Senior Broadcast Systems Engineer

THE ROLE:

• Key purpose of the role is to be DAZN’s subject matter expert in the design and deployment of the Broadcast systems that underpin all DAZN’s Broadcast operations. 
• As one of the leading Sports broadcasters in the world DAZN broadcasts thousands of live events every year to our global audience.  In this role you will be responsible for the design and deployment and evolution of our broadcast systems deployed both on premise at our broadcast centre in Leeds and in public cloud environments. 
• As the business scales we need to evolve and automate our systems to support that growth without having to scale in a linear fashion.  We also need to orchestrate our public cloud deployments to optimise their efficiency and meet the needs of the business.  We are looking for someone with a proven track record working in a modern broadcast environment, who has a strong vision for the future of the industry and the technology to support that change. 
• Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events

AS OUR NEW SENIOR BROADCAST SYSTEMS ENGINEER YOU’LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:

• Design and configuration of the systems that underpin the DAZN broadcast workflows and meet project requirements. 
• Work with other teams to test solutions and agree workflows 
• Lead system acceptance test planning and execution. 
• Lead documentation and wargaming on systems you create. 
• Act as our subject matter expert in our migration to cloud and hybrid cloud environments and system automation. 
• Shape the software products we use, adding features our teams need

YOU’LL HAVE:

• At least 5years experience working in live broadcast environments 
• Confident and accurate written and verbal communication. 
• Knowledge and experience of broadcast standards, concepts and implementation. 
• Experience of IP video on multicast networks – including error protection and IPTS structure. 
• Experience configuring cloud-based services for media – for example, AWS, Azure. 
• Experience with OTT broadcast headends and encoding 
• Experience with broadcast playout systems 
• A passion for broadcast technology 

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be. As part of our team,you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.  DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO:   AMBITIOUS – people who want to make a big impact and drive DAZN forward.   INVENTIVE – people with bright ideas who deliver great new experiences for our customers – and improvements for our business.  People who come up with better, simpler ways of doing things.  PASSIONATE – people who are proud of our product, our content and our business – and love to shout about it.  People who love what they do and show commitment every day.  BRAVE – people who take difficult decisions to help us focus on improving DAZN, our performance and our results.   SUPPORTIVE – people who know that we achieve more as a team than as individuals.  People value inclusion and look out for each other, helping their colleagues enjoy their work and develop their careers.  People who consider others before making decisions. At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. Everyone has the opportunity to make change and impact our DEI journey by joining our ERGs: Proud@DAZN, Women@DAZN, Disability@DAZN and ParentZone. If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience. Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can. We look forward to hearing from you.