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NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
Job Description
The Staff Broadcast Reliability Engineer is part of Video Streaming Engineering within the Global Network and Distribution team. This position is based at the Dry Creek office in Centennial, Colorado.
This role supports and maintains critical on-air systems across both on-premises platforms and cloud-based solutions. The engineer will collaborate with networking, cloud engineering, software development, and operations teams to build and sustain high-SLA systems. Also, this position requires participation in a rotating on-call 24/7 L2 Support with the occasional requirement to support tier 1 events in person.
The ideal candidate has experience with broadcast systems such as encoders, decoders, StatMUX, media gateways, broadcast automation systems. The Candidate must have a working knowledge of cloud-based workflows, Linux administration, and IP video distribution. We are looking for a self-starter who can own root cause analysis efforts and work with vendors and peers to find solutions to problems.
Responsibilities
- Support and maintain high-availability broadcast automation, media, streaming, content management, content delivery, and digital platform workloads operating in AWS.
- Lead response and troubleshooting for on-air service issues, including outage calls from operations teams across software, cloud, hardware, and broadcast automation systems.
- Partner with networking engineering, cloud engineering, software development, media engineering, operations, and vendors to research and resolve complex technical problems.
- Create reusable infrastructure and configuration patterns that enable application and media engineering teams to deploy services consistently, securely, and efficiently.
- Perform performance analysis, system health checks, preventive maintenance, and reliability improvements across supported technologies.
- Implement software upgrades, system enhancements, and infrastructure expansion in coordination with internal teams and external vendors.
- Develop and maintain procedural documentation, support runbooks, operational standards, and change procedures.
- Mentor and train team members while developing subject matter expertise across key technologies and facilities.
- Communicate technical processes and requirements to peers, vendors, remote NBCUniversal sites, stations, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Must be willing and able to participate in an off-hours on-call rotation to support critical on-air and cloud-based systems.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
- 7+ years of experience supporting live on-air broadcast, media, streaming, or other high-availability production environments, including senior-level ownership of production systems, incident response, root cause analysis, and vendor or cross-functional engineering coordination.
- Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across cloud, software, network, hardware, and broadcast automation systems.
- Customer-focused mindset with a strong understanding of live on-air reliability, operational urgency, and change management.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of:
- Legacy on-premises broadcast environments, including encoders, decoders, media gateways, StatMUX, transport stream processing, routing, monitoring, and control systems.
- Contribution and distribution encoding workflows for facility-to-facility, facility-to-cloud, and B2B video delivery, including SPTS, MPTS, bitrate management, service mapping, and PID management.
- Familiarity with direct-to-consumer streaming formats and workflows such as CMAF and HLS.
- SDI and IP video routing systems and their control, preferably GV nVision series, Evertz EQX, EXE, SDVN and Magnum.
- Broadcast automation systems, preferably Grass Valley Morpheus, ICE, DVS, Amagi Cloudport.
- Video stream metadata and ancillary data, including DTMF triggers, timecode user bits, SCTE-35/104 triggers, closed captioning, and Nielsen watermarking.
- Content switching and blackout workflows that utilize ESNI and ESAM.
- Automation and control signaling protocols and systems including, but not limited to, serial, GPIO, VGPI, SNMP.
- Video synchronization techniques and systems including, but not limited to, NTSC reference, SMPTE-12M timecode, Network Time Protocol and Precision Time Protocol.
- IP-based connectivity, routing and switching including, but not limited to, routers, switches, firewalls, Cisco DCM, Nevion.
- Single- and multi-view display systems and technology.
- Experience with broadcast monitor and control systems, preferably Evertz VistaLink and Grass Valley iControl.
- Enterprise computing infrastructure (e.g., enterprise servers, client server, storage devices and systems, hardware and software) as applied to the provisioning, management, storage, operation, scheduling, support and maintenance of the infrastructure: Desktop, server and VM technology Storage technology, including SAN, NAS, RAID and Cloud.
- Strong knowledge of Networking/Multicasting and a strong Linux administration.
- IP video delivery over managed and unmanaged networks, including UDP/RTP multicast and unicast workflows, SMPTE 2022-7 hitless protection, ARQ-based contribution protocols such as Zixi and SRT, and operational troubleshooting of packet loss, jitter, latency, and failover behavior.
- Network infrastructure supporting broadcast and media workflows, including routers, switches, firewalls, multicast routing, DCM platforms, and facility-to-cloud connectivity.
- Working knowledge of SDI, IP, and transport stream test equipment, monitoring platforms, and analysis tools, including waveform monitors, transport stream analyzers, packet capture tools, stream probes, and observability platforms used to validate service integrity, PID structure, timing, continuity counters, PCR accuracy, SCTE signaling, and audio/video presence.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Splunk, CloudWatch, or similar platforms.
