oversees hybrid production, post‑production, and processing workflows to ensure availability, resilience, and performance.

This leader partners with Technology, Production Operations and stakeholders to modernize infrastructure, expand cloud adoption, and optimize hybrid operations while aligning with enterprise goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, CS, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years supporting media production and/or television network facilities.
• 5+ years building and supporting media systems and workflows that leverage the cloud, with a preference for AWS.
• 5+ years in a lead architect or management role, with a preference for managing other managers and teams.
• Experience supporting post‑production equipment technology and data networks.
• Experience working with users to understand and resolve complex issues.
• Experience working with developers and software engineers.
• Experience designing and orchestrating daily support responses, training and documentation.
• A strategic thinker with initiative and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide budgets, sourcing and purchasing of new technical equipment and/or services to engineering management.
• Manage engineering staff daily and provide leadership to improve teamwork, alignment with core values and business objectives.
• Position staff to use judgment based on technical and tactical experience for innovative decisions.
• Ensure resources are utilized efficiently to fulfill departmental responsibilities.
• Identify and document process improvements and workflows to ease support.
• Evaluate technologies and provide architectural guidance for scalable solutions.
• Support culture, diversity and inclusion across responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud computing

Strategic thinking

Communication

People management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Arch Platform Technologies

AutoCAD

Job description

A+E Global Media in Stamford, CT, seeks a Director of Production Engineering to lead two engineering teams across on‑prem and cloud environments, including AWS. The role oversees hybrid production, post‑production, and processing workflows to ensure availability, resilience, and performance.

This leader partners with Technology, Production Operations and stakeholders to modernize infrastructure, expand cloud adoption, and optimize hybrid operations while aligning with enterprise goals.