Production Engineer

Job Summary
The engineer will oversee the entire post-production and live action compute environment. The engineer acts at the front line individual for troubleshooting and technical diagnosis.
The engineer will implement hardware and software changes across the post-production environment. They will coordinate with the post-production and live action team leads/managers to discuss the technical requirements for editing workflows and video ingest.
They are responsible for new station deployments, configurations, and the maintenance of the station equipment. They will help design and manage complex edit stations over their life cycles.
They are instrumental in the design of future edit station buildouts and work closely with the Infrastructure Engineering team. Their skill set will also lead them to work closely with the Production engineers.

Responsibilities:
Manage post-production hosts, both remote and on location Manage post-production host configuration and deployment Manage the imaging of new stations Maintain post-production software standards User account creation Collaborate with Infrastructure Engineering to assist in the requirement needs for future post-production hardware Maintain close relationships with the content, production, and live action team to provide white glove treatment Digital Asset Management of licenses used to deploy for future new hires Licensing Compliance Remote support for post-production machines Backup for production engineer Manage the ProdOps queue and address incoming issues
Key Qualifications:

• 2+ years’ experience in a production environment
• Strong MAC experience ,
• Strong hardware repair/software troubleshooting skills Casper Management Suite – package creation/update Microsoft SCCM Imaging Suite – package creation/update Mac/Windows mixed environment
• Basic understanding of Enterprise Storage (SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel)
• Basic understanding of Active Directory Experience with virtualization setup – eg. HyperV Basic knowledge of UNIX, Windows, OSX, and TCP/IP network fundamentals Ability to effectively communicate cross-functionally between content, production, liveaction, and engineering teams .
• Experience with remote management tools like : Apple Remote Desktop and Microsoft Remote Desktop Strong documentation skills – Confluence Ability to collaborate with the Infrastructure Engineering team to develop strategic plans across different hardware platforms, improving process and surpassing post-production standards.
• Adaptive and data-based approach to post-production environment improvements Ability to work autonomously

**This is position for top Fortune 500 clients

Job Type: Contract

Required experience:

• Mac OS X: 2 years