Distribution Operations Engineer
hace 3 días
Richmond
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of. \n\n Who We Are… \n At Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), we’re not just about wizards, dragons, and superheroes. We’re a vibrant community of storytellers, creators, and dreamers who bring iconic content and beloved brands to life. Here, you’ll find career-defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best self. Join us, and thrive in an environment where you are supported and celebrated! \n\n Our Team \n As WBD continues to expand its portfolio globally, our Technology & Operations team is at the forefront, building media technology and IT systems that set world-class standards. We implement and maintain the critical business systems that deliver WBD’s products, ensuring our growing pay-TV, digital terrestrial, free-to-air, and online services reach audiences everywhere. \n\n Your New Role... \n As an Operations Engineer, you will play a vital role in monitoring and supporting WBD’s Global television distribution infrastructure, particularly for our Live Events output. Reporting to the Senior Director of Distribution Engineering, you’ll be part of a dynamic Tier 1 operations support team. Your versatile skill set will be essential as you navigate challenging situations, stay calm under pressure, and continually develop your expertise. \n\n Your Role Accountabilities… \n\n • Monitor all of WB Discovery’s channels.\n, • Manage transmission systems during normal and emergency conditions to keep services on air.\n, • Respond to affiliate inquiries and maintain ongoing communication with customers.\n, • Act as a liaison between support teams and customers, collaborating across all leadership levels.\n, • Initiate critical outage situations and manage incident and planned work tickets.\n, • Liaise with third-party providers during fault investigations.\n, • Provide input and written reports on transmission system reliability.\n, • Check the health of Distribution equipment routinely.\n, • Identify and address potential risks in our distribution infrastructure.\n, • Assist in training and development of Distribution Staff Members.\n, • Create and update documentation and procedures.\n, • Implement changes to distribution infrastructure as needed.\n, • Experience in a broadcast, media, or telecommunications environment.\n, • In-depth knowledge of television distribution systems, platforms, and standards.\n, • Familiarity with digital baseband signals, SDI, HD-SDI, and ASI for video and audio signals.\n, • Knowledge of SMPTE 2110 and experience with fibre and satellite-based encoding.\n, • Ability to operate test and analysis equipment, including video waveform monitors and transport stream analyzers.\n, • Expertise in troubleshooting signal quality issues and systems integration.\n, • Strong computer literacy and excellent communication skills.\n, • Willingness to work overnight, weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts as this is a 24/7 mission-critical position.\n, • Ability to communicate technical matters to both technical and non-technical audiences.\n