Senior Media Systems & Engineer Lead

Media Systems Engineering & Technical Operations Design, deploy, and support secure, reliable, and scalable media production, post-production, collaboration, storage, networking, and content delivery systems. Lead system architecture, technology integration, operational readiness, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support for major productions, broadcasts, events, and campaigns. Establish engineering standards, documentation, operating procedures, and continuous-improvement practices that strengthen performance, security, availability, and user experience. Develop technology strategies and modernization roadmaps aligned with business priorities, production requirements, emerging capabilities, and long-term operational needs. Manage hardware, software, licensing, support agreements, capitalized assets, depreciation, technology refresh cycles, and lifecycle planning. Evaluate investments, spending trends, and vendor solutions to maximize value, compliance, operational effectiveness, and long-term sustainability. Manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, stakeholder communications, and executive-level reporting. Manage vendor relationships, contracts, procurement activities, service agreements, onboarding, performance, and delivery against operational requirements. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT), or related field AND 5+ years technical support, technical consulting experience, or information technology experience Experience, education, or certification in project management (CAPM/ PMP/PMI) or related course work. Experience leading cross-functional programs and managing concurrent projects in complex organizational environments. Experience with SMPTE 2110 standards and practices, and an understanding of networking, production workflows, and content management platforms. 6 + years of experience supporting media production, post-production, broadcast, gaming, entertainment, or creative technology environments. Experience managing engineering budgets, capital planning, depreciation tracking, procurement processes, and vendor contracts. Experience in creating and managing Purchase Orders (POs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and technology procurement initiatives. Experience in designing and supporting media production infrastructure, storage platforms, asset management systems, and distributed collaboration environments. Experience evaluating and implementing AI-driven process improvements and workflow automation. Experience in financial management, budgeting, and business operations.