Senior Network Engineer, Studios

Overview

As Senior Network Engineer at IMG, you will help commission a brand-new broadcast-first estate and own its day-to-day operation. You will bridge traditional networking with modern NetOps in a live, 24/7 environment where the network carries live sports content. You will design, operate, and automate a high-performance leaf-spine fabric and media networks aligned with SMPTE 2110, PTP timing, and advanced multicast. You will mentor peers, drive automation, and contribute to a security-conscious, cloud-connected WAN. This role offers impact at the core of IMG’s broadcast and media delivery infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Fabric and media network design, operation, and troubleshooting for leaf-spine, BGP/OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN
• Operate ST 2110 media networks with SMPTE timing and NMOS control
• Maintain production multicast (PIM-SM, anycast RP, IGMPv3) for media and distribution
• Capacity and lifecycle management across a 24/7 estate with non-disruptive upgrades
• NetOps and automation: NetBox as source of truth, code-driven config via CI pipelines (Python, Ansible, Git)
• Observability: streaming telemetry, Grafana/Zabbix/ELK, 24/7 operations support
• Modernisation: lead automation shift in run function
• WAN, cloud and security: eBGP WAN edge, DWDM paths, cloud interconnects, firewall management
• Build, migration and leadership: participate in Project One migration and act as Level 3 escalation mentor

Key requirements

• Advanced TCP/IP, switching and routing (BGP, OSPF) in production; EVPN/VXLAN leaf-spine experience
• Advanced multicast in production environments
• Python and Ansible for network automation with Git workflows
• NetBox or similar IPAM/DCIM for infrastructure documentation
• Observability experience with Grafana, Zabbix, ELK; streaming telemetry
• Security: operating and securing enterprise firewall estates (Palo Alto, Fortinet or Cisco)
• Industry knowledge of broadcast media networks is a strong plus

• Clear communication to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Stays calm under pressure in a live broadcast environment
• Proactive, organized, automation-minded problem solver
• EVPN/VXLAN leaf-spine fabrics
• SMPTE ST 2110, SMPTE 2022-7, PTP timing, NMOS
• Multicast protocols and live media distribution

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