Broadcast Systems Engineer, Prime Video Live Sports
Core
Design, integrate, and operate broadcast production systems and compute/virtualization infrastructure for live sports events.
Role type
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Broadcast Systems)
Builds
Live broadcast infrastructure for NFL, NBA, NHL, and other major sports leagues.
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Broadcast Engineering / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux/Windows/macOS system administration, Hypervisor management (Proxmox VE, VMware), Bare metal server administration, Infrastructure automation (Bash, Python), Broadcast networking (SDI, ST 2110, IP media), Monitoring & Alerting (Grafana, Prometheus), Scripting for operational efficiency.
Preferred skills
ST 2110/NMOS experience, Infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform), Active Directory management, AWS administration, Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Responsibilities
Deploy and integrate production systems with network and broadcast engineers; Manage full lifecycle of server infrastructure including procurement, provisioning, and decommissioning; Administer OS and hypervisor clusters at scale; Maintain systematic patching programs for OS, firmware, and applications; Build automation scripts to reduce manual work; Manage monitoring platforms covering compute, storage, and network layers; Provide on-call support for live broadcast events; Maintain infrastructure asset records and documentation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
