Req Id: 66009
Bell is a truly Canadian company with over 134 years of success. We are defined by the passion of our team members and their belief in our company’s vast potential.
To ensure we continue to be recognized as Canada’s leading communications company, we’re committed to finding and developing the next generation of leaders. This means creating best-in-class career and development opportunities for our employees.
If you’re passionate, driven and find yourself seeking interesting work, new challenges and continuous learning opportunities, then we want you to join our team.
Our Network team plans, designs, builds and operates Bell’s multi-billion dollar networks, including the continued expansion of our fibre optic network, HSPA+ and LTE — Canada’s largest and fastest wireless network.
The service we provide is the foundation of Bell’s competitive advantage and a critical step towards achieving Bell’s goal to be recognized by customers as Canada’s leading communications company.
Job Title: Baseband Broadcast Technician
Name and description of the hiring department:
Reporting into the Level 2 Service Support team, the candidate performing the baseband broadcast technician role will provide ongoing L2 support of Live and VOD Multiplatform Systems.
Job Duties / Accountabilities:
- Maintain integrity of all on-air services
- Required 24/7 maintenance support of the incoming and outgoing signals on multiplatform N-Screen (mobile streaming) equipment, networks, satellite and fibre
- Shift work and on call support will be required
- Install and commission new systems and equipment
- Provide preventative maintenance and upgrades to all aspects of the broadcast facility
- Provide technical support to Broadcast Operations, PPV Operations and Third Party Master Control
- Support Pay Per View servers and automation
- Set up satellite feeds for live events
- Maintain daily logs of equipment maintenance
- Support team in mission critical Unix (Linux) based infrastructure in a TV broadcast environment, Disaster Recovery, test, lab and development environments across networks
- Support of implementation of VMWare and associated SAN storage systems
- Support System Administration tasks, software and hardware deployments, system configuration, backups, system monitoring, performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Involved in Installation and testing of Operating System patches and updates
- Determine failing component and take corrective measures to minimize impacts to production environments
- Support Bell TV, VOD and IPTV systems
- Provide input on operational procedures, develop and maintain technical documentation
- Knowledge sharing and training between other L2 technicians on system components as required
- Minimize loss of services by quickly identifying and implementing corrective measures
- Other duties as assigned by the manager of Service Support
Essential Qualifications / Competencies:
- Knowledge of broadcast equipment, digital video compression Mpeg 2 / Mpeg 4, base band audio Analogue/PCM/Dolby, video NTSC/SDI/HD and data
- Thorough knowledge of streaming technologies (Content delivery networks and Origin streaming servers)
- Computer science, electrical university or college diploma or equivalent
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Service minded attitude
- Must be a motivated self-learner
- Ability to write technical documents
- Ability to work in a matrix or shared services organizational model
- Ability to work effectively in a high volume environment that is subject to frequent change
- Provides operational support and quick resolutions for the organization's content management systems
Preferred Qualifications / Competencies:
- Experience with video automated Quality control technologies would be an asset
- Knowledge of various test instruments and transport stream analyzers
- Demonstrated experience of UNIX/LINUS System Administration in a production environment
- Knowledge of Internet (DNS, routing, networking, load balancers, firewalls, TCP-IP, UDP, multi-cast) network troubleshooting and provisioning
- Recent experience in building and supporting VOD or IPTV systems
- Experience with multi-tier large scale storage environments (SAN, NAS, Base tape)
- Demonstrated working knowledge of SAN storage systems
- Knowledge of a broadcast environment compression technology (IP, HD-SDI, ASI, MPEG-2/4)
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of virtualization technologies (VMWare 5.x, Hyper-V, UCS)
- Hands-on experience in setting up and configuring encoder/transcoders, building video profiles for live and VOD
- Knowledge of servers, automation systems, VTR’s, routers and production equipment
- Knowledge of satellite uplink facility
- Knowledge of satellite signal acquisition
- Knowledge of ASI, IP, Fibre and Cable signal flows and standards
Working Conditions:
- Shift work, 24/7 operation
Position type: Non-management
Job status: Regular Full-Time
Company name: Bell ExpressVu LP
Date candidate required: February 2015
Application deadline: February 5, 2015
Job location: 115 Scarsdale Rd, Toronto (Ontario)
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Additional Information:
Position Type: Union
Position Level: Unifor - Clerical Associate
Job Location: Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Application Deadline: 02/05/2015
Please apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted.
Bell is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live and serve, and where every team member has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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