L2 Digital Operator, Peacock

As a Digital L2 Operator at NBC Universal (NBCU), you will be overseeing the distribution and support of NBCU’s digital properties including live streams and VOD assets to internal and external distribution partners and platforms. At the core, this role will oversee a team of L1 monitoring and support personnel within the NBCU Digital Network Operations Center. This team facilitates the monitoring and control of our digital distribution operation and associated internal infrastructure. You will manage day-to-day responsibilities and staffing of the L1 team. The operation will include real-time monitoring of live streams, VOD delivery workflows, internal content processing and management systems, and a set of data aggregation tools across the entire distribution chain. You will act as L2 support and the primary point of escalation for the L1 team. In conjunction, you help oversee product support and delivery of video across on and off domain platforms.

Level 1 and Level 2 support will be facilitated by this collective group, including real-time troubleshooting, escalation, resolution and reporting of issues. The Digital L2 Operator will be a primary point of inbound and outbound escalations and communication on behalf of the greater Digital Operations organization. You will also be accountable for measuring and controlling quality across the on-air environment, by driving best practice training, technology, and workflows.

This role is a unique opportunity to help grow a state-of-the-art, cutting-edge, one-of-a-kind facility and team that will pioneer digital delivery and distribution for the industry.

Essential Functions (Responsibilities):

• Oversee the end-to-end distribution and support (L1) personnel to ensure the availability and reliability of NBCUniversal assets on NBC OTT Platforms
• Own and manage L1 support, including escalation, resolution and reporting across the digital footprint and larger organization
• Digital encoder set up of Tier- 1 event-based streaming across the NBC Portfolio including: NFL, Premier League, The Open Championship, The Olympics, etc.
• Assist partners and clients to resolve issues, satisfy delivery obligations and to help execute workflow changes within our dynamic environment
• Capture Proxy logging of consumer devices to assist Engineers and Developers in troubleshooting outages
• Own the timely response of support tickets and escalation to Supervisors and Incident Management team
• Own and manage strong working relationships with internal and external partners and clients

• Minimum of 2 yrs experience in Digital Operations
• Minimum of 2 years experience in Product Support or Dev Ops
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a Network Operations Center or digital distribution facility
• Minimum of 2 yrs experience in a role with a track record of effective staff management along with high energy level, and strong team skills
• Minimum of 2 yr experience working on a support team
• Willingness and ability to work or be on call at any time, sometimes on short notice in order to support a 24/7/365 operation
• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered
• Must be willing to work at Stamford, CT
• Must be willing submit to a background investigation
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

• BA/BS in related field
• Extensive experience, understanding and knowledge of digital product and distribution systems, standards and processes
• Technical experience with digital video and audio, troubleshooting and test techniques
• Prior experience with video encoding, delivery distribution workflows
• Experience with scheduling and resource management
• Strong attention to detail, communication and interpersonal skills
• Effectively flexible in approach, and responds well to pressure
• A track record of meeting or exceeding performance expectations

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a premium ad-supported streaming service. Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced, and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

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. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

NBCUniversal is an equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.