Broadcast Network Engineer

at  NEP Australia

OUR COMPANY

NEP Australia, Australia’s leading provider of studio and outside broadcast production services is expanding its Technology team within the company to enable superior service, support and expand its outstanding knowledge base within the company.
NEP Australia seeks to set new standards in service excellence within the television industry. As part of this increased customer-focused vision, NEP Australia is recruiting for a Melbourne based Systems Support Specialist.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Technical or Associates degree in the information technology field desired, however a combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Prior experience in the broadcast television industry is a plus.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to multi-task several priorities and possess solid time management skills.
• Collaborate with managers, engineers, and clients on projects and ideas to ensure the consistency and high availability of the network infrastructure.
• Must be willing and able to travel, as necessary.
• Technical support background.
• Cisco CCNP, or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge and experience leveraging multiple network protocols including BGP, EVPN-VXLAN.
• Hands on experience with IPSec VPN setup and management.
• Understanding of Cloud technologies.
• Knowledge of multicast will be a huge plus.
• Knowledge of and Python and Ansible.
• Knowledge and basic experience in Linux distributions.
• Interest in network automation.

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

We are currently seeking the services of a full-time Broadcast Network Engineer for our Andrews Hub facility located in Southbank, VIC.
Daily you will be working with a small team, with the resources of a large international broadcast company. You will be responsible for maintaining the network ensuring 100% up time for all events.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Ensure network eco-system are acceptably stable and responsive to Hub and field engineering staff
• Maintain network security protocols and SOP.
• Maintain proper documentation of all network systems.
• Provide technical support for NEP broadcast network systems throughout the mobile fleet.