Sr. Video Engineer

Position: Sr. Video Engineer

Contract Rate: 55-65/hr on W2

Conversion Salary: 100K-120K

Length: 6 Month Contract to Hire

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Onsite Requirements: Hybrid

Project Details:

Responsible for deploying, managing, maintaining, and optimizing video acquisition processes. Leads technical initiatives, mentors junior team members, and enhances Video Acquisition services. Video groomers (Optimizing network transmissions that span multiple distinct transmission channels, protocol or technologies.)

Encoders, Receivers, Splicers technologies you'd potentially be working with (not required to know all):

• AWS Elemental Live & File Transcoders
• Ateme Titan Live and File Transcoders
• Titan Mux
• Harmonic XOS Transcoders
• Harmonic Prostream
• Mediakind Transcoders
• Cisco DCM
• CommScope Cherry Picker
• AdGorilla splicer
• Wisi Tangram OTA receivers and Inca Encoders
• Drake PEG encoder
• Qvidium
• Haivision SRT Gateway
• Zixi Broadcaster
• ATX Ucrypt Pro-idiom
• Viavi EasyCap (EAS)
• Arris DSR Satellite receivers
• Synamedia Satellite receivers
• PVI and Sencore HDMI encoders
• Monitoring and Test tools:
• Telestream IVMS, Inspector Live, Surveyor, Argus
• Telestream MTS, Sentry
• Sencore and Telestream Elementary Stream analyzers
• DekTec
• Witbe Witbox
• Mariner XVU
• SolarWinds
• Spectrum analyzer
• Other:
• Configuring Raspberry Pi and Linux servers, FFMPEG and Scripting

Must Haves:

• Understanding of MPEG over IP Networks
• Ability to troubleshoot or support break/fix issues.
• Understanding of how SNMP traps works
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Understanding of IP Networks.
• Extremely strong communication/verbal skills
• Strong collaboration skills

Day to Day Responsibilities/Typical Day Look Like:

• Reading, monitoring, and reviewing information related to video (MPEG).
• Video/Audio how its preforming etc
• Understand MPEG as a whole
• Analyzing Streams
• Understanding compressed video and audio sent over a network.
• Full Understanding of multicast video and video workflow.
• Ability to articulate technical issues and collaborate with other engineers.
• Troubleshooting and discussing issues with IP Network Engineers.
• Flexibility with schedule due to the smaller team size.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate productively with colleagues.
• Diagnose problems and facilitate decision-making.
• Handle sensitive information confidentially.
• Prioritize work based on business needs.
• Document and improve processes.
• Learn new technologies.
• Work flexible hours.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Oversee video acquisition from various sources.
• Ensure high-quality video signals and conduct quality checks.
• Manage video ingest systems for live and VOD content.
• Monitor and troubleshoot acquisition feeds.
• Maintain and configure video acquisition equipment.
• Implement signal normalization and grooming techniques.
• Design and implement scalable video acquisition solutions.
• Install and configure satellite receivers and encoders.
• Monitor IPTV services for audio/video quality.
• Work with the network team to optimize video transport.
• Plan and implement system upgrades.
• Ensure content protection and compliance with agreements.
• Conduct scheduled maintenance and quick-fix efforts.

Language Skills:

• Read, analyze, and interpret information.
• Respond to inquiries and complaints.
• Present information to management.

Travel Requirements:

• Potential travel as needed.

Essential Competencies:

• Expertise in satellite, IP, and fiber video acquisition.
• Understanding of video/audio codecs and digital broadcasting standards.
• Proficiency in video signal processing and formats.
• Managing IRDs, encoders, transcoders, and splicers.
• Maintaining security and error protocols.
• Familiarity with CDN technologies and IPTV solutions.
• Monitoring tools and troubleshooting methodologies.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Collaborate with other teams for seamless video service.
• Provide Tier 3 support for video acquisition issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in video acquisition, IPTV, or broadcast engineering.

Preferred Experience:

• Background in IPTV headend operations and video distribution.
• Hands-on experience with video ingest, encoding, and decoding.
• Designing and managing video acquisition systems.
• Experience with video encoding/transcoding and MPEG analysis.

Preferred Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and collaboration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks.

Preferred Certifications:

• SCTE DVEP, SCTE IPEP, LPIC-1, CCNA, AWS, Harmonic, or Ericsson-specific certifications.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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