Video Engineer

STAND 8 provides end to end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and with offices in New Jersey, LA, Atlanta, New York, Raleigh, and more.

As part of the Video Engineering - Live team, your contributions will be vital in upholding the standards of live encoding and packaging, guaranteeing quality and dependability in line with KPI benchmarks.

Your responsibilities will encompass solution development, integration testing, workflow documentation, deployment assistance, and performance monitoring.

Collaboration with the technical operations group and other teams will be essential for seamless 24x7 monitoring. Additionally, you'll engage closely with key vendors, collaboratively crafting solutions, and championing diversity within our inclusive and adaptable workplace environment.

Responsibilities

• Using in-house and third-party tools, participate in the design, configuration and support of the live and linear video pipeline.
• Serve as a technology expert when working with technology partners, operation engineers, and vendors, implementing smart technology solutions and tools for delivering premium quality audio and video experiences
• Provide Tier 2 support for Live events and channels, including after hours
• Capture logs and network traffic for analysis, troubleshooting and solution design
• Help coordinate and participate in testing new solutions and workflows working side by side with CDN team, Ad Insertion team, Technical Operations team and QA team.
• Participate in POCs for emerging OTT video standards such as HDR10, Dolby Vision, low latency packaging, UHD, Surround and Atmos audio.
• Use professional experiences to optimize and troubleshoot live streams.
• Stay up to speed on new video technologies
• Work with venders on cloud-based content delivery and services
• Collaborate with other Playback Services team members to help create a team-centric culture.
• Continuously learn, improve and optimise processes and ways of working

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years' experience in the streaming workspace.
• Cloud experience related to media delivery will be strongly considered
• Solid written skills for documenting workflows, technologies and designs
• Professional experience with live streaming delivery and issues of scale for video delivery
• Solid understanding of OTT streaming protocols such as CMAF, HLS, DASH
• Understanding of video codecs such as H.264 / AVC, and H.265 / HEVC and audio codecs such as AAC and AVC
• Sharp trouble shooting and problem solving skills.
• Experience working with CDNs, and a basic understanding of CDN architecture concepts
• Comfort with Agile and SCRUM processes
• Knowledge of various OTT video delivery workflows such as basic networking concepts, source origination, video ingest, encoding, or packaging

Desired Qualifications

• Degree in an engineering field or computer science a plus
• Experience with video capture tools such as Charles Proxy, Telerik Fiddler, VLC, and browser developer tools
• Experience with scripting in Bash, Python, Perl, PHP, JavaScript or Ruby.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of captioning formats such as WebVTT, CEA 608 / 708, SCC
• Expertise in encryption and DRM a plus
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Conviva, Dataminer, Mividi, Telestream, Touchstream
• Knowledge in 4K / UHD, HDR, Dolby Vision
• Ability to work independently under minimum supervision
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work across multiple groups and levels in organization
• Team player with desire to collaborate and share ideas with other team members
• Strong quantitative, analytical, debugging, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Likes to learn and apply new knowledge for overall benefit of the team

Additional Details

The base range for this contract position is $60 - $70 / per hour, depending on experience.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits

• Medical coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) through Anthem
• Dental / Vision / Various Ancillary coverages through Unum
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discount programs through ADP WorkforceNow

About Us

STAND 8 provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and globally with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Mexico, Japan, India, and more.

STAND 8 focuses on the "bleeding edge" of technology and leverages automation, process, marketing, and over fifteen years of success and growth to provide a world-class experience for our customers, partners, and employees.

Our mission is to impact the world positively by creating success through PEOPLE, PROCESS, and TECHNOLOGY.

Check out more at www.stand8.io; and reach out today to explore opportunities to grow together!