IP Engineer (Broadcast / Network / Transport)
Posted 1 week ago by Robert Half
£55 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The IP Engineer role focuses on supporting a major broadcast infrastructure and site exit programme, primarily in the network and transport layer for broadcast and video delivery services. The position is initially for 3-6 months with potential for extension and involves remote work with occasional travel to Hampshire. The engineer will be responsible for the design, build, and migration of network infrastructure to ensure reliable service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the design, build, and migration of network infrastructure.
- Ensure reliable transport of broadcast and video services across IP-based environments.
- Participate in infrastructure migrations, decommissioning, or transformation programmes.
- Provide troubleshooting and performance optimisation for network services.
- Support end-to-end delivery from discovery through to service transition.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in network engineering within broadcast, telecoms, or media environments.
- Experience with IP routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, multicast, VLANs).
- Understanding of video transport over IP (MPEG-TS, SRT, RTP, HLS, DASH).
- Experience supporting broadcast or media delivery networks.
- Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure) desirable.
- Strong troubleshooting and performance optimisation capability.
Salary (Rate): £55.00/hr
City: Hampshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
IP Engineer (Broadcast / Network / Transport) | Telecoms / Media
Robert Half is supporting a global consulting firm in sourcing an experienced IP Engineer to support a major broadcast infrastructure and site exit programme . This role focuses on the network and transport layer supporting broadcast and video delivery services.
Assignment Details
- Initial Duration: 3–6 months (with likely extension)
- Location: Primarily remote with occasional travel to Hampshire
- Day Rate: £400–£450 p/day via PAYE (+12.07% holiday pay)
Role Overview
You will support the design, build and migration of network infrastructure , ensuring reliable transport of broadcast and video services across IP-based environments.
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong background in network engineering within broadcast, telecoms or media environments
- Experience with IP routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, multicast, VLANs)
- Understanding of video transport over IP (MPEG-TS, SRT, RTP, HLS, DASH)
- Experience supporting broadcast or media delivery networks
- Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure) desirable
- Experience working on infrastructure migrations, decommissioning or transformation programmes
- Strong troubleshooting and performance optimisation capability
- Ability to support end-to-end delivery from discovery through to service transition