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$85.00 / hr - $105.00 / hr
Job Title : Senior Broadcast Specialist
Duration : 12 Month Contract
Pay Rate Range : $85 - $105 / hr on W2 (Based on the years of experience)
Responsibilities
- Lead escalation support for Tier 2 teams, performing advanced troubleshooting aligned with SLAs & SOPs.
- Manage incident lifecycle : triage, escalate, track, and ensure full ownership until resolution.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and prepare detailed post-mortem reports for major incidents.
- Coordinate with customers, vendors, and stakeholders; issue timely outage communications.
- Validate incoming issues, execute diagnostics, and update trouble-ticket systems.
- Work on service requests, station turn-ups, and deployment of new broadcast / OTT services.
- Mentor and guide Video Operations Analysts; provide training on tools, procedures, and RCA.
- Maintain infrastructure documentation – system diagrams, SOPs, workflows, and architecture overviews.
- Actively participate in daily stand-ups, shift handovers, and major incident bridges.
- Provide feedback to refine troubleshooting processes and update SOPs.
Required Skills & Experience
15+ years in broadcast engineering, network / system deployment, or operations support for Television Broadcast, OTT, Streaming, or MVPD services.7+ years as L3 Engineer / Team Lead in a Video NOC or technical support center.NOC Monitoring & ITIL Process : Incident / ticketing systems, problem management, RCA, and event handling.Networking : Cisco / Juniper CLI configs, switching & routing, firewalls (Fortinet, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX).Load Balancers & SD-WAN : F5 Big-IP GTM / LTM (iRules), vEdge, vBond, vSmart, vManage.Cloud & Security : Splunk (SIEM), log aggregation, incident response automation.Wireless Infrastructure : Cisco Meraki, Aruba ClearPass, RF tuning, BYOD.Audio / Video Tech : MPEG-2 / 4, H.264 / HEVC, ASI, SDI, ATSC, PCM, AC3.Video Platforms : Hands-on with Telestream / Tektronix, Medius / Sentry, Sencore, Tag (any 2+).Encoding, Encryption, & Distribution of video delivery networks.Experience with broadcasting workflows for Music Festivals, Sports, Concerts and Entertainment shows.Willingness to work in a 24x7 shift rotation supporting live broadcast operationsSeniority level
Mid-Senior levelEmployment type
ContractJob function
Engineering, Information Technology, and Project ManagementIndustries
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