Sr. Services Engineer Media Networks
Description
Senior Services Engineer Media Networks
Al Jazeera Media Network are currently hiring for a Senior Services Engineer - Media Networks who will be responsible for the evaluation and validation of highly available and cost effective Contribution and Distribution (C&D) solutions. You will ensure that the C&D services are delivered with highest availability and complying with industry standards and best practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the design of satellite contribution and distribution solutions to deliver highly secured services with highest availability meeting the deadline and complying with industry standards and best practices.
- Contribute in optimizing global satellite C&D network to ensure efficiency by consolidating the services, implementing alternative solutions with lower cost and eliminating duplication of services.
- Contribute in optimizing the utilization of the leased capacities for best picture quality by using cutting edge technologies.
- Review/Prepare RFI, RFPs and carry out Technical Evaluations for renewing the current satellite C&D services as well as establishing new services according to distribution requirements.
- Provide risk assessment during launch of new service as well as migration of exiting services ensuring minimal downtime.
- Review of satellite C&D contracts, SLAs and aids in the regulation and compliance of vendors and service providers to Al Jazeera best interest.
- Contributes to the development of innovative solutions using latest innovative technologies.
- Validate technical drawings of new and existing satellite C&D services.
- Perform other duties as assigned from time to time by management.
Education & Experienced Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications, Broadcast Engineering or equivalent combination of education/experience.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Satellite Broadcast Engineering, Contribution and Distribution Networks/Network Operations Centre or related field.
- ITIL certified is an advantage
- CCNP, CCNA certified is an advantage
- Certification in Public/Private Cloud as an advantage
- Other industry-standard certification in the related field is an advantage.