Event Network Engineer

Touring Enterprise Network Engineer

Clair Global is seeking a Touring Enterprise Network Engineer to join the Clair Data Services division. The Touring Enterprise Network Engineer will be responsible for configuring, deploying, maintaining, documenting, and supporting Clair Global's temporary events and touring networks. This on-site position is an integral part of enhancing fan experiences, optimizing production workflows and facilitating seamless communication throughout events, on international productions such as, Coachella, BottleRock, and SoundStorm.

Benefits with Clair Global: Medical, dental, & vision insurance, 401k match, on-site primary physician and mental health care, virtual medical/mental health care available in all 50 states.

Location: Travel is required domestically and internationally. Primary location of Lititz, PA or Nashville, TN preferred. Remote is also an option if not in Lititz PA or Nashville TN.

Responsibilities: Interfacing and communicating with many production departments across multiple multimedia networking protocols (audio, video, lighting, special effects, security, food/beverage sales, etc.) to deliver exceptional experiences to audiences. Document detailed and highly technical processes and deployments effectively and clearly. Write after-action reports and debriefs of events to highlight strengths and weaknesses in overall event networks. Work alongside and lead teams of Engineers, Technicians and Project Managers on-site at event locations. Occasional travel both domestically and internationally to work on events or installation sites, sometimes for extended periods of time (up to 12-16 weeks/year depending on company workload). Flexibility is a must. Ability to work extended or odd hours, primarily outside in challenging conditions (extreme heat, cold, snow, rain, wind etc.) including occasional overnight shifts around show/event schedules. Integrating, configuring, and maintaining critical, large scale wired and wireless networks and infrastructure for numerous high-profile events throughout the year. Real-time troubleshooting and diagnosis of critical network infrastructure and ability to maintain composure under high stress, high pressure situations.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking, Information Sciences & Technology, Computer and Network Systems Administration, or a related field; or 5+ years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree. One or more relevant technical certifications are preferred, including networking, cloud, security, or virtualization credentials such as CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, VMware VCP-NV, Microsoft Azure, or AWS certifications. 5+ years of hands-on experience deploying, administering, and troubleshooting enterprise network infrastructure, including switches, wireless controllers, access points, point-to-point/multipoint wireless systems, SD-WAN, VoIP technologies, and network routing platforms in multi-site environments. Understanding of basic network protocols and concepts such as VLANs, VRFs, DHCP, DNS, spanning tree and link aggregation. 2+ years of experience in Linux server administration, API interaction, and/or scripting languages, such as Python. Knowledge of real-time audio/video protocols (Dante, AES67, ArtNet, sACN, NDI) a plus. Ability to travel internationally.

About Clair Global: Clair Global is a fast-paced and rapidly growing entertainment technology company known for boldly advancing technology-driven experiences. Specializing in live production services, integrated technology installations and professional product innovations and manufacturing, Clair Global serves a wide range of vertical markets worldwide including concert touring, festivals, corporate events, sports venues, performance spaces and houses of worship. Clair Global is a proud member of the Rock Lititz Community which provides opportunities for industry professionals to come together in a unique collaboration. Through this, Clair employees can engage in training, certifications, wellness practices, live event discussions, and more.