Amagi - Senior Implementation Engineer - OTT Platform (5-7 yrs)

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 3000+ 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.

Work Location : Bengaluru Work 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 encodersZixi/ZenMaster, SRT Gateway, Ateme, AWSMedialive.

- Configure CDNsCloudfront, 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.

- 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.

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