Staff Network Engineer - Broadcast

About the job

Who We Are

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners -- in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.

This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM’s platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company’s advertising sales organization, which operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers.

How You’ll Make An Impact

This position is responsible for the design, configuration and deployment of broadcast network infrastructures which will support the content creators, on-air talent, and media production, and the delivery of that content to the satellite delivery and internet streaming platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Provide Network and Infrastructure Architectural resources to the Media Design and Studio operations teams. Ability to translate the requirements from a Media Broadcast environment into an IP-based delivery platform.
• Research, design, and implement network security best practices using a combination of technologies such as VPNs/encryption, firewalls, secure proxies, IDS/IPS and secure network design methodology. Ensure those practices are adhered to by providing leadership and rigor to all projects and infrastructure, whether they be new or ongoing operations.
• Provide tier 3 support for all broadcast, satellite uplink and Internet networks, coming after a thorough understanding of the underlying network, infrastructure, and various technologies used in the delivery of the broadcast services.
• Be an integral team leader and engineering/technical resource on enterprise-wide infrastructure projects. Provide expert-level knowledge and a broad understanding and ownership of the network and its production and transmission technologies and applications.
• Design and implement complex network architectures to provide highly available network services.
• Provide security controls and architectures to secure these services internally and for those services that are externally available.
• Design and configuration of routers/switches, firewalls, VPNs, application load balancers, secure proxies, quality of service designs and multicast audio over IP networks
• Test architectures in development and execute deployments working with technical program managers and operations.
• Provide team and project leadership – direct engineering, collaborate with other teams and provide leadership and mentoring.
• Produce high quality documentation for all network designs, products, data flows and services.
• Provide final escalation support and guidance to all levels of support escalations teams and Engineers.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• B.S. in related field or equivalent experience
• M.S. in Information Technology or Engineering is desired
• 7+ years in planning, design, implementation and technical support of multi-vendor, multi-platform enterprise networks
• Significant experience providing layered security through the use of firewalls, VPNs, encryption, IDS/IPS and secure proxies
• Experience with multicast – dense, sparse and source specific
• Thorough knowledge of LAN and WAN networks from layer 2 up
• Experience implementing QoS technologies and diagnosing network performance issues
• Knowledge of virtualization architectures and network attached storage is preferred
• Experience at leading teams of engineers/technical staff
• Ability to communicate highly technical information in a clear, concise and effective manner
• Ability to be a key leader and demonstrate executive level leadership skills for the Corporation's success
• The following industry certifications preferred: CCNP, CCIE, Arista ACE or equivalent certifications
• Expert knowledge of the following protocols and technologies:
• IP routing protocols (eBGP, iBGP, MP-BGP, OSPF)
• Router redundancy protocols including HSRP/VRRP/MLAG
• Ethernet protocols including spanning tree, rapid spanning tree 802.1W access control network address translation QoS and PBR, Layer3 Leaf-and-Spine, VXLAN and EVPN datacenter networking.
• Expert knowledge with firewalls/ACL/encryption/VPN technology - Cisco ASA/Palo Alto and associated protocols (IPSEC/GRE) and secure proxy functions.
• Extensive experience with IP Multicast – dense mode, sparse mode (RPs/BSRs) and source specific multicast.
• Application and load balancing products and technologies (F5 knowledge is required)
• Extensive experience in a multi-vendor network architecture
• Experience with Linux and Windows, especially their networking stacks up to Layer 4
• This position requires the use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As required by ITAR, to perform this position you must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e., ‘Green Card Holder’), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• Good public speaking and presentation skills.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to pay attention to details and be organized.
• Ability to project professionalism over the phone and in person.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to “internal client” and customer service principles.
• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects.
• Creative writing ability.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.
  
  

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.

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