Content Systems Engineer

Posted:
10/28/2025, 6:43:26 AM

Location(s):
North Carolina, United States ⋅ Pennsylvania, United States ⋅ Houston, Texas, United States ⋅ New York, United States ⋅ California, United States ⋅ San Francisco, California, United States ⋅ Durham, North Carolina, United States ⋅ Texas, United States ⋅ New York, New York, United States ⋅ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

Job Posting Title:

Content Systems Engineer

Req ID:

10133976

Job Description:

This technology team is part of the ABC Owned Television (ABC OTV) group which is in the Disney Entertainment division. Our technology teams all contribute to create a high-performance and positive work culture that is committed to high quality standards, employee growth, and a focus on innovation.  Technology is nothing without the team behind it and we invest in our teams by promoting healthy work-life balance, training, and competitive compensation and benefits.  

ABC Owned Television Stations is seeking a strong candidate for the role of Content Systems Engineer.

This full-time role is hands on and is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting mission critical media systems supporting various departments across the enterprise, primarily media production.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Broadcast Engineering, or related field or equivalent years of work experience
  • 5 years of broadcast/post production engineering experience
  • Advanced knowledge of media workflow and orchestration systems such as Telestream Vantage, IBM Aspera, Dalet Galaxy, etc.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Python, PowerShell, or other programming languages
  • Knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, and AWS media services)
  • Knowledge of on-premises Virtualization & Storage solutions (VMware, NetApp Storage, Dell EMC Isilon, etc.)
  • Familiarity with broadcast hardware (encoders, decoders, video routers, etc.)
  • Understanding of live video transport protocols (SRT, RTMP, RTSP, NDI, etc.)
  • Familiarity with Post Production workflows (transcoding, archiving, etc.) including non-linear editing, VFX and motion graphics software (Adobe Creative Suite [After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro], Maxon CINEMA 4D, DaVinci Resolve, etc.)
  • Excellent organization and communication skills, with the ability to multitask and quickly adapt to changing requirements
  • Ability to work early mornings, late nights, holidays, and weekends as needed for outages and/or maintenance windows, and participate in the department’s on-call rotation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Project management experience
The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $121,200-$162,20; in Burbank, CA and Chicago, IL is $115,500 to $154,800; in Houston, TX and Durham, NC is $110,000 to $147,500; and in San Francisco, CA is $126,500 to $169,600 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting Segment:

Owned TV Stations

Job Posting Primary Business:

Owned TV Stations All

Primary Job Posting Category:

Content Systems Engineering - Owned Stations

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

USA - CA - Market St, USA - NC - 411 Liberty St, USA - PA - 4100 City Line Ave, USA - TX - KTRK TV O & O - 3310 Bissonnet St

Date Posted:

2025-10-28