Role Scope
The major areas of responsibility include
Broadcast technology engineering and operations
SMPTE ST 2110 implementation and operational reliability
Network, compute, storage, and virtualization engineering
Hybrid cloud infrastructure operations
Station automation and delivery platforms
OTT, streaming, and OTA technology support
News and local production support
Media technology and transmission
Disaster recovery and platform resiliency
24/7 technical operations and incident response
Responsibilities
Engineering Operations and Reliability
Lead the day-to-day engineering and operational support of mission-critical broadcast and media technology environments.
Ensure 24/7/365 availability, reliability, and operational readiness across broadcast, production, distribution, and transmission platforms.
Establish operating procedures, escalation paths, service expectations, and incident response practices.
Partner with Critical Response and Operations teams to manage major incidents, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Monitor system health and ensure timely resolution of reliability, performance, and availability issues.
Broadcast Systems Implementation and Support
Lead the engineering implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management of broadcast technology platforms.
Support live news gathering, contribution, production, post-production, playout, master control, station automation, and transmission workflows.
Implement and operate SMPTE ST 2110 video-over-IP environments, including routing, timing, packet integrity, latency, and system interoperability.
Support the transition from SDI-based workflows to synchronized, software-defined IP media facilities in partnership with the Media Architecture team.
Maintain operational compatibility across existing systems while implementing new technology platforms.
Network and Infrastructure Engineering
Lead engineering execution across WAN, LAN, contribution networks, routing, switching, QoS, multicast, and high-capacity media connectivity.
Operate and optimize on-premise data centers, hybrid cloud infrastructure, enterprise virtualization, containerized environments, compute, storage, and related platforms.
Manage infrastructure lifecycle activities, including upgrades, capacity planning, patching, migrations, integrations, and technology refreshes.
Implement approved architecture and security standards in partnership with Media Architecture, Network Engineering, and Information Security.
Ensure infrastructure supports high-throughput, low-latency media workflows and enterprise data distribution.
Resiliency and Disaster Recovery
Implement and maintain disaster recovery, business continuity, redundancy, failover, and resiliency capabilities.
Conduct readiness testing and ensure recovery procedures are documented, current, and operationally viable.
Identify single points of failure and lead remediation efforts.
Partner with architecture and security teams to ensure resiliency requirements are incorporated into new implementations and major upgrades.
Project and Program Delivery
Partner with the PMO and Critical Response teams to deliver technology upgrades, expansions, migrations, integrations, and operational improvements.
Translate approved architecture and technical requirements into executable engineering plans.
Manage dependencies, technical risks, resource requirements, milestones, and operational readiness.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with appropriate testing, documentation, training, and support plans.
Coordinate production cutovers and post-implementation support.
Performance Management and Optimization
Establish operational KPIs and service-level measures for availability, reliability, capacity, latency, incident response, and recovery.
Optimize monitoring, alerting, and alarming systems to reduce noise and improve response effectiveness.
Use performance data and operational trends to identify risks, capacity needs, and improvement opportunities.
Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes, tools, and support models.
Vendor and Service Management
Manage operational relationships with key technology vendors and service providers.
Monitor vendor performance against service-level expectations.
Coordinate escalations, technical support, maintenance, and issue resolution.
Partner with Architecture and Procurement teams to validate technical requirements and support vendor evaluations.
Documentation and Compliance
Maintain accurate documentation for network, infrastructure, broadcast, transmission, security, and recovery environments.
Ensure engineering procedures align with applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, security policies, and internal controls.
Maintain current system diagrams, runbooks, asset information, configuration records, recovery procedures, and support documentation.
Support operational audits, compliance reviews, and risk assessments.
Leadership and Talent Development
Lead and develop a high-performing engineering organization supporting complex, highly available media environments.
Establish clear team structures, accountabilities, operating rhythms, and performance expectations.
Mentor engineering leaders and technical talent.
Build a culture of operational excellence, accountability, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.
Partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements, manage expectations, and deliver reliable solutions.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Partner closely with the VP, Media Technology Architecture to execute approved technical strategies and standards.
Collaborate with Network Engineering, Information Security, Broadcast Operations, Media Services, Digital Platforms, News, Local Production, and Transmission teams.
Provide engineering input into architecture decisions based on operational requirements, reliability, supportability, and total cost of ownership.
Serve as the engineering voice during technology planning, implementation, and operational readiness reviews.
Continuous Improvement and Innovation
Evaluate emerging technologies for operational value, reliability, supportability, and compatibility with the FOX media environment.
Drive adoption of tools, frameworks, and methodologies that improve engineering effectiveness and standardize deployment procedures.
Maintain backward compatibility while modernizing technology platforms and operating practices.
Identify opportunities to improve automation, observability, resiliency, and engineering productivity.
What You Will Need
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field, or equivalent executive experience.
15+ years of progressive experience in media technology, broadcast engineering, enterprise infrastructure, or related environments.
At least 5 years of senior leadership experience managing engineering or technology operations teams.
Proven experience leading engineering implementation and operational support for large-scale broadcast or media technology environments.
Demonstrated experience implementing and operating SMPTE ST 2110 uncompressed IP video production systems.
Deep expertise in enterprise networking, including routing, switching, QoS, multicast, WAN, LAN, and contribution networks.
Strong experience with on-premise data centers, hybrid cloud infrastructure, virtualization, compute, storage, and containerized environments.
Experience leading disaster recovery, resiliency, high availability, incident response, and business continuity programs.
Experience supporting news gathering, live production, post-production, playout, master control, station automation, transmission, OTT, streaming, or OTA delivery environments.
Strong project and program management skills focused on implementation, operational readiness, and reliability.
Experience managing technology vendors, service providers, escalations, and service-level performance.
Knowledge of DCIM, CMDB, IPAM, monitoring, observability, and infrastructure management systems.
Executive presence and the ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly to senior stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex technical transformations while maintaining operational stability.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, 24/7 media environment.
Occasional domestic travel, up to 25%.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $247,000.00-288,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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