Senior Live Streaming Engineer (Remote)

Location: REMOTE / Providence, Rhode Island. This job allows you to work remotely. Join a premier global innovator in the sports media and live broadcast space. In this high-impact role, you will own the end-to-end live sports streaming infrastructure, managing everything from initial signal ingest to final delivery. You will act as the team’s technical anchor, balancing hands-on technical execution in Zixi workflows with high-level vendor management and project leadership. This role follows the broadcast calendar, requiring flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays to support major live events. Responsibilities Design, deploy, and operate end-to-end live streaming workflows at scale across major sports events. Troubleshoot signal path issues in real time, including ad marker and SCTE-35 integrity. Lead technical projects from scoping through delivery, keeping stakeholders and timelines aligned. Serve as the first point of escalation for the broadcast engineering team. Own vendor relationships—onboarding, coordination, and issue resolution. Document workflows, runbooks, and system architecture for team use. Collaborate with production and operations teams to ensure seamless event execution. Must Have Skills Deep hands‑on experience with Zixi Broadcaster and Zen Master, including workflow design across SRT, RTMP, and HLS. Strong command of HLS packaging—segmentation, manifest structure, and ABR ladder design. Proficiency with video encoding using H.264 and H.265, including bitrate ladder design and GOP structure tuning for live delivery. Experience building and operating cloud broadcast infrastructure with AWS MediaLive, MediaPackage, and CDNs (Cloudfront, Fastly). Working knowledge of SCTE-35—insertion, passthrough, and in-stream verification. Experience implementing multi-DRM solutions. Familiarity with cloud-based and remote/distributed production workflows. Nice to Have Skills Familiarity with stream monitoring tools such as TAG VS. Scripting or automation skills in Python or Bash. #J-18808-Ljbffr