Senior Broadcast Engineer - Tampa Radio

Position Overview

CMG Tampa Radio is looking for a Senior Engineer – Broadcast Technology & Infrastructure to support the reliability, security, and modernization of our radio station operations. This hands-on role maintains critical studio, transmission, automation, networking, and digital distribution systems, while helping modernize the station technology environment through increased use of IP networking, cybersecurity, cloud-connected platforms, virtualization, and software-based infrastructure.

This role partners across teams to keep our stations on the air and performing at a high level, balancing daily operational support with long-term technical improvement, resilience, and security.

The ideal candidate brings strong broadcast engineering experience, practical IT and IP networking skills, and a service-oriented approach to solving complex technical challenges, with the ability to support and advance systems while ensuring stability, scalability, and continuous innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains, troubleshoots, optimizes, and supports broadcast, studio, RF transmission, automation, audio processing and routing, remote control, generator, UPS, satellite, and digital distribution systems to ensure reliable day-to-day operations.
• Supports IP-based broadcast infrastructure, including switching, routing, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, wireless systems, AoIP platforms, and monitoring tools.
• Responds quickly to outages, equipment failures, off-air events, and other critical technical issues across studios, transmitter sites, translator locations, and remote broadcasts, including after-hours and on-call support as needed.
• Plans and executes upgrades, preventative maintenance, lifecycle replacements, infrastructure improvements, and modernization projects.
• Partners with Engineering, IT, programming, content, sales, and operations teams to understand needs, solve problems, and deliver dependable technical support.
• Supports cybersecurity, patching, backup and recovery, access control, secure configuration, and vulnerability remediation practices across technical systems.
• Maintains clear documentation for equipment, wiring, configuration, maintenance, repairs, spare parts, and technical standards.
• Supports compliance, safety, disaster recovery, and business continuity requirements for critical broadcast infrastructure.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in broadcast engineering, radio technical operations, media technology, IT infrastructure, or a related technical field.
• Strong knowledge of broadcast systems, RF transmission, studio operations, automation, audio chains, remote control systems, and digital distribution workflows.
• Hands-on experience supporting IP-connected infrastructure, including switches, routers, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, DNS, NTP, SNMP, and wireless systems.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals, patching, endpoint protection, backup and recovery, and secure system configuration.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues quickly, especially during outages or time-sensitive station operations.
• Strong communication, documentation, project management, prioritization, and follow-through skills.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to support station facilities, transmitter sites, and remote locations as needed.
• Ability to work varied hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call support when critical systems require immediate response.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Society of Broadcast Engineers certification or relevant IT, networking, cybersecurity, cloud, or vendor certifications.
• Experience with radio automation, AoIP systems, HD Radio, high-powered AM/FM transmission, broadcast monitoring/control platforms, or remote broadcast technology.
• Familiarity with virtualized or cloud-connected infrastructure, Windows Server, Active Directory/Azure, Linux, backup platforms, Fortinet, Cisco, Veeam, Wheatstone, WideOrbit, Burk, or comparable platforms.