Preferred Requirements:
- Build reusable modules, templates, and automation patterns that enable consistent, secure deployment of cloud infrastructure.
- Automate provisioning, configuration, lifecycle management, and decommissioning of cloud resources.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and cloud infrastructure supporting production workloads.
- Experience developing, deploying, or maintaining infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or comparable automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with version control, GitHub-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
- AWS services, cloud infrastructure patterns, IAM concepts, networking, compute, storage, observability, and operational support models.
- Infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub, CI/CD platforms, scripting, and configuration management.
- Experience with Kubernetes, EKS, containerized workloads, GitOps practices, or cloud application deployment frameworks.
- Experience with scripting, observability, failure prediction, cloud-based video playout, media workflows, or large-scale data platforms.
Additional Requirements:
- Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $105,000 - $130,000 (bonus eligible)
We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
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Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.
Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
Job Description
The Staff Broadcast Reliability Engineer is part of Video Streaming Engineering within the Global Network and Distribution team. This position is based at the Dry Creek office in Centennial, Colorado.
This role supports and maintains critical on-air systems across both on-premises platforms and cloud-based solutions. The engineer will collaborate with networking, cloud engineering, software development, and operations teams to build and sustain high-SLA systems. Also, this position requires participation in a rotating on-call 24/7 L2 Support with the occasional requirement to support tier 1 events in person.
The ideal candidate has experience with broadcast systems such as encoders, decoders, StatMUX, media gateways, broadcast automation systems. The Candidate must have a working knowledge of cloud-based workflows, Linux administration, and IP video distribution. We are looking for a self-starter who can own root cause analysis efforts and work with vendors and peers to find solutions to problems.
Responsibilities
- Support and maintain high-availability broadcast automation, media, streaming, content management, content delivery, and digital platform workloads operating in AWS.
- Lead response and troubleshooting for on-air service issues, including outage calls from operations teams across software, cloud, hardware, and broadcast automation systems.
- Partner with networking engineering, cloud engineering, software development, media engineering, operations, and vendors to research and resolve complex technical problems.
- Create reusable infrastructure and configuration patterns that enable application and media engineering teams to deploy services consistently, securely, and efficiently.
- Perform performance analysis, system health checks, preventive maintenance, and reliability improvements across supported technologies.
- Implement software upgrades, system enhancements, and infrastructure expansion in coordination with internal teams and external vendors.
- Develop and maintain procedural documentation, support runbooks, operational standards, and change procedures.
- Mentor and train team members while developing subject matter expertise across key technologies and facilities.
- Communicate technical processes and requirements to peers, vendors, remote NBCUniversal sites, stations, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Must be willing and able to participate in an off-hours on-call rotation to support critical on-air and cloud-based systems.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
- 7+ years of experience supporting live on-air broadcast, media, streaming, or other high-availability production environments, including senior-level ownership of production systems, incident response, root cause analysis, and vendor or cross-functional engineering coordination.
- Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across cloud, software, network, hardware, and broadcast automation systems.
- Customer-focused mindset with a strong understanding of live on-air reliability, operational urgency, and change management.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of:
- Legacy on-premises broadcast environments, including encoders, decoders, media gateways, StatMUX, transport stream processing, routing, monitoring, and control systems.
- Contribution and distribution encoding workflows for facility-to-facility, facility-to-cloud, and B2B video delivery, including SPTS, MPTS, bitrate management, service mapping, and PID management.
- Familiarity with direct-to-consumer streaming formats and workflows such as CMAF and HLS.
- SDI and IP video routing systems and their control, preferably GV nVision series, Evertz EQX, EXE, SDVN and Magnum.
- Broadcast automation systems, preferably Grass Valley Morpheus, ICE, DVS, Amagi Cloudport.
- Video stream metadata and ancillary data, including DTMF triggers, timecode user bits, SCTE-35/104 triggers, closed captioning, and Nielsen watermarking.
- Content switching and blackout workflows that utilize ESNI and ESAM.
- Automation and control signaling protocols and systems including, but not limited to, serial, GPIO, VGPI, SNMP.
- Video synchronization techniques and systems including, but not limited to, NTSC reference, SMPTE-12M timecode, Network Time Protocol and Precision Time Protocol.
- IP-based connectivity, routing and switching including, but not limited to, routers, switches, firewalls, Cisco DCM, Nevion.
- Single- and multi-view display systems and technology.
- Experience with broadcast monitor and control systems, preferably Evertz VistaLink and Grass Valley iControl.
- Enterprise computing infrastructure (e.g., enterprise servers, client server, storage devices and systems, hardware and software) as applied to the provisioning, management, storage, operation, scheduling, support and maintenance of the infrastructure: Desktop, server and VM technology Storage technology, including SAN, NAS, RAID and Cloud.
- Strong knowledge of Networking/Multicasting and a strong Linux administration.
