Senior Engineer at Techex

Who are we?

We are cloud and video over IP specialists. 

We work side-by-side with our customers’ as long-term partners. We create value by understanding complex problems, challenging existing norms and deploying solutions to address them.
 
We have been building and deploying our own technology since 2008, and we partner with emerging technology companies who are redefining the way IP and the cloud are used to move and manage live video.

We organise ourselves as a single technical team to provide a consistent engagement with our customers, to allow our engineers to see the delivery of platforms through their entire lifecycle and to promote continuous development and evolution of our solutions.

Most of our work is in supporting the world’s largest broadcasters and streaming platforms architect and deliver their most progressive projects. We are proud to count the likes of Sky, Discovery, BBC, BT, NBC, Disney, Amazon and DAZN amongst our closest customers.

We've been at the front of the network and video convergence for over a decade. Compression, networking, Linux and virtualisation is in our blood and over the next decade we intend to lead the adoption of cloud, SDN and virtualised microservices within broadcast. 

 If you love technology, pushing technical boundaries and are looking to join a team who really cares about exceeding expectations, Techex is the place for you.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a passionate Senior Engineer with experience in designing and supporting cloud or IP broadcast systems. 4

 The Role

• You will be the technical lead for a number of customer engagements from design, through delivery, support and continuous improvement.
• You will be the customer’s go-to expert on Techex solutions and the internal subject matter expert on the customer requirements within Techex.
• You will provide expert knowledge in areas such as video compression, transport, monitoring and IP and cloud-based video workflows.
• You will work seamlessly with our customers and partners in the selection, design, deployment and support of progressive IP and cloud broadcast solutions.
• You will pro-actively diagnose, update and resolve complex issues for our customers; delivering technical expertise for incidents and change requests.
• You will share knowledge and experience with engineers and the wider organisation.
• Act as a trusted escalation point for critical customer incidents as part of an on-call 24x7 rota.
• Prepare and deliver technical training.
• Represent Techex at key industry forums, trade shows and other events.

What you will bring

Required:

• 5+ years technical experience as a technical lead with broad project lifecycle responsibilities across multiple successful projects
• An eye for detail and pride in your work.
• Self-motivation: ability to manage priorities, and strong initiative to accomplish tasks.
• Passion for Media technology.
• Knowledge of digital audio-visual standards
• Knowledge of compressed audio/video and media transport
• Understanding of real time transport protocols such as RTP, UDP, MPEG-TS, SRT & RIST.
• Experience with virtualisation technologies and environments.
• Experience deploying and managing systems in at least one of the following: AWS, GCP, Azure.
• Linux server operating system experience.
• Competence in Bash, Python, Go or other scripting.
• Experience of using network analysis/packet capture tools such as Wireshark
• Valid driving licence and passport.

 Desired:

• Devops / infrastructure as code / automation experience.
• CCNA or higher/equivalent non-cisco qualification (Routing & Switching or Data-Centre/SDN) and experience of multicast network design and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of current and emerging audio/video and media compression and transport technologies (HEVC, JPEG2000, JPEGXS, ST 2022, ST 2110).
• Ability to use test equipment/software to analyse MPEG streams.
• Demonstrable experience in supporting, maintaining, and developing complex routing and switching network environments
• Demonstrable experience in supporting, maintaining and/or designing professional broadcast systems
• AWS Certified 

Benefits

• Contributory pension scheme, matching pension contributions up to 5%
• Free parking at our Bracknell office
• 25 days annual leave
• Flexible working environment