Date:
Feb 15, 2014
Location
Plano, Texas, US
Req ID: 339
Nearest Major Market: Plano
Nearest Secondary Market: Dallas
Job Segment: Solution Architect, Architecture, Telecom, Telecommunications, Engineer, Technology, Engineering
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Mediaroom Solution Architect - Overview of Mediaroom (IPTV)
Mediaroom is the world's most deployed IPTV platform. Following the announcement of the acquisition of Mediaroom from Microsoft, Ericsson will be the leading provider of IPTV and multi-screen solutions with a market share of over 25%. Mediaroom-powered TV services are being offered by more than 40 of the world's leading operators, delivering services to more than eleven million consumer households equaling more than 22 million set top boxes deployed throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Operator partners including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and TELUS are already giving their subscribers the freedom to watch TV how they want, while gaining the most innovative ways to reach them wherever they are.
Ericsson's vision of the Networked Society foresees 50 billion devices to be connected via broadband, mobility and cloud. Future video distribution will have a similar impact on consumer behavior and consumption as mobile voice has had. This acquisition contributes to a leading position for Ericsson with more than 40 customers, serving over 11 million subscriber households. In addition, Ericsson will be powered with senior competence and some of the most talented people within the field of IPTV distribution. The global IPTV market is estimated to reach 76 million subscribers in 2013, growing to 105 million subscribers in 2015.
The total media solution portfolio of Ericsson in the TV and video space combined with a further increased focus on consumer needs will be the foundation for providing services to end users. The importance of video distribution capabilities for the customers and their consumers will be increasing as more and more LTE networks are deployed and filled with smartphone users.
Ericsson already sees that the ever-changing behaviors of TV consumers are evolving faster than ever. Speed of innovation and intelligent solutions drive consumer propositions in TV anywhere. This development will continue to fuel the industry as convergence becomes reality. The development requires content owners, broadcasters, TV service providers and operators to re-think their propositions.
This move builds on Ericsson's triple Emmy award-winning leadership in the media industry, providing its customers with a truly unique experience in TV anywhere spanning the entire media value chain from camera to consumer.
Role Summary
Responsibilities
The purpose of the position is to provide customers with reliable technical solutions to the complex integration problems associated with business solutions built on the Mediaroom platform. This Architect position focuses on the IPTV product Mediaroom® (IPTV = Internet Protocol Television). As a designated technical resource working with Mediaroom operators and partners, you will be required to have solid technical expertise across Microsoft TV’s Mediaroom platform and all core product components like Mediaroon 2.x, Windows Server, SQL Server, System Center tools, and strong analysis skills.
Candidates must have exceptional customer service, problem solving, and communication skills, and the ability to work in a team environment. Must have sufficient technical depth to communicate with development and other internal organizations at a peer level as well as convey technical concepts to non-technical individuals. Must possess the ability to work with minimal supervision and operate as a self-contained /driver within the operations team.
Roles and Responsibilities
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Job duties include, but are not limited to the following:
· System solutions analysis, creation, while working closely with Business Development to gather customer requirements and specifications and translating those needs into effective solutions in order to meet customer expectations
· Analyze complex customer requirements and propose technical and competence developments solutions in new areas and domains, within the framework of project team activities, required to enhance customer’s competitive position.
· Specify and design a technical and/or competence developing solution in co-operation with the customer. The solution often leads to further development and improvement of customers’ organization and processes.
· Select or propose 3rd party suppliers/products for the Customer Solution. Is able to work with and manage customized solutions and products, including 3rd party products.
· Provide the specified customized solutions, covering several domains and layers in the customer network.
· Drive changes in the methods, processes and guidelines within the customer organization or internally. Also acts as a leader/mentor in day to day operations to provide insights for less experienced colleagues.
· When applicable participate as a member of the project team with specialist knowledge within the subject area (solutions) so that technical aspects related to are taken into account.
· Generate additional business opportunities during the entire process in order to contribute to increased sales volumes.
· Manage teams of less experienced Solution Architect or Service Engineers in Customer Projects to ensure that they are delivered according to expectations and plans.
· Follow up the delivered products and solutions on an agreed regular basis with the customer to keep informed about the life cycle evolvement of the implemented customer solution.
Qualifications
Required Skills, Behaviors, and Knowledge:
· English fluency both verbal and writing is essential
· Previous Mediaroom technical experience is required
· Works effectively in situations involving uncertainty, change, or lack of information.
· Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
· Self-starter with ability and ambition to work remotely, onsite with a specific customer for extended or dedicated periods of time.
· Ability to work across groups by setting mutual goals, ensuring clarity of roles, and working together in ways which enhance business effectiveness
· BS or MS in Computer Science, or Computer Engineering or acceptable combination of equivalent post secondary education and experience will be considered
· 5+ years previous experience working in software design and integration within the Telecommunications or IT space is required
· Past experience working in a direct customer-facing role with related pre-sales responsibilities is ideal
· Excellent knowledge of IP networking and Internet technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, Radius and SIP)
· Past Experience working with Middleware for IPTV (Mediaroom) Required
· Past Experience working with MPEG-4 and DRM standards
· Past Experience working with TV Distribution and Switching
· Excellent knowledge of UNIX O/S (Solaris, Linux)
· Solid working knowledge of Databases such as MySQL and Oracle
· Strong knowledge of XML, SNMP, Corba, LDAP, SOAP protocols
· Knowledge of wireless technologies (call flow) and related protocols preferred
· Knowledge of Ericsson products or telecom experience in an Operator (Carrier) environment is highly desired.
