Advanced Video Engineer III - Core Video Operations
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JOB SCOPE
Responsible for engineering activities that maintain and enhance the company's video transportation and delivery systems. This is a multi-tiered design/development & support role that interacts with Video Product & Video Operations Teams, CPE manufacturers, and Supply Chain to provide video solutions. The role is responsible for participating in the development of technical architectures and direction across a set of internal business applications, leading cross functional technical development efforts, delivering business critical projects while maintaining high morale, managing the operational activities in an efficient and professional manner and ensuring all team targets are met, as advised, by Video Operations leadership.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Participate in the testing of new firmware, software, and hardware supporting Charter's video solutions.
Implement test plans to validate functional, performance, and business requirements provided by product and engineering teams for video acquisition, processing, and encoding solutions.
Participate in the evaluation, selection, and deployment of new test tools and automation frameworks.
Provide timely and accurate information and status updates to functional leaders.
Provide day-to-day leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to team members.
Participate in the development and implementation of standards, policies, and procedures.
Understand the technical roadmaps within Video Operations to ensure compliance with established technical solutions/architectures.
Participate in the development of project cost estimates and schedule forecasts.
Develop, design and implement video transportation solutions.
Work with the field on the implementation of video transportation related projects.
Support operations and work with vendors and engineering, as needed, to resolve customer or redundancy related issues.
Perform other duties as requested by manager.
BASIC / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and / or equivalent work experience
Minimum five (5) years engineering work experience
Minimum three (3) years of video engineering experience
Minimum three (3) years of video transportation experience
Minimum three (3) years of project management experience
ADDITIONAL JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Experience working with Video acquisition, transcoding/encoding, multiplexing, and modulation, using such equipment as: Cisco DCMs, Arris CAP1000/DM6400 Cherry Pickers, and Harmonic ProStreams and common cable CPE
Knowledge of Video Compression (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H264, HEVC, J2K, etc.) and Audio Compression (Dolby AC3, Dolby Digital Plus, AAC, etc.).
Ability to integrate communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations.
Understanding of IP networking, TCP/IP protocols, Routing and Switching
Perform network planning, architecture design, and configuration for Cisco routers and Juniper routers and switches, including device turn up.
Experience with Arris (DAC) and / or CISCO (DNCS) video delivery systems, as well as, managing optical transport platforms service gateways (i.e. Cisco ONS, Infinera DTN / DTNx / Flex, Ciena).
Solid knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Physical Media (Multimode Fiber, Singlemode Fiber, UTP, etc.), bridging, switching, routing, Ethernet and transport technologies and protocols
Work with and lead cross functional teams including Product, Operations, IT, Care, etc.
Ability to self-manage time and priorities in a fast-paced work environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Industry and vendor specific certifications and training (Cisco CCNA, SBE Certified Broadcast Networking Engineer (CBNE) , or Advanced DVB & MPEG Stream Structure, Analysis and Troubleshooting certification)
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