Media Engineer (Administrator)

At LEARN, we interconnect universities, higher education institutes, and research institutions to enable groundbreaking discoveries and learning. We're seeking a Media Engineer (Administrator) to join our dynamic team and be a driving force behind our mission.

Why LEARN?

  • Be part of a team that directly impacts education and research in Sri Lanka.
  • Work with cutting-edge technology and expand your knowledge.
  • Collaborate with leading universities and research institutes.
  • Make a difference in a vibrant and meaningful field.


Role Summary

Virtual Conference (VC) environments have become an essential part of education today. LEARN is providing Zoom to its members at the moment while hosting it on-premise. With the increase in demand and usage, LEARN need to manage its resources and provide a better service continuously. Depending on the needs of the academic community, LEARN will also look at providing many such services in the future.

A media space will be another platform needed for education that helps in non-interactive meetings. It is used to is securely create, upload, share, search, browse, and watch live and on-demand videos, presentations, screencasts, and other rich media content, anytime, anywhere.

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Manage and administrate LEARN media related platforms
  • Perform necessary testing and implement new media related platform in consultation with the management
  • Take necessary measures to mitigate security issue of the systems
  • Maintain the platforms without significant service downtime
  • Provide a statistical report for LEARN management when required
  • Deal with vendors for systems upgrades, feature enhancements and troubleshooting
  • Provide recommendation for LEARN to improve its media related services and their service level
  • Support and guide institutional engineers/administrators to promote the services to their academics and provide the necessary support
  • Provide the necessary support to end-users, if and when necessary
  • Conduct training for network administrators and end-users as necessary Implement integration with other systems such as SAML SSO login


Required Qualifications and Skills:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering / Telecommunication Engineering / Computer Science from a recognized institution
  • Programming/scripting experience in Java, Python, Perl or similar languages
  • Proven experience as a Media Engineer, and/or a genuine motivation to be able to take up the above responsibilities.

Salary & Benefits

The starting salary offered will be LKR 118,000/- per month, along with a fixed allowance of Rs. 96,300/- per month. 
Both local and overseas trainings/workshops
Financial support to obtain necessary certification and for professional development
Structured career path within the organization

Workplace: Peradeniya, Kandy

Join LEARN and help us shape the future of education and research in Sri Lanka. Your expertise can make a world of difference! Apply today and be a part of something extraordinary.
 

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