Broadcast IT Specialist | Broadcast-IT-Spezialist:in

Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Aug 19, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

Join a leading European media company to shape the future of media production by transitioning to an IP-based signal networking infrastructure. This role involves contributing to the fundamental transformation of production infrastructure, moving away from traditional cabling to a fully IP-based system called LiveIP. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team, focusing on the administration, configuration, and development of the LiveIP infrastructure using DevOps principles, including tools like Ansible and CI/CD pipelines. Responsibilities also include conceptualizing and implementing the LiveIP system landscape, integrating broadcast applications, and potentially leading projects. Ideal candidates will have a background in media technology or communications engineering, knowledge of broadcast production workflows, and familiarity with IP-based audio/video transmission technologies like SMPTE 2110. Strong service orientation, teamwork, and a structured, solution-oriented approach are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Required Skills

Education

Completed university degree (e.g., in Media Technology/Informatics or Communications Engineering) or comparable qualification

Experience

  • Professional experience in operational production processes within a broadcast environment
  • Professional experience with current technologies for IP-based audio/video transmission

Languages

German (Fluent)English (Basic)

Additional

  • Not specified