Senior Technical Engineer

Job Description

Overview and Responsibilities:

The Senior Lead Engineer is responsible for the continued improvement, optimization, and innovation of CBS News' post-production editing environment at our Washington DC Bureau. Collaborating with the Senior Director of Production Technology, the Senior Lead Engineer will be responsible for critically important support and post-production technology in a live news environment. The role will also play a key part in transitioning CBS News' post-production environment into the cloud. Candidates should have significant post-production technology experience, possess a cloud-first mentality, strive to be ahead of the curve' and challenge the status quo.

You have a keen spirit of innovation and understand that providing continued value is critical to our business.

Basic Qualifications:
• Avid Certified Support Representative Certification – Elite level preferred
• Minimum of 5-7 years in a live broadcast television environment
• Provide advanced support for Avid Media Composer, Avid Interplay, Avid Nexis, Avid Media Central Cloud UX and Adobe Creative Cloud

Additional Qualifications:
• Open to relocation
• Solid ability to collaborate and build rapport with peers, partners, and collaborators
• Current Avid Certified Support Representative Certification – Elite level preferred
• Knowledge of HD, UHD, HDR cameras, workflows, and trends
• Knowledge of various audio and video containers, codecs, resolutions, and frame rates
• Windows domain administration and Linux administration
• Handle all media assets and metadata across on-premises and cloud post-production systems
• Troubleshoot and implement corrective actions to overcome technical issues impacting all postproduction workflows
• Train and develop documentation for editors and producers
• Work with vendors, drive feature requests, and build bug reports
• Initiate standard operating procedures and act as point of contact for the user community
• Experience with file-transfer tools (Aspera, Signiant) and file-sharing tools (Sony Ci, Frame.io)
• Experience with remote access tools such as Leostream, HP Remote Boost, Teradici or similar
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure (network switches, firewalls, TCP/IP, AD, DNS)
• Knowledge of encoding and/or transcoding systems such as Telestream or similar
• Experience with SRT and NDI protocols
• Working knowledge of Microsoft image deployments using SCCM/MDT
• Perform hardware, firmware, and software updates
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to support the needs of an on-air News environment

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1jx6x-18-191-135-224-42 in your application.