Media Engineer II

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Media Engineer II to join their team. The ideal candidate will have experience in ensuring efficient sustainment, uptime, and overall stability of technical environments of live media production and distribution environments. Responsibilities include troubleshooting and resolving issues, managing third-party service providers, and developing long-range plans for future media technology needs.

Requirements

• 3+ years of previous and relevant experience in ensuring efficient sustainment, uptime, and overall stability of the technical environments of live media production and distribution environments
• High school degree or equivalent experience
• Proficient with technologies like microservices, DevOps tools, design principles, practices, standards and guidelines
• Scripting proficiency will be an advantage (Python, NodeJS, Bash, PowerShell)
• Proficient in SMPTE standards for broadcast television and video production/streaming environments
• Knowledge and experience with on-prem and cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platforms and current technological offerings
• Knowledge and experience with compression techniques such as MPEG2/4, HEVC, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XS
• Knowledge and experience with Evertz software control systems such as frame control via VistaLink or Magnum, EQX/EXE routers, and their monitoring software VLPRO, SDVN, VIP, VUE, MVP
• Knowledge and experience with major media systems and the vendors that supply them in areas such as asset management systems, file-based workflows, media acquisition, transcoding/encoding, graphics, and NAS/SAN technologies
• Ability to create, read and interpret AutoCAD and other technical drawing/documentation tools

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off