VP, Media Technology Engineering at FOX Corporation in New York, NY

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY Fox Corporation Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking. JOB DESCRIPTION FOX Corporation is seeking a high-impact Vice President, Media Technology Engineering to lead the engineering, implementation, and operational reliability of the technology environment supporting FOX News Media and Fox Television Stations. This leader will oversee the teams responsible for operating and continuously improving the critical infrastructure that supports news gathering, live broadcast, production, post-production, playout, master control, transmission, and digital media distribution. The role will lead a high-performing engineering organization responsible for network, compute, storage, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, broadcast systems, disaster recovery, and platform resiliency. The successful candidate will have deep experience operating highly available media environments and implementing complex broadcast technology transformations, including SMPTE ST 2110 video-over-IP systems. Reporting to the SVP, Media Technology & Engineering, this role will partner closely with the VP, Media Technology Architecture and other technology leaders. The VP of Architecture will establish future-state architecture, standards, and technical direction. This role will own engineering execution, implementation, operational readiness, reliability, lifecycle management, and incident response. Role Scope The major areas of responsibility include: Broadcast technology engineering and operations SMPTE ST 2110 implementation and operational reliability Network, compute, storage, and virtualization engineering Hybrid cloud infrastructure operations Station automation and delivery platforms OTT, streaming, and OTA technology support News and local production support Media technology and transmission Disaster recovery and platform resiliency 24/7 technical operations and incident response Responsibilities Engineering Operations and Reliability Lead the day-to-day engineering and operational support of mission-critical broadcast and media technology environments. Ensure 24/7/365 availability, reliability, and operational readiness across broadcast, production, distribution, and transmission platforms. Establish operating procedures, escalation paths, service expectations, and incident response practices. Partner with Critical Response and Operations teams to manage major incidents, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions. Monitor system health and ensure timely resolution of reliability, performance, and availability issues. Broadcast Systems Implementation and Support Lead the engineering implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management of broadcast technology platforms. Support live news gathering, contribution, production, post-production, playout, master control, station automation, and transmission workflows. Implement and operate SMPTE ST 2110 video-over-IP environments, including routing, timing, packet integrity, latency, and system interoperability. Support the transition from SDI-based workflows to synchronized, software-defined IP media facilities in partnership with the Media Architecture team. Maintain operational compatibility across existing systems while implementing new technology platforms. Network and Infrastructure Engineering Lead engineering execution across WAN, LAN, contribution networks, routing, switching, QoS, multicast, and high-capacity media connectivity. Operate and optimize on-premise data centers, hybrid cloud infrastructure, enterprise virtualization, containerized environments, compute, storage, and re