- IP video delivery over managed and unmanaged networks, including UDP/RTP multicast and unicast workflows, SMPTE 2022-7 hitless protection, ARQ-based contribution protocols such as Zixi and SRT, and operational troubleshooting of packet loss, jitter, latency, and failover behavior.
- Network infrastructure supporting broadcast and media workflows, including routers, switches, firewalls, multicast routing, DCM platforms, and facility-to-cloud connectivity.
- Working knowledge of SDI, IP, and transport stream test equipment, monitoring platforms, and analysis tools, including waveform monitors, transport stream analyzers, packet capture tools, stream probes, and observability platforms used to validate service integrity, PID structure, timing, continuity counters, PCR accuracy, SCTE signaling, and audio/video presence.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Splunk, CloudWatch, or similar platforms.
Preferred Requirements:
- Build reusable modules, templates, and automation patterns that enable consistent, secure deployment of cloud infrastructure.
- Automate provisioning, configuration, lifecycle management, and decommissioning of cloud resources.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and cloud infrastructure supporting production workloads.
- Experience developing, deploying, or maintaining infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or comparable automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with version control, GitHub-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
- AWS services, cloud infrastructure patterns, IAM concepts, networking, compute, storage, observability, and operational support models.
- Infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub, CI/CD platforms, scripting, and configuration management.
- Experience with Kubernetes, EKS, containerized workloads, GitOps practices, or cloud application deployment frameworks.
- Experience with scripting, observability, failure prediction, cloud-based video playout, media workflows, or large-scale data platforms.
Additional Requirements:
- Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $105,000 - $130,000 (bonus eligible)
We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
LI-hybrid
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Broadcast Engineer
Map your degree to SOC codes
Broadcast Engineer positions file under SOC code 27-4012 or 17-3023 depending on the employer's framing. Pull the O*NET profile for both codes before applying so your resume language aligns with how the employer will describe the specialty occupation on the I-129.
Check employer LCA history on Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate's employer database filtered by occupation code to see which broadcasters and streaming companies have certified LCAs for Broadcast Engineer roles. This cuts out employers who've never navigated H-1B sponsorship in a technical broadcast context.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Run your target city and SOC code through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer call. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage, so knowing the Level I through Level IV thresholds protects you from offers that can't survive the filing.
Flag union contracts early in interviews
Many network broadcast facilities operate under IBEW or NABET-CWA agreements. Union shop employers must post the LCA at the worksite and notify the union bargaining representative, which adds a step. Ask HR whether the role falls under a collective bargaining agreement before the offer stage.
Prepare a portfolio of systems credentials
USCIS RFEs for Broadcast Engineer petitions frequently challenge whether the role truly requires a bachelor's degree. Documenting your hands-on credentials, such as SBE certifications or vendor training on specific transmission or IP routing systems, strengthens the specialty occupation argument in the I-129 support letter.
Confirm cap-exempt status for public broadcasters
Public television and radio stations affiliated with universities or nonprofits may qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers. If you're targeting PBS affiliates or NPR member stations, ask USCIS whether the entity files as cap-exempt, since cap-exempt petitions can be filed any time without lottery selection.
H-1B Visa Broadcast Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Broadcast Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the employer documents that the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering, telecommunications, broadcast technology, or a directly related field. Roles that accept any technical degree regardless of field can face RFEs. The stronger the connection between the degree field and the specific broadcast systems the job uses, the cleaner the specialty occupation argument.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Broadcast Engineer positions?
Network broadcasters, cable news operations, streaming production companies, sports leagues with in-house broadcast divisions, and post-production facilities all have LCA filing histories for broadcast engineering roles. Use Migrate Mate to filter employers by occupation code and see verified DOL filing history, so you're targeting companies that have already navigated H-1B sponsorship for this specific role type.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Broadcast Engineer applicants?
Standard H-1B petitions are subject to the annual cap of 65,000 regular slots plus 20,000 for U.S. master's degree holders, with USCIS conducting a random lottery each March for positions starting October 1. If your target employer is a university, nonprofit research organization, or government research entity, those petitions are cap-exempt and can be filed year-round without lottery risk.
Can I switch broadcast engineering employers while on H-1B?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer once the new I-129 petition is filed, without waiting for approval, as long as your current H-1B has been approved for at least 180 days. The new employer must file a new LCA certified by DOL and submit a fresh I-129 with USCIS before your first day.
What documentation should I prepare to support my H-1B petition as a Broadcast Engineer?
You'll need official transcripts showing a qualifying degree in a relevant technical field, your passport and any prior immigration documents, and a detailed offer letter specifying the role, worksite, and wage. Your employer's attorney will also need a job description that ties the broadcast engineering duties directly to your degree field, since USCIS scrutinizes whether the day-to-day work genuinely requires that specialized education.