AV/VTC Production Engineer
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Devis is a leading provider of innovative software development, management, and consulting services, specializing in cutting-edge technologies such as DevSecOps, AI, and Machine Learning. With over 30 years of experience, we have established ourselves as a trusted partner for government agencies, delivering tailored, mission-critical solutions that drive digital transformation and operational excellence. Our client-centric approach, coupled with our deep domain expertise and technical prowess, enables us to forge enduring relationships and consistently deliver high-impact, adaptive solutions that resonate with the unique needs of the public sector.The Role
This is the engineering and production craft seat on the AV team supporting a federal agency. Where the senior specialist carries technical authority and the event coordinator plans and directs event production, the production engineer designs the systems and does the production work: switching, mixing, editing, motion graphics, and the signal design underneath all of it.The agency runs Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex, Google Meet, and Slack for video conferencing and collaboration, with Cisco and Poly platforