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About the Role

IMG is building a new broadcast headquarters at One Chiswick Park, a Software defined, IP-first facility producing and delivering live sport 24/7. The Senior Network Engineer will help commission the new estate through the project phase, then own its day-to-day engineering permanently as part of the run team. The position is designed for an engineer who bridges traditional networking and modern NetOps practice, with an automation-first approach.

Responsibilities

Fabric and media network engineering
Core routing and switching: design, operate and troubleshoot leaf-spine fabrics: BGP and OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN overlays, VRF-separated services, routed access.
Media networks: operate the ST 2110 environment (dual media fabrics, SMPTE 2022-7 protection, PTP timing discipline, NMOS control) to the standards live production demands.
Multicast: maintain advanced, production-grade multicast (PIM-SM with anycast RP, IGMPv3, scoped boundaries) for media and encoded distribution networks.
Capacity and lifecycle: manage capacity, firmware and hardware lifecycles across the estate; plan upgrades without service impact in a 24/7 facility.
NetOps and automation
Source of truth: keep NetBox authoritative for sites, racks, devices, circuits, IPAM and cabling; treat documentation drift as a defect.
Config as code: build and run the automation that deploys configuration from intent through CI pipelines (Python, Ansible, Git); eliminate hand-edits.
Observability: develop monitoring built on streaming telemetry (gNMI/gRPC), flow analysis and modern tooling (Grafana, Zabbix class), serving the 24/7 operations teams as your internal customers.
Modernisation: lead the shift from manual workflows to automated NetOps across the run function, and help colleagues make the same shift.
WAN, cloud and security
WAN edge: operate the eBGP edge across diverse DWDM dark fibre paths with BFD; support 1+1 delivery planes for live services and internet-facing contribution/distribution (SRT, Zixi, RTMP).
Cloud connectivity: run dedicated cloud interconnects (AWS Direct Connect class) and the hybrid workflows that depend on them.
Security: hands-on management of the firewall estates; network hardening; security telemetry to the group SIEM; work within a security-by-design framework aligned to group policy, with deviations justified and recorded.
Build, migration and leadership
Project One: support lab validation, commissioning and the migration of live services from Stockley Park to One Chiswick Park, working directly with the systems integrator.
Escalation and mentoring: act as a Level 3 escalation point; mentor engineers across broadcast IT and operations teams in the new architecture and ways of working.

Requirements

Advanced TCP/IP, switching and routing (BGP, OSPF) in production
Experience operating EVPN/VXLAN leaf-spine fabrics
Advanced experience with multicast protocols in a production environment
Demonstrable Python and Ansible for network automation, with Git-based workflows
A NetOps mindset, not a CLI-only history
Experience with NetBox or a similar platform for infrastructure documentation and management; NetBox preferred
Practical experience with modern monitoring (Grafana, Zabbix, ELK class), flow analysis and streaming telemetry
Proven experience operating and securing enterprise firewall estates (Palo Alto, Fortinet or Cisco class) and managing firmware lifecycles
SMPTE ST 2110, PTP timing and synchronisation, SMPTE 2022-7, NMOS; media knowledge is strongly preferred
RTP, UDP, SRT, RIST, Zixi; error correction (FEC, ARQ); video encoding awareness (AVC, HEVC, JPEG-XS)
RoCEv2/RDMA, PFC/ECN and the emerging media-exchange (MXL) workload class
DWDM, dark fibre, optical link budgets and circuit diversity assessment
Arista EOS (CloudVision, AVD) and/or Cisco NX-OS (Nexus Dashboard) at data centre scale
Version control beyond scripts (GitHub or similar)
Project tools such as Jira or ClickUp
Articulate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including production teams
Remain accurate and calm in a live broadcast environment where the network is on air
Organised, self-motivated, and drawn to solving problems with automation rather than repetition
Business Acumen – Understanding financial drivers, interpreting business data, aligning decisions to strategic outcomes
Operational Excellence – Driving efficiency, governance, and continuous improvement in delivery & operations
Innovation Mindset – Cultivating curiosity, experimentation, and forward-looking capability development
Leadership & Collaboration – Inspiring others, building trust, and enabling collaboration across teams

Skills

BGP
OSPF
EVPN/VXLAN
VRF
ST 2110
PTP
NMOS
Multicast
PIM-SM
IGMPv3
NetBox
Python
Ansible
Git
gNMI
gRPC
Grafana
Zabbix
eBGP
DWDM
AWS Direct Connect
Palo Alto
Fortinet
Cisco
SMPTE 2022-7
RTP
UDP
SRT
RIST
Zixi
AVC
HEVC
JPEG-XS
RoCEv2
RDMA
PFC
ECN
Arista EOS
CloudVision
AVD
Cisco NX-OS
Nexus Dashboard
GitHub
Jira
ClickUp

Location

Stockley Park, London
Chiswick Park, London (from 2027)

Work Type

Fixed Term Contract
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

About the Company

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 event management.
It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for over 250 federations, associations, events, and teams.
IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.
TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization.
TKO's properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize over 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.

Equal Opportunity

TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment.
TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities.
TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws.