E2E Systems Integration Engineers

End to End Systems Integration Engineers - 5 months contract - Netherlands.

The role is accountable for E2E Integration projects and services through their technology delivery and operations life cycle ensuring timely delivery of technically ready products and services that can be taken to market in countries.

Key Accountabilities

- Perform E2E System Integration activities
- Technical solution delivery to field trials.
- Has engineering expertise to contribute to E2E design
- Investigate issues and coordinates resolution of issues and defects within technology and with external vendors
- Where necessary, engages in hands-on support for project activities
- Support Service transition and QA Team on investigation of P1 issues

Knowledge & Experience

Preferred education/qualifications:

- MSc degree level in a relevant area (network-, communications- or consumer electronics engineering)
- Fluent spoken and written English - ideally other European languages
- At least 5+ years of experience in the cable, satellite or telco industry
- At least 5+ years of experience in End-to-End System Integration of B2C video services
- At least 5+ of experience and knowledge of CATV technologies, STB and DTV Middleware platforms and Video Delivery technologies
- At least 5+ years of experience with working in an international and distributed team environment
- At least 5+ years of experience in delivery management of large Pan-European B2C implementation programs, with extensive knowledge and experience of technology development and delivery management methodologies.
- An understanding of Entertainment B2C services from:

o commercial & content side
o product development process
o deep understanding of entertainment technology & ecosystem, from CPE hardware and software to service platforms, user interfaces, Apps and media acquisition/management, processing, and distribution, and end-to-end content protection and security
o wide understanding of IP and broadcast networking as well as data center infrastructure.

Knowledge & Experience:

- Strong overall understanding of the technologies and platforms specific to a large cable and telecommunications operator.
- Strong technical knowledge and integration experience around CPE hardware and software, Video encoding/transcoding, CAS, DRM, Video back-ends, workflows, CMS, security services, Search & Recommendations, Application Services, CDN, Ad Insertion, broadband data, home networking, TV, VoD, PVR, Access technology, and Internet technology related.
- Good overall knowledge/familiarity with telecommunications technologies, including: Ethernet, IP, broadcast, transmission as well as most current IP communication protocols.
- Good knowledge/familiarity with Audio and Video coding/decoding technologies
- Good knowledge/familiarity with related IT systems (OSS & BSS), especially TR-069 and SNMP based CPE Management.

Skills & Abilities:

- Effective executive level written, verbal and presentation & communication skills
- Takes responsibility & feels accountable for own and team actions
- Is a strong team player
- Is as self-starter
- Creates an esprit de corps within his/her teams and constantly encourages team work
- Is confident and a credible influencer, able to command respect
- Is self-disciplined and enforces discipline within his/her teams in terms of processes and work ethics
- Must be able to work under pressure and be prepared to work outside normal working hours when necessary
- Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous situations and to act decisively
- Strong interpersonal skills to broadly influence and effectively forge partnerships both internally and externally
- Has a systematic, disciplined, and analytical approach to problem solving

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