Senior DevOps Engineer, Playout

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Senior DevOps Engineer designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for NBCUniversal's distribution engineering. Responsible for automation and collaboration across teams in broadcast technology.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery.
  • Automate deployment processes and maintain cloud-based production systems for optimal performance.
  • Embed security, quality checks, and automated testing into the delivery pipeline.
  • Support release cycles, ensuring smooth deployments across development, staging, and production environments.
  • Research and adopt emerging technologies and vendor solutions to enhance infrastructure and workflows.
  • Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform for resource provisioning.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to meet technical and business requirements.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex system issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
  • Establish monitoring, logging, and metrics frameworks for pipeline and system health.
  • Recommend best practices and process improvements to optimize DevOps operations.
  • Provide Tier 2 support for operational and on-air engineering teams.

Requirements:

  • Strong understanding of broadcast and media distribution technologies
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related discipline
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, infrastructure automation, and cloud operations
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform)
  • Expertise in AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud environments
  • Advanced skills in CI/CD orchestration tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
  • Solid experience with containerization and Kubernetes orchestration
  • Strong Linux administration and networking knowledge in cloud environments
  • Skilled in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, YAML, Ruby, or JavaScript
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies for project execution
  • A mindset focused on automation and continuous improvement.

Benefits:

  • medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • paid leave
  • tuition reimbursement
  • a variety of other discounts and perks