Senior Broadcast IT Engineer

14 hours ago

Doha, Qatar التلفزيون العربي Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

The title

Senior Broadcast IT Engineer

Location

Doha, Qatar

Hours

Full Time

Contract

Contract

Salary

Competitive

Posted date

23/12/21

Closing date

23/02/22

**Purpose**:
As a Senior Broadcast IT Engineer, you will be responsible for providing 2nd line engineering support across all areas of the facility including live studios, transmission, and production as well as broadcast creative and on-air graphics workflows. Day to day duties will focus on maintaining a wide range of specialist broadcast and IT equipment with responsibilities including providing routine checks, fault finding and confidently prioritizing the urgency of each fault or problem when they arise. Minimize loss of broadcast services at times of equipment failure by rapidly identifying and implementing alternative methods to restore the broadcast services. Ensure that the broadcast systems are ON AIR without interruption. Perform emergency restoration procedures for broadcast facilities and support operations team during emergency.

**Main Duties & Responsibilities**:
Being a Subject Matter Expert, must demonstrate skills in supporting a wide range of broadcast equipment and technologies including several or all of the following:

- Routing & Control system
- Video Routers, Multiviewers and Glue items
- Talkback
- Master Clock (SPG) Glue and other equipment installed in Central Apparatus CAR Rooms
- TX/Playout full support including Automation System, video Servers, CTX Video Mixer, TX output chain
- MCR Broadcast related systems Support; equipment and transmission links during outside broadcasts
- On-air graphics, Broadcast Creative, Immersive System, Weather, Social
- Studios and Gallery equipment support including Audio Mixer, Vision Mixer, Video Walls, Studio Cameras, Robotic System, LED System
- Studios Lighting Systems
- Editing facilities and post-production suites
- KVM system
A solid understanding of IT networking infrastructures, file-based technologies and their implementation in a broadcast environment is essential along with:

- Broadcast IT Software Application Support including Media Asset Management and Traffic/Scheduling Systems
- Good knowledge of Newsroom Computer Systems NCS and Media Object Server (MOS protocol)
- MS and Linux Servers, AD, Clustering, Virtual Machines, XML/XSLT, Network engineering
- Basic knowledge of programming and scripting languages, SQL
- Proficiency in maintaining the systems documentation library.
- Train and mentor technicians, fellow engineers on existing and newly acquired systems. Team leading approach and skills.
- Strong troubleshooting skills, a positive attitude, flexibility and teamwork. Effectively plan, prioritise and coordinate the activities.
- Keeping up to date with the industry and changes in technology and investigating new systems and techniques.
- Ability to work under pressure in a live news environment and availability to work on-call as needed, including evenings, overnights and weekends.
**Skills**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Telecommunication/Broadcast/Computer Engineering or relevant practical experience
- 6 years of professional experience in Broadcast Engineering and relevant equipment's operation/maintenance/support
- 3 years Broadcast Projects Delivery Experience in projects delivery related to Broadcast/Broadcast IT domains
- IT and Broadcast convergence
- English Language, Arabic is a plus

**Job Types**: Full-time, Contract

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