Video Engineer

Job Title : Video Engineer Location: New York, NY - Remote Duration: Long term Responsibilities: Mandatory Skills : Content Workflow Management, E2E Media Supply Chain, Siemens-NX, Analytics (Operations, Sales, Consumer),Content Processing (Transcoding, and Packaging),Workflow design and Integration Job Description We are looking for a video technologist to strengthen live video operations for the central Video Technology Group You should be passionate about large scale video ecosystems and care about the delivery of best in class consumer experience for live events and streams Does this sound like you As the Live video Engineer at VTG you will be part of a small team and will be responsible for supporting end-to-end live video infrastructure covering both on-premises and cloud based solutions ensuring seamless signal acquisition transcoding packaging encryption server side ad insertion SSAI monetization and content delivery Additionally you will implement observability practices to enhance system reliability and performance evaluate vendors to ensure optimal partnerships and drive cost optimization initiatives Your Day today Required Qualifications Bachelors degree in computer science Engineering or a related field 3 years of experience in live video technology with a focus on D2C or OTT services Proven track record of managing complex video workflows from acquisition to delivery In-depth knowledge of video codecs AVC HEVC contribution protocols SDI SMPTE 2110 RTMP RTP ZIXI RIST SRT delivery protocols HLS DASH CMAF video containers TS MP4 and cloud services AWS OCI GCP etc. Experience with server side ad insertion SSAI video encryption methods Widevine PlayReady FairPlay and CPIX Strong data analytics skills to analyze logs and create observability dashboards in platforms such as new relic Cloud ELK Can read Python Rust and do basic scripting Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced dynamic environment Familiarity with Atlaasian Jira and Confluence products Additional Qualifications Familiarity working with GitHub projects is a plus Understanding of AWS Media service offerings Strong technical acumen fundamental knowledge of distributed deployment technologies Docker Terraform Kubernetes Familiarity with color spaces HDRSDR captioning standards 608708VTTTTML SCTE35 signaling for dynamic ad insertion DAI and SCTE224 SCTE250 signaling for ESAM POIS Job Type: Contract Work Location: Remote