Lead Broadcast Systems Engineer — Live Production & Cloud

Warner Bros. Discovery; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery in Atlanta seeks an Advanced Systems Engineer to design and deploy live production and broadcast IT infrastructure across facilities and regions.

You will own end-to-end signal routing, monitoring, and automation, and serve as a SME for Tier 3 escalation during high-profile broadcasts. The role requires deep expertise in SDI, IP transport, virtualization, and play-out systems, plus strong collaboration with Network, Production, and Vendors.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years of experience in live production projects and/or maintenance; or eight to ten years in advanced IT support/systems design that support live production.
• Understanding of fiber optic technology and broadcast satellite systems.
• Experience with virtualization compute/storage infrastructure and systems, broadcast automation, play-to-air systems (including automation and play-out servers) and live studio & master control environments.
• 2+ years of Associate’s Degree with equivalent experience or a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• Effective communicator with Senior Executives, Clients, and Vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and execution, including equipment specification and BOM preparation.
• Oversee system integration and configure components; manage vendor relationships.
• Provide system overviews and training to teams.
• Define workflow efficiencies and drive cost-effective solutions.
• Lead engineering support and incident management during major events.

Skills

Signal flow design

Video routing

IP transport

Broadcast systems

Monitoring strategies

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Deployment leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Tier 3 escalation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

SDI

SMPTE ST 2110

JPEG XS

NDI

SRT

Play-out servers

Broadcast automation

Virtualized compute/storage

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery in Atlanta seeks an Advanced Systems Engineer to design and deploy live production and broadcast IT infrastructure across facilities and regions.

You will own end-to-end signal routing, monitoring, and automation, and serve as a SME for Tier 3 escalation during high-profile broadcasts. The role requires deep expertise in SDI, IP transport, virtualization, and play-out systems, plus strong collaboration with Network, Production, and Vendors.