Senior Broadcast Specialist Job at VARITE INC in Los Angeles

Overview

Job Title: Senior Broadcast Specialist

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Duration: 12 months Contract

Pay rate: $105/hr - $115/hr on W2

This range is provided by VARITE INC. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

What the client does

Global technology company known for its comprehensive suite of software, cloud solutions, and hardware products. The company serves industries ranging from finance and healthcare to telecommunications and retail, providing integrated solutions that help organizations streamline operations, improve efficiency, and scale their businesses.

What we do

VARITE is a global IT company providing software and engineering consulting and team augmentation services to Fortune 1000 companies in USA, CANADA and INDIA. VARITE is currently a primary and direct vendor to the leading corporations in the areas of Cloud, Data Sciences, Infrastructure Application Software, Mobility, Robotics, Banking & Financial Systems.

What you’ll do

• Lead escalation support for Tier 2 teams, performing advanced troubleshooting aligned with SLAs & SOPs.
• Manage incident lifecycle: triage, escalate, track, and ensure full ownership until resolution.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and prepare detailed post-mortem reports for major incidents.
• Coordinate with customers, vendors, and stakeholders; issue timely outage communications.
• Validate incoming issues, execute diagnostics, and update trouble-ticket systems.
• Work on service requests, station turn-ups, and deployment of new broadcast/OTT services.
• Mentor and guide Video Operations Analysts; provide training on tools, procedures, and RCA.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation - system diagrams, SOPs, workflows, and architecture overviews.
• Actively participate in daily stand-ups, shift handovers, and major incident bridges.
• Provide feedback to refine troubleshooting processes and update SOPs.

What you’ll need to win

• 15+ years in broadcast engineering, network/system deployment, or operations support for Television Broadcast, OTT, Streaming, or MVPD services.
• 7+ years as L3 Engineer/Team Lead in a Video NOC or technical support center.
• NOC Monitoring & ITIL Process: Incident/ticketing systems, problem management, RCA, and event handling.
• Networking: Cisco/Juniper CLI configs, switching & routing, firewalls (Fortinet, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX).
• Load Balancers & SD-WAN: F5 Big-IP GTM/LTM (iRules), vEdge, vBond, vSmart, vManage.
• Cloud & Security: Splunk (SIEM), log aggregation, incident response automation.
• Wireless Infrastructure: Cisco Meraki, Aruba ClearPass, RF tuning, BYOD.
• Audio/Video Tech: MPEG-2/4, H.264/HEVC, ASI, SDI, ATSC, PCM, AC3.
• Video Platforms: Hands-on with Telestream/Tektronix, Medius/Sentry, Sencore, Tag (any 2+).
• Encoding, Encryption, & Distribution of video delivery networks.
• Experience with broadcasting workflows for Music Festivals, Sports, Concerts and Entertainment shows.
• Willingness to work in a 24x7 shift rotation supporting live broadcast operations.

Application details

IF THIS OPPORTUNITY INTERESTS YOU, PLEASE RESPOND WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:

• Resume with contact details
• Current location
• Currently working or not working
• Work authorization
• Best time to call

If you are not comfortable or interested in this job opening, please feel free to forward this to others, whom you know may be a great fit for this position or you can simply ignore this email. If you prefer to not be contacted by VARITE India for any future opportunities, kindly respond by writing Remove in the subject line.

VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Please send an email to Akhshith.Jain@varite.com if you have any questions.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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