Director of Engineering

NBC Universal Director of Engineering Stamford, Connecticut

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Director of Engineering is a senior technical leader for Stamford Studios and is responsible for managing the strategic direction and day-to-day oversight of the development and operation of Studios, Post and Digital Operations and all related systems.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide strategic leadership and oversight for long-term and short-term planning.
2. Manage the Operational and Facility Technical Budgets for Syndication Studios shows and clients.
3. Build/maintain a strong engineering support team of full-time and freelance employees.
4. Provide regular employee feedback and performance reviews.
5. Develop partnerships across NBCU engineering teams with cross-facility support and engagement.
6. Work with leadership team from each production to ensure business objectives are met.
7. Assume leadership responsibility for the technical performance of Studios, Control Rooms, and associated systems.
8. Develop processes to ensure all systems have proper disaster recovery and resiliency.
9. Manage the support operational environment, including both remote on-call and onsite technical support teams.
10. Lead the design, development, and ongoing maintenance of all supported technology platforms.
11. Ensure around-the-clock technical support and maintain complex broadcast production environments.
12. Monitor and oversee operational readiness of current facilities.
13. Lead the coordination of activities of teams involved in the maintenance, support, deployment, and configuration of broadcast equipment.

Facility Technical Upgrades and Strategy

1. Collaborate closely with Production Operations senior management to assess the facility’s ability to provide service.
2. Lead corporate driven enterprise initiatives and align strategies across all NBCU production locations.
3. Oversee ongoing projects, including budgets, timelines, design and integration.

Client Management

1. Interface directly with senior client leadership on all projects.
2. Ensure effective timeline tracking, priority management and scheduling.
3. Guide the engineering team in capturing technical requirements and providing solutions.

Monitoring and Security

1. Collaborate closely with the NBCU cyber security team to guide the Production Engineering team.
2. Champion the build out of enterprise-wide monitoring systems.

Required Technical Skillsets:

1. Post systems design, integration, and support.
2. Post-production workflows and operational processes.
3. Enterprise file storage and virtual computing.
4. Understanding of IP networking and IP media standards.
5. Broadcast and IT cabling standards.
6. Understanding of codecs and file formats.
7. Experience with Avid and Adobe products.
8. Cisco Networking experience.

Requirements:

1. Strong customer service skills and professionalism.
2. Close collaboration with both third-party clients and peers.
3. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
4. Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a relevant field.
5. Minimum twelve (12) years’ experience preferred in a technical role.
6. 7+ years of management experience.
7. Must be willing to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees.