Systems Engineer II - Post Production

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.

Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.

Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.

If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe represents WBD’s portfolio of sports brands, channels, and platforms in Europe. It collectively engages 130 million people every month, reaching fans and broad audiences in more than 200 markets and in 20 languages across all platforms where consumers are spending time: free-to-air TV, pay-TV, streaming, online and social. WBD Sports Europe includes the much-loved consumer brands Eurosport and TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland, as well sports programming and content on WBD’s free-to-air TV networks and streaming on HBO Max. They connect audiences with the greatest sporting events in the world. This includes being the Home of the Olympics Games in Europe; tennis’ Grand Slams; cycling’s Grand Tours, more than 1,000 live cycling broadcasts per year, the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series; the PGA TOUR year-round in some markets; the FIM Endurance World Championship; The Ocean Race; the FIM Speedway GP and every major winter sports World Championship and World Cup event. ㅤ

Your new role ...

As Warner Bros. Discovery Inc’s portfolio continues to grow – around the world and across platforms – the Global Technology & Operations team is building media technology and IT systems that meet the world class standard for which Discovery is known . GT&O builds , implements and maintains the business systems and technology that are critical for delivering Warner Bros. Discovery’s products , while articulating the long- term technology strategy that will enable Warner Bros. Discovery’s growing pay -tv, digital terrestrial , free-to-air and online services to reach more audiences on more platforms.

From Amsterdam to Singapore and from satellite and broadcast operations to SAP, we are driving Discovery forward on the leading edge of technology .

You will mainly be involved on WBD Sports. The channels moved in a technology transformation for all his equipment home of all countries in Europe based on a hybrid architecture on premise and cloud.

London and Paris team manage the engineering and support of this new group surrounded by two playout center and all the markets in Europe from Eurosport.

If you’re not afraid by the new technologies and you want to be part of a dynamic and international team , join us in the heart of the channel sport broadcast in 22 languages .

Your role accountabilities ...

As part of the M2P Engineering team, this role provides Tier 2 support and engineering expertise for MAM and post-production platforms within a virtualized hybrid on-premises and cloud environment.

Support:

Tier 2 support

Manage tickets escalated from Level 0 and Level 1 support teams

Coordinate incident and problem follow-up with internal and external teams

Follow up update on platform day to day with the support Tier 1

Plan maintenance activities

Upgrade phases and reboot action coordination

Monitor and maintain the overall health and performance of the platform

Engineering:

Manage short-term engineering project

Collaborate with tier3 engineering team

Gather workflow requirements from WBD Sports, TNT Sports and Eurosport offices

Produce workflow, project and engineering documentation

Design centralized workflows across MAM and Post-Production platforms

Support users through change management and new projects implementation

Qualifications & Experiences ..

Degree in Technology, Engineering, Broadcast, or a related field

Fluent written and spoken English

French language skills are desirable

Strong communication skills

Adaptability to work in a fast-paced and continuously changing environment

Ability to perform effectively under pressure, particularly when supporting production teams during live events

Self-motivated and collaborative team player with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer service

Excellent troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills

Minimum of 3 years of experience in Broadcast Technology in a support or engineering role

Experience in Sports, News, Production and Documentary environments

Experience with MAM and Post-Production tools

Extensive Broadcast technical background (IP video 2110, AES 67, NMOS, video and audio formats and codec…)

Good understanding of IT technologies and the associated challenge (network, virtualization, storage, cloud services, security…)

Monitor emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure systems remain efficient, scalable, and aligned with business growth

Nice to have

Basic scripting and development skills

Knowledge of AWS services

Knowledge of microservices architecture

General

Work on shift (evening and weekend)

Night work may be required depending on live events

On-call rotation

Based in London, UK

Minimal travel expected

Permanent contract

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Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, Skydance / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

About Skydance

Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

Some Important Details

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