Senior Network Engineer, Broadcast NetOps & DTM Automation

Who We Are

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi‑channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and events management. It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 200 federations, associations, events and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euro league Basketball, CONMEBOL, DP World Tour, The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE and P .

IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company that owns iconic properties such as UFC, WWE and P . These properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year‑round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

Cingularity is a division of IMG Studios that specialises in bespoke live video networking and production solutions. It operates at each stage of the remote production workflow, delivering quality network designs and primary distribution services to premium broadcast networks and sports rights holders globally. IMG acquired Cingularity in September 2022 to guide its remote production evolution toward a hybrid model of fibre, satellite, cloud and IP.

Permanent, London, Spitalfields, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Monday‑Friday, 9 am‑5 pm

The Senior Network Engineer (Net Ops) at Cingularity is a pivotal role demanding technical expertise and innovative thinking. As a core member of our engineering team you will design, build and maintain complex infrastructure that powers mission‑critical transmission systems and bridge the gap between traditional networking methodologies and modern Net Ops practices. You will take ownership of our core networking infrastructure—including a specialised DTM (Dynamic Synchronous Transfer Mode) network—while strategically introducing automation to enhance resilience and performance.

While you will assist with the development of observability tools, 24/7 monitoring is managed by our Technical Operations Centre (TOC) with support from Systems, Broadcast and Network Engineering teams.

• Core Routing & Switching:
  Design and operate distributed systems with advanced OSPF and BGP.
• Multicast Routing:
  Maintain expertise in multicast routing to ensure efficient data delivery across broadcast environments.
• DTM Specialisation:
  Manage and optimise the DTM network to meet the demands of live broadcast.
• Global Telemetry:
  Refine a global telemetry network to ensure consistent data flow and visibility across all international transmission points.
• Capacity Planning:
  Manage network capacity and advise on hardware/bandwidth upgrades for business growth and customer projects.
• Traffic Forwarding:
  Ensure optimal performance and data integrity for high‑availability, scalable systems used for critical live content broadcasting.

• Infrastructure Security:
  Own network security and implement best practices for access control and protection.
• Firmware & Lifecycle Management:
  Execute regular firmware upgrades, patching and maintenance across network hardware.
• System Hardening:
  Implement network‑level hardening to protect mission‑critical transmission paths.

• Internal Tooling:
  Build and refine monitoring techniques for our internal TOC and Event Engineering teams.
• Observability Design:
  Assist in modern monitoring and logging systems such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Open Search and maintain Netbox as the source of truth.
• Automation Development:
  Implement automation strategies for infrastructure management using Ansible, Python and shell scripting.
• Methodology Modernisation:
  Lead transition from manual workflows to automated Net Ops processes to reduce intervention and improve efficiency.