Network Engineer

Clair Global is seeking a Touring Network Engineer to join the Clair Data Services division. The Touring Network Engineer will be responsible for configuring, deploying, maintaining, documenting, and supporting Clair Global's temporary events and touring networks. This on-site position is an integral part of enhancing fan experiences, optimizing production workflows and facilitating seamless communication throughout events, on international productions such as, Coachella, BottleRock, and SoundStorm.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interfacing and communicating with many production departments across multiple multimedia networking protocols (audio, video, lighting, special effects, security, food/beverage sales, etc.) to deliver exceptional experiences to audiences.
• Document detailed and highly technical processes and deployments effectively and clearly.
• Write after-action reports and debriefs of events to highlight strengths and weaknesses in overall event networks.
• Work alongside and lead teams of Engineers, Technicians and Project Managers on-site at event locations.
• Occasional travel both domestically and internationally to work on event or installation sites, sometimes for extended periods of time (up to 12-16 weeks/year depending on company workload). Flexibility is a must.
• Ability to work extended or odd hours, primarily outside in challenging conditions (extreme heat, cold, snow, rain, wind etc.) including occasional overnight shifts around show/event schedules.
• Integrating, configuring, and maintaining critical, large scale wired and wireless networks and infrastructure for numerous high-profile events throughout the year.
• Real-time troubleshooting and diagnosis of critical network infrastructure and ability to maintain composure under high stress, high pressure situations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in; Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking, Information Sciences & Technology, Computer & Network Systems Administration, or related field
• One or more certifications including CompTIA Network+, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, VCP-NV, Azure, AWS, Security+
• 5+ years of experience with deployment, configuration, implementation, upgrading, administration, and troubleshooting of wireless controllers, routers, switches, access points, Point-to-point/multipoint wireless, SD-WAN, VoIP technologies/equipment, and Cisco based routing and switching platforms in an enterprise environment.
• Understanding of basic network protocols and concepts such as VLANs, VRFs, DHCP, DNS, spanning tree and link aggregation.
• 2+ years of experience in Linux server administration, API interaction, and/or scripting languages, such as Python.
• Knowledge of real-time audio/video protocols (Dante, AES67, ArtNet, sACN, NDI) a plus.
• Ability to travel internationally.