Power System Operations Engineers in London

Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms, and the dreamers creating what's next. Discovery (WBD) portfolio continues to grow around the world and across platforms. The Technology & Operations team is building media technology and IT systems that meet world-class standards for which WBD is known.

T&O builds, implements, and maintains the business systems and technology that are critical for delivering WBD's products while articulating the long-term technology strategy that will enable WBD's growing pay-TV, digital terrestrial, free-to-air, and online services to reach more audiences on more platforms.

With a focus on networking, international satellite & fibre methodology, and compression & distribution technologies, this position is critical in monitoring and supporting WBD's Global television distribution infrastructure and supporting our Live Events output. Operations Engineers in this role will have experience in leading difficult situations, staying calm, reacting quickly under pressure, and being able to execute on the key responsibilities noted below:

• Monitoring all of WB Discovery's channels
• Routinely check the health of Distribution equipment
• Proactively identify and address potential risks and vulnerabilities in our distribution infrastructure, recommending mitigation strategies
• Develop corporate oversight/participation in Distribution Technologies
• Assist with training and development of Distribution Staff Members as needed
• Implement, or assist with implementation of, changes to distribution infrastructure
• Identify, adjust, and help establish new monitors and metrics needs

Experience in a broadcast, media, or telecommunications environment is required, along with:

• In-depth knowledge of television distribution systems, platforms, and standards
• Working knowledge of digital baseband signals, SDI, HD-SDI, and ASI for video and PCM, Dolby D and E and its variants for audio signals, as well as awareness of TCP/IP Network concepts including multicast traffic
• Working experience with Television Distribution Systems fibre and satellite-based encoding, as well as Telemetry Monitoring and Control Systems
• Ability to operate associated test and analysis equipment including but not limited to video waveform monitor, vector scope, and transport stream analyzer
• Specific experience and expertise in troubleshooting and correcting signal quality issues, signal routing, systems integration, and maintenance
• Able to work without supervision, combining initiative with discretion
• Computer literacy, excellent oral and written communication abilities, and close attention to details are required

Overnight, weekend, holidays, and rotating shifts are required as this is a 365/24/7 mission-critical position to support the distribution reliability of WBD services. Understand and be able to work with monitoring systems and related technologies.

Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work.

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