NBCU — Sr Systems Engineer/Projects (Washington, DC)

Salary: $110-120K | Score: 7/10 Hiring team message: I:/My Drive/Business/Michael Pentz/Resume/Cover Letters/NBCUniversal/2026.04.12 Senior Systems Engineer Projects DC/

Strengths

  • SMPTE ST 2110, NDI, encoding/transcoding
  • Jira project tracking, SOP documentation, incident response
  • Google PM cert + AllySoft project coordination
  • Docker, Linux, AWS (EC2)
  • Live production engineering, 1,500+ annual hours

Gaps

  • Soft: No CCNA (desirable, not required)
  • Soft: No SDI-specific experience
  • Soft: No NRCS, NLE, or MAM (iNews, ENPS, Avid)
  • Soft: No Active Directory / domain management
  • Soft: No formal degree (equivalent experience accepted)

Interview Prep

NBC4 (Washington DC local) and Telemundo 44. Hybrid broadcast engineering + IT + PM role. Research NRCS systems (iNews common at NBC stations). PM component is a differentiator. DC on-site, no hybrid. Evenings/weekends/holidays as required. NBCU/Comcast benefits are strong for family medical.