Expert in following functional skills:
· OTT, IPTV, MobileTV experience.
· Content Production, Management, Delivery & Distribution
o Major relationship
o Content management systems – CMS – Lisys, Nagra, LabOne, Watchpoint,
o Content processing: Encoding, Transcoding
· Video Compression and Distribution – Headend: Encoders and Decoders (Ericsson TV, Harmonic, Envivio..), multiplexers (TandbergTV, Harmonic…)
· Encryption systems
o Verimatrix
o Nagra
o NDS
o Securemedia
o Playready
o Widevine
· VoD technologies – video servers: Arris, Concurrent, Espial, Edgeware, ncube ..
· Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) technologies (Edgeware, Azzure, Limware, Akamai, .. )
· Ericsson TV products : IAP, Openstream, Export (TSTV, Producer..), Watchpoint CMS.
· Microsoft Solutions for Digital TV
o Media Encoders – Expression Encoders
o Mediaroom middleware (D-Severs. A-Severs. R-Servers..)
o Active Directory – User Management
o SCCM – System Center Configuration Manager
o SCOM - System Center Operations Manager
o Windows 2008 Server,
· Virtualization: VMware
· Cisco Network Hardware
o Switching, Routing, Security devices
o Load balancers (AC-4710)
· Cisco application hardware
o NAS – Network Array Storage
o Blades UCS C200 M2 Srvr
· In-home networking for video: DLNA, Samba, home gateways
· End user devices for multimedia applications (tablets, smartphones, Setop-box ..)
· QoS/QoE monitoring solutions – Agama, Netcool, Infovista, Bridgetech, Witbe ..
·
Core Competencies:
· Excellent communication skills are ideal in order to be able to participate and drive customer meetings, as well as develop solutions.
· Ability to work under stressful situations, meet tight deadlines and deliver services with high quality
· Ability to examine situations from a highly analytical perspective
· Ability to take on a leadership role in a team environment.
· Ability to understand specific needs in which to create or alter solutions
· Ability to understand and drive In-Service Performance issues for complex systems.
TRAVEL: Ability to accommodate travel including extended stays on customer sites when necessary
Locations: Plano, TX or Sweden
LI-VR1
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
Primary country and city: United States (US) || Texas || Plano || ServEng
Mediaroom is the world's most deployed IPTV platform. Following the announcement of the acquisition of Mediaroom from Microsoft, Ericsson will be the leading provider of IPTV and multi-screen solutions with a market share of over 25%. Mediaroom-powered TV services are being offered by more than 40 of the world's leading operators, delivering services to more than eleven million consumer households equaling more than 22 million set top boxes deployed throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Operator partners including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and TELUS are already giving their subscribers the freedom to watch TV how they want, while gaining the most innovative ways to reach them wherever they are.
Ericsson's vision of the Networked Society foresees 50 billion devices to be connected via broadband, mobility and cloud. Future video distribution will have a similar impact on consumer behavior and consumption as mobile voice has had. This acquisition contributes to a leading position for Ericsson with more than 40 customers, serving over 11 million subscriber households. In addition, Ericsson will be powered with senior competence and some of the most talented people within the field of IPTV distribution. The global IPTV market is estimated to reach 76 million subscribers in 2013, growing to 105 million subscribers in 2015.
The total media solution portfolio of Ericsson in the TV and video space combined with a further increased focus on consumer needs will be the foundation for providing services to end users. The importance of video distribution capabilities for the customers and their consumers will be increasing as more and more LTE networks are deployed and filled with smartphone users.
Ericsson already sees that the ever-changing behaviors of TV consumers are evolving faster than ever. Speed of innovation and intelligent solutions drive consumer propositions in TV anywhere. This development will continue to fuel the industry as convergence becomes reality. The development requires content owners, broadcasters, TV service providers and operators to re-think their propositions.
This move builds on Ericsson's triple Emmy award-winning leadership in the media industry, providing its customers with a truly unique experience in TV anywhere spanning the entire media value chain from camera to consumer.
Role Summary
Responsibilities
The purpose of the position is to provide customers with reliable technical solutions to the complex integration problems associated with business solutions built on the Mediaroom platform. This Architect position focuses on the IPTV product Mediaroom® (IPTV = Internet Protocol Television). As a designated technical resource working with Mediaroom operators and partners, you will be required to have solid technical expertise across Microsoft TV’s Mediaroom platform and all core product components like Mediaroon 2.x, Windows Server, SQL Server, System Center tools, and strong analysis skills.
Candidates must have exceptional customer service, problem solving, and communication skills, and the ability to work in a team environment. Must have sufficient technical depth to communicate with development and other internal organizations at a peer level as well as convey technical concepts to non-technical individuals. Must possess the ability to work with minimal supervision and operate as a self-contained /driver within the operations team.
