Senior Broadcast Network Engineer - Live Media Infrastructure

fox com; New York (NY); On-site; USD 143,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

FOX News Media in New York is seeking a Senior Staff Broadcast Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage resilient networks supporting live broadcast systems. You will partner with broadcast teams to enable real-time media workflows and ensure security and performance across critical infrastructure.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, SDN collaboration, and mentoring others, with a strong focus on SMPTE ST 2110 standards and high-bandwidth IP networks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing and operating large-scale networks.
• Experience troubleshooting complex network issues.
• Knowledge of SMPTE ST 2110 standards.
• Ability to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Architecture/Engineering: assess current network configurations, identify risks, propose solutions.
• Design and implement new technologies to improve security and performance.
• Collaborate with SDN team to transport live content over high-bandwidth IP networks.
• Manage projects and report progress to management and team members.
• Collaborate with vendors to test and integrate new technology.
• Operational: capacity planning, performance assessment, and troubleshooting.
• Maintain up-to-date network documentation.

Skills

Large-scale networks

Troubleshooting

Network design

Documentation

Teaching/mentoring

Tools

Arista

Cisco

Palo Alto

Spine-leaf (VXLAN)

Job description

FOX News Media in New York is seeking a Senior Staff Broadcast Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage resilient networks supporting live broadcast systems. You will partner with broadcast teams to enable real-time media workflows and ensure security and performance across critical infrastructure.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, SDN collaboration, and mentoring others, with a strong focus on SMPTE ST 2110 standards and high-bandwidth IP networks.