Mcr Technician

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

The title

MCR Technician

Location

Doha, Qatar

Hours

Full Time

Contract

Contract

Salary

Competitive

Posted date

23/12/21

Closing date

23/02/22

**Purpose**:
As an MCR Technician, you should ensure that the Alaraby channels are ON AIR without interruption minimizing loss of broadcast services at times of equipment failure by rapidly identifying and implementing alternative methods to restore them. You will be also responsible for managing the successful delivery for scheduled production and transmission of video signals to concerned parties. Day to day duties will focus on the acquisition of live feeds and recorded media via Satellite, Fibre and IP technology. You should ensure the operational stability for the delivery of both, Alaraby channel to viewers and the contribution incoming to the station.
**Main Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Manage Control of the channel Off Air and escalation process with DTH providers
- Effectively receive and record contribution feeds (Live 2way / Tape feed) and Live programs via Satellite, MPLS, CDN, Fibre and 3G-4G cellular devices such as TVU
- Make sure the quality of the transmission is up to Alaraby TV standards
- Maintaining the quality of receiving feeds according to Alaraby’s quality standards
- Minimize troubleshooting time to the minimum to avoid any failure or delay
- Identify faults and take immediate preventative action to restore traffic
- Reacting to MCR system failures in an appropriate manner and minimise troubleshooting time to avoid any failures or delays, prioritising response according to the transmission and business criticality with assistance from MCR engineers
- Monitoring the receiving tape feeds and live programmes
- Make sure follows up and reports clearly in the booking system on all technical or operational issues observed during transmissions
- Performing routine testing, preventative and corrective maintenance of transmission systems and ancillary equipment, and reporting to seniors with the outcome
- Escalating technical issues to relevant support units as well as to external providers
- Make sure all IPDs and steerable antennas are set up to the required satellites
- Coordinate effectively with operators in the field to support remote operations via satellite, fibre, and IP networks
- Ensuring successful delivery of scheduled transmissions resolving any troubleshoot if any crisis occurs to the service
- Clearly reporting all technical or operational issues observed during transmissions
- Clearly fill regular reports for Handover mentioning incidents, changes to workflow and anything needs follow up, etc.

**Skills**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Telecommunication/Broadcast/Computer Engineering or relevant practical experience
- Understanding of a live 24-hour broadcast environment
- The consciousness of the IT and Broadcast convergence
- Understanding of IP networks and Video Compression
- A keen interest in broadcast technology, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn
- A positive attitude, flexibility, team working
- Ability to work without supervision and to handle responsibility working under pressure in a live news environment
- Availability to work on-call as needed, including evenings, overnights and weekends
- English Language, Arabic is a plus.

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