Sr. Solution Architect/Video Engineering

Sr. Solution Architect/Video Engineering

12 Dec 2024
California, Centurycity, 90067 Centurycity USA

Sr. Solution Architect/Video Engineering

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Large enterprise entertainment and media corporation in West Los Angeles is seeking

Sr. Solution Architect / Sr. Video Engineer that can own the solution and be the point person for managing Video Delivery. The position is bases in Los Angeles, but this person can work remote anywhere in the US (with some travel required).
  • Experience with CDNs (Edgecast, Akami, Fastly, Limelight).
  • Responsible for largescale events, think Super Bowl, NASCAR, Award Shows.
The Consumer Products & Engineering (CPE) group is looking for a

Senior Video Engineer, for Video Delivery & Optimization to advance video delivery, optimization, quality, and management of our Multi CDN architecture, supporting large scale live and VOD video experiences.
You will drive successful delivery of thousands of live sports, entertainment, and news events per year. You will help define and build the delivery ecosystem powering news and sports, as well as other OTT applications. We're also looking for someone who has strong technical experience, exceptional leadership skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, and versatility and expertise in all aspects of video workflow, delivery, encoding/packaging, CDN configuration, and monitoring tools to ensure the quality, availability, and reliability of our end to end video pipeline.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Work with Content Delivery Networks and video pipeline providers to ensure that configurations are fully optimized to maximize user experience across multiple platforms
  • Continuously monitor key performance indicators around video quality and provide regular reports to engineering and business stakeholders on metrics
  • Act as Subject Matter Expert for engineering teams, providing CDN architecture and troubleshooting for video delivery systems
  • Focus internal teams’ and partner efforts around defining video quality KPI’s, along with continuous improvement to metric reporting
  • Evaluate future quality-based improvements for proof of concept work and deployment against world-class platforms, including our multi CDN decisioning system, and provide guidance on improving/fine-tuning decisioning rules
  • Develop dashboards for both real-time and historical review for quality metrics on a variety of OTT devices and firmware combinations
  • Evaluate potential vendors (CDNs, Workflow/Pipelines, Monitoring, etc) and make recommendations for CDN utilization and configuration
  • Follow and recommend improvements to the state of video delivery as it relates to next-generation technologies in comparison to the current end to end delivery pipeline deployed, including recommendations on large scale evolution across application and video stacks
  • Partner across the organization and with vendors to propose and advocate improvements to streaming systems and video operations/monitoring tools in an agile environment
  • Dig deep into the design and architecture of high volume live streaming solutions optimizing for availability, latency, scalability, and operational efficiency
  • Use analytics, user testing, customer feedback, and optimization technologies to drive continuous and iterative improvement in the quality and performance of video delivery, monitoring, and management tools

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
  • Five+ years of OTT video platform engineering and/or operational experience
  • Minimum of three years of experience managing large-scale digital software systems, preferably in the Content Delivery Network space
  • Strong understanding of digital video delivery technologies including video CMS, encoders, CDNs, video ad decision technologies, and cloud-based deployments
  • Ability to drive and influence business decisions based on data and metrics with expertise in web, mobile, and video analytics such as Conviva, Mux, Touchstream, Splunk, etc
  • Deep knowledge of video encoding specification including HLS, DASH, HD, 4K/8K, HDR, 30/60FPS, HEVC as well as IP based transport protocols
  • Expertise in delivery security best practices and tooling
  • Expertise in high-availability software patterns and performance testing
  • Expertise in multi-CDN deployments, next-generation monitoring platforms, content-encoding specifications, proactive traffic shaping, and monitoring systems

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields or equivalent years of experience
  • Experience in digital media or direct-to-consumer video business
  • Knowledge of traditional broadcast technologies, including scheduling/trafficking, signal origination/routing, playout, monitoring, and automation including an understanding of SCTE-35

ABOUT YOU
  • You have a passion for sports, TV and online video, and creating amazing consumer products
  • You have excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; you enjoy collaborating with others and are able to clearly explain and share ideas
  • You are solution-oriented, highly motivated, and a proactive self-starter
  • You have a strategic mindset with keen attention to detail

Job Details

  • ID
    JC6813142
  • State
  • City
  • Job type
    Permanent
  • Salary
    Depends on Experience
  • Hiring Company
    Odesus
  • Date
    2020-12-02
  • Deadline
    2021-01-31
  • Category

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