Media Network Engineer

Summary

Posted: Oct 28, 2024

Role Number:200575230

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. We are looking for a Media Network Engineer with a track record of delivering outstanding IT engineering support for media networks. This unique position will be responsible for the definition, architecture, commissioning, integration and support of high capacity audio and video networks and cloud workflows that provide the interconnected production backbone of OB trucks, flightpacks, operations centers, studios, and data centers used to enable sports, music, and entertainment productions around the world. The Media Network Engineer will be the go-to IT resource on the team, working to ensure that creative, technical, and delivery teams are all supported by cutting edge, fully redundant networks, enabling unique workflows for Apple. If working with cutting edge technology and supporting exciting productions sounds familiar and exciting, this could be the opportunity you’ve been working towards.

Description

The Media Network Engineer will join a team of technology and creative stakeholders working on a wide variety of projects for Apple. In support of these efforts, this individual will exercise their networking expertise for initial system design, deployment, on-site operation, and post-operational support of the various media production networks and cloud workflows used to connect and enable content creation and media capture efforts. This individual will work closely with various production technology teams to ensure all infrastructure is connected with reliable media networks, allowing for high bandwidth audio, video, and control data signaling to pass throughout the production. This individual will be expected to troubleshoot complex technological and engineering challenges in real time, while working closely with technical production staff to clearly communicate issues and offer solutions on the fly. The Media Network Engineer will also serve as a domain expert and a savvy, hands-on technician in their field, keeping up on the latest and greatest in M&E networking technology to create improvements to current workflow, bring up of R&D and test systems, as well as work with a wide variety of internal and external technology teams and vendors to drive innovation in next generation media production capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working in the following areas:
• Architecting, commissioning, or operating high capacity IT networks for professional grade media production facilities such as studios, operations centers, transmission centers, OB production trucks, flightpacks, or TV & Audio studios used in high profile sports, music, or entertainment productions.
• Expertise working with enterprise level networking hardware and software such as Arista, Cisco, Juniper, Nvidia.
• Hands on experience working with media data types, network traffic and topologies commonly found in IP based audio/video production environments such as SMPTE 2110, NDI, Dante, AES67, PTP, multicast, unicast, IGMP/PIM.
• Experience deploying cloud based Media and Entertainment production workflows and data interconnectivity on AWS – EC2, E3, CDI, MediaConnect, Elemental.
• Expertise in all things IT – TCP/IP, HTTP, VLAN, VPN, IPSEC, routing, multicast, unicast, and broadcast traffic, QoS, IGMP/PIM, RTP, RTMP, SRT, TCP, UDP, PTP, REST APIs, etc.
• Strong scripting and programming knowledge as applicable in IT environments.
• Highly organized with strong presentation skills for budgeting, costs, and design work. Comfortable creating technical documentation of complex systems using CAD, Omnigraffle, Visio or similar.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills while under time and resource constraints with strong prioritization and triage skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in REMI (remote integration) based media production environments.
• Experience working with professional grade production tools, included but not limited to: video switchers, routers, graphics engines, audio consoles, comms systems, video replay, NLE & DAW systems, media encoders & transport mechanisms, monitoring & telemetry, fiber based A/V transport.
• Experience in all common operating systems – macOS, Windows, Linux.
• Deployment of virtual machines and containers.
• QC of media signals in a media production environment for noise, compression artifacts, sensor based issues, quantization errors, aliasing, audio/video sync, etc.

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,000 and $225,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  
  Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.