Senior Implementation Engineer - VOD

Amagi is a global leader in cloud-managed services for the streaming TV and broadcast TV industry. Amagi enables TV networks and content owners to distribute and monetize their content. Amagi's clients include premium networks and platforms such as NBCU, CBS, PBS, Samsung TV Plus, Redbox, XUMO, Roku, A+E Networks, Viceland TV, MGM, ShortsTV, Yahoo! Finance, PeopleTV, Tastemade, Turner Corporation, Discovery Networks and more.

Amagi pioneered the use of cloud technologies in the broadcast industry, and today manages 2000+ channels with deployments in more than 40 countries. Amagi is an advanced tier partner of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and works on the latest cloud technologies that are shaping the media and entertainment industry. Amagi has sales offices in New York, Los Angeles, and London, an operations center in New Delhi, and an innovation center in Bangalore.

For more information, visitwww.amagi.com.

Work Location: BengaluruWork Mode: In-Office

Job Profile:

Amagi is currently looking for a hands on Technical Engineer to work with the Onboarding project management team and Tech Leads and focus on delivery and monetization of video streams and VOD assets based on the pre-defined specifications as received from the pre-sales and solution architecture team.

Job Responsibilities:

Configure encoders- Zixi/ZenMaster, SRT Gateway, Ateme, AWSMedialive

Configure CDNs- Cloudfront, Limelight, EdgeCast, Akamai etc

Configure SSAI systems - Amagi Thunderstorm V1 and V2

Generate and Configure Ad Tags

AWS networking - VPC creation and peering, security groups etc.

Coordinate closely with Onboarding project managers as well as external stakeholders like Development/Testing team to deploy needed solutions.

Debug any issues and be proactive in finding solutions in coordination with Tech Leads, Customer/Platform Teams and/or internal Devops or Engineering Teams

Understand in and out of amagi products

Be involved in external communications, like getting into calls along with Project Manager to understand specific requirements.

Ready to work in shifts.

Ensure no defects and test thoroughly before marking any task as done

Participate in daily standups and routine reporting on project progress and issues to internal stakeholders

Drive customer satisfaction by delivering systems to an agreed specification

Job Requirements:

We are growing fast and we believe that people need to be together to collaborate and accelerate that growth. The candidate has to be willing to work from the Amagi Headquarters. Most of our customers are in the US and Europe, so the candidate is expected to work in Night hours.

Required Skills:

Extensive knowledge on stream deliveries to OTT platforms using HLS/DASH encoders, CDNs and SSAI systems is required.

Knowledge of stream delivery over internet technologies - SRT, Zixi, HLS, DASH

Knowledge of AWS media services - Medialive, Mediastore, MediaTailor etc

Knowledge of delivering Media through various CDN - Akamai, Cloudfront, Limelight etc

Knowledge of Server Side Ad Insertion Technologies and knowledge of how Ad Querying using VAST works

Prior experience on SSAI systems like Yospace or Mediatailor

Knowledge of how EPG works

Good Communication Skills

Knowledge of various video codecs and standards

Fundamental knowledge of how playout systems work

Good Interpersonal Skills

Good Communication Skills

Education/Qualifications:

B.Tech or MCA Degree in Computer Science / IT / ECE / EEE