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Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

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General Summary:

Designs, develops, maintains, supports and troubleshoots applications geared toward automating
the Media Post Production Pipeline, and helps develop and enhance the Media Asset
Management layer. The Sr. Production Software Engineer will work*as a member of a cross-functional, integrated production support team. Serves as a key member of application development and upgrade teams and acts as a
Subject Matter Expert (SME).

Responsibilities:

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***** Design, Development and Architecture

• Applies structured analysis, structured design and structured programming techniques with proficiency.
  


• Designs, develops, documents and maintains code to automate and optimize the production*pipeline
  


• Develops test cases and test plans, creates the test environment, and conducts unit and system
  tests for new and/or modified programs.
  


• Participates in the physical design of data records, data files, Naming conventions and
  databases.
  

***** Security

• Works closely with Production Systems Engineering to establish and audit system and
  directory service security.
  


• Works closely with software developers to provide a secure application environment.
  Project Support
  


• Works closely with 3rd party and in-house application developers to deliver creative solutions
  to complex technology challenges and business requirements.
  


• Recommends and oversees technical solutions, architecture design and implementation timeline
  in support of production application requirements.
  


• Ensures infrastructure standards and best practices are followed.
  

***** Production Support

• Works closely with other system administrators, application developers and production leads to
  gain a thorough understanding of the architecture of the Production system being supported
  


• Develops standards, policies and procedures as well as best practices documentation.
  

***** Administrative

• Participates as Subject Matter Expert (SME) as required for design reviews and technology and
  tool selection.
  


• Communicates plans, status and issues to management on a regular basis.
  


• Adheres to department standards, policies, procedures and industry best practices.
  

***** Departmental Responsibilities

• Performs all work on-site.
  


• Produces regular written status report to departmental head.
  


• Follows project management practices used by the software department.
  


• Provides regular code reviews covering all work produced.
  


• Follows all standard professional practices in coding, testing and documentation.
  

***** Other Duties As Required

Fox is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Bachelors Degree


• 10 years of Object Oriented design and programming.


• Minimum 3 years Production experience in developing tools toward automating the production
  pip.


• Experience in Software design and implementation as Web Services.


• Experience in Content Management and general Media Asset Management practices is a plus.


• Experience working with portal frameworks (.NET/Weblogic), digital asset management
  systems, web content management systems, or development of a digital library, archive or
  repository.


• Strong*knowledge of SOA frameworks, and web services integration via SOAP, XML-RPC,
  Microsoft .NET, etc.


• Strong*knowledge of Object Oriented Design and Programming, with core experience in
  C/C++, Visual C#, Java, etc.


• Strong knowledge of scripting languages, including but not limited to Perl, Python, Unix shell
  scripting, etc.


• Good knowledge of database systems and programming, including but not limited to MySQL,
  Oracle and the SQL language.


• Good knowledge of XML schemas and XML methodologies.


• Comprehensive knowledge of deployment strategies of distributed and multi-tiered
  applications.


• Good knowledge of standard Intranet/Internet services such as Network File System (NFS),
  Samba, and ftp.


• Good knowledge of LAN/WAN infrastructures and protocols.


• Experience Graphical User Interface (GUI) design, build and test experience


• Strong*verbal and written communication skills.


• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage a diversified workload.


• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with all levels of staff, clients and other IT personnel.


• Demonstrated ability to train others.


• Ability to write and present effective materials, including presentations, status reporting,
  technical diagrams and flowcharts.


• Familiarity with Video Processing, Audio and Video en/de-coding process is a plus.


• Experience in production process streamlining is a plus.

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