Roles and Responsibilities
·
Job duties include, but are not limited to the following:
· System solutions analysis, creation, while working closely with Business Development to gather customer requirements and specifications and translating those needs into effective solutions in order to meet customer expectations
· Analyze complex customer requirements and propose technical and competence developments solutions in new areas and domains, within the framework of project team activities, required to enhance customer’s competitive position.
· Specify and design a technical and/or competence developing solution in co-operation with the customer. The solution often leads to further development and improvement of customers’ organization and processes.
· Select or propose 3rd party suppliers/products for the Customer Solution. Is able to work with and manage customized solutions and products, including 3rd party products.
· Provide the specified customized solutions, covering several domains and layers in the customer network.
· Drive changes in the methods, processes and guidelines within the customer organization or internally. Also acts as a leader/mentor in day to day operations to provide insights for less experienced colleagues.
· When applicable participate as a member of the project team with specialist knowledge within the subject area (solutions) so that technical aspects related to are taken into account.
· Generate additional business opportunities during the entire process in order to contribute to increased sales volumes.
· Manage teams of less experienced Solution Architect or Service Engineers in Customer Projects to ensure that they are delivered according to expectations and plans.
· Follow up the delivered products and solutions on an agreed regular basis with the customer to keep informed about the life cycle evolvement of the implemented customer solution.
Qualifications
Required Skills, Behaviors, and Knowledge:
· English fluency both verbal and writing is essential
· Previous Mediaroom technical experience is required
· Works effectively in situations involving uncertainty, change, or lack of information.
· Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
· Self-starter with ability and ambition to work remotely, onsite with a specific customer for extended or dedicated periods of time.
· Ability to work across groups by setting mutual goals, ensuring clarity of roles, and working together in ways which enhance business effectiveness
· BS or MS in Computer Science, or Computer Engineering or acceptable combination of equivalent post secondary education and experience will be considered
· 5+ years previous experience working in software design and integration within the Telecommunications or IT space is required
· Past experience working in a direct customer-facing role with related pre-sales responsibilities is ideal
· Excellent knowledge of IP networking and Internet technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, Radius and SIP)
· Past Experience working with Middleware for IPTV (Mediaroom) Required
· Past Experience working with MPEG-4 and DRM standards
· Past Experience working with TV Distribution and Switching
· Excellent knowledge of UNIX O/S (Solaris, Linux)
· Solid working knowledge of Databases such as MySQL and Oracle
· Strong knowledge of XML, SNMP, Corba, LDAP, SOAP protocols
· Knowledge of wireless technologies (call flow) and related protocols preferred
· Knowledge of Ericsson products or telecom experience in an Operator (Carrier) environment is highly desired.
Expert in following functional skills:
· OTT, IPTV, MobileTV experience.
· Content Production, Management, Delivery & Distribution
o Major relationship
o Content management systems – CMS – Lisys, Nagra, LabOne, Watchpoint,
o Content processing: Encoding, Transcoding
· Video Compression and Distribution – Headend: Encoders and Decoders (Ericsson TV, Harmonic, Envivio..), multiplexers (TandbergTV, Harmonic…)
· Encryption systems
o Verimatrix
o Nagra
o NDS
o Securemedia
o Playready
o Widevine
· VoD technologies – video servers: Arris, Concurrent, Espial, Edgeware, ncube ..
· Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) technologies (Edgeware, Azzure, Limware, Akamai, .. )
· Ericsson TV products : IAP, Openstream, Export (TSTV, Producer..), Watchpoint CMS.
· Microsoft Solutions for Digital TV
o Media Encoders – Expression Encoders
o Mediaroom middleware (D-Severs. A-Severs. R-Servers..)
o Active Directory – User Management
o SCCM – System Center Configuration Manager
o SCOM - System Center Operations Manager
o Windows 2008 Server,
· Virtualization: VMware
· Cisco Network Hardware
o Switching, Routing, Security devices
o Load balancers (AC-4710)
· Cisco application hardware
o NAS – Network Array Storage
o Blades UCS C200 M2 Srvr
· In-home networking for video: DLNA, Samba, home gateways
· End user devices for multimedia applications (tablets, smartphones, Setop-box ..)
· QoS/QoE monitoring solutions – Agama, Netcool, Infovista, Bridgetech, Witbe ..
·
Core Competencies:
· Excellent communication skills are ideal in order to be able to participate and drive customer meetings, as well as develop solutions.
· Ability to work under stressful situations, meet tight deadlines and deliver services with high quality
· Ability to examine situations from a highly analytical perspective
· Ability to take on a leadership role in a team environment.
· Ability to understand specific needs in which to create or alter solutions
· Ability to understand and drive In-Service Performance issues for complex systems.
TRAVEL: Ability to accommodate travel including extended stays on customer sites when necessary
Locations: Plano, TX or Sweden
LI-VR1
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
Primary country and city: United States (US) || Texas || Plano || ServEng
Nearest Major Market: Plano
Nearest Secondary Market: Dallas
Job Segment: Solution Architect, Architecture, Telecom, Telecommunications, Engineer, Technology, Engineering
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