Sr. Manager, Remote Event Information Technology

ENGINEERINGUK; Buxton (ND); Remote; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Manager for their Remote Event Information Technology team. This dynamic role requires a skilled leader to oversee the creation and support of production networks for high-profile live events. The ideal candidate will have a rich technical background, strong communication skills, and a passion for innovation. This position offers the chance to work on exciting projects, ensuring seamless technology integration for major events while leading a talented team. Join a forward-thinking company that values creativity and excellence in the media and entertainment industry.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology domains including systems engineering and networking.
• 6+ years configuring and supporting Cisco networking products.
• Extensive experience with broadcast TV standards and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the IT team in deploying and supporting production networks for live events.
• Plan and implement network design and capacity planning for major events.
• Ensure IT infrastructure aligns with company standards and protocols.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Infrastructure Management

Networking

Cisco Networking Products

Windows Administration

MacOS Administration

Linux Administration

Problem Solving

Broadcast TV Standards

Network Automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Git

Lucid

Visio

Nagios

New Relic

Job description

You will need to login before you can apply for a job.

Sr. Manager, Remote Event Information Technology

Overview and Responsibilities:

Parmount Global's Sports & Special Events IT team is looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to lead our Sports & Special Events IT team. This role involves crafting, deploying, and supporting production networks and systems for high-profile live events. The ideal candidate will possess a solid technical background, superb communication skills, and a passion for innovation and high standards.

Responsibilities Include:

• Leadership and Team Management: Lead the IT team in crafting, deploying, and supporting on-prem, hybrid, and cloud-based production networks and systems.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Facilitate information sharing and provide technical training for new systems and solutions across teams.
• Technical Broadcast Planning: Plan and implement network design, capacity planning, and contingency/redundancy planning for top-tier live events such as NFL, NCAA Football & Basketball, PGA Tour golf, and awards shows.
• Network Infrastructure Management: Configure and maintain network infrastructure and other production systems and equipment.
• Compliance and Standards: Ensure IT infrastructure aligns with Paramount Technology and InfoSec standards and protocols.
• Documentation and Presentation: Write clear business narratives, including proposed strategies, SOPs, and standard processes documents, and present them to leadership.
• Event Technical Summaries: Provide technical summaries of major events, capture technical concerns and issues, and prioritize them for future resolution.
• Innovative Solutions: Demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit, excellent judgment, and communication skills, and deliver innovative solutions while building a capable team.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years in technology domains such as systems engineering, infrastructure, networking, security, data & analytics.
• 6+ years configuring, deploying, and supporting Cisco networking products.
• 6+ years administering Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems.

Additional Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or equivalent.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to communicate complex principles in non-technical terms and solve production issues through various support methods.
• Broadcast TV Expertise: Extensive experience with broadcast TV standards, workflow, and technologies related to routing, switching, encoding, audio processing, and distribution.
• Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of distributed systems design, core routing and switching design, configuration, and problem solving.
• Networking Skills: Understanding of Enterprise and Service Provider networking, including OSPF, IS-IS, vPC, port-channeling, IPSEC, QoS, VLAN, Multicast, BGP, Traffic Engineering, L3VPN, VRF.
• Fiber Optic Cabling: Hands-on experience installing and troubleshooting fiber optic cabling.
• Network Automation: Experience with network automation and version control tools such as Ansible and Git.
• Broadcast Systems: Experience using/coordinating broadcast systems/software like ENPS, Autoscript teleprompters, Enco Digital Audio Delivery workstations, Signiant Flight, EVS replay systems, LiveU transmission platform.
• Documentation Skills: Ability to develop and maintain user documentation and diagrams in Lucid/Visio.
• Monitoring Platforms: Ability to administer system and network monitoring platforms like Nagios/New Relic.
• Flexibility: Willingness to work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, and travel for project and remote event support.
• Operational Support: Provide on-call support for 24x7 production on-air technology systems and infrastructure, and participate in major incident calls to resolve system or network outages.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $140,000.00 - 165,000.00. The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.

Nearest Major Market: Manhattan
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.