Paramount · 1 week ago
Lead Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$115K/yr - $130K/yr
8+ years expParamount is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. The Lead Engineer will oversee the stability and evolution of live broadcast and post-production systems, providing technical support and advice to ensure optimal performance.
Digital EntertainmentEventsMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
The Lead Engineer is a senior hands-on technical role in charge of the stability, scalability, and evolution of live broadcast, post-production, ingest, and archive systems across a complex media environment
You'll provide expert advice and support for urgent problems
You also give technical advice for important steps that impact live productions and sharing content
Qualification
Required
8+ years of hands-on experience working in a live broadcast environment on an engineering team
5+ years as a broadcast or media engineering subject matter expert
Provide L2/L3 support for outages and escalations - troubleshoot and implement corrective actions to overcome technical issues impacting all post-production, ingest and archive workflows
Advanced knowledge of ingest, playout, post-production, and archive technology with an ability to deploy infrastructure from its initial design phase all the way to production
Significant experience with Windows Server, Linux, and Windows desktop operating systems, OS deployments, software packaging, image management, security patching and Group Policy
Preferred
Advanced skillset supporting transcode farms, encoders and decoders, tape robots and related infrastructure
Advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure (network switches, firewalls, TCP/IP, AD, DNS)
Experienced with Docker and Kubernetes to manage containers and operate services in real-world environments
Experience in using and configuring cloud platforms such as AWS and Google Cloud for live streaming, video editing, and archive storage, particularly in various environments
Ability to design, create and support workflows for content acquisition, content delivery and archive digitization
Advanced knowledge of enterprise and broadcast storage such as Avid Nexis, Qumulo and TrueNAS
Advanced knowledge and expertise with asset management and content platforms including Mimir and Avid Interplay
Extensive experience supporting and optimizing GPU virtualization platforms such as Nutanix
Expertise with video formats, codecs, compression schemes and wrappers, video signals and protocols including SD, HD, UHD, HDR, SRT, NDI, RTSP
Scripting proficiency with Python, PowerShell or Bash
Ability to create clear and concise documentation that is understandable by a wide range of stakeholders
Advanced knowledge with remote access tools such as Leostream, Teradici or similar
Advanced experience with monitoring tools such as Zabbix or New Relic
Proven track record with innovation and bringing proof-of-concepts to production
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k) plan
Life insurance coverage
Disability benefits
Tuition assistance program
PTO
Bonus eligible
Company
Paramount
Paramount is a leading media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. It is a sub-organization of Paramount Pictures.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Vibol Hou
EVP & CTO, Streaming
Anna Priest
SVP, Head of Paramount+ UK & Ireland
Recent News
2026-01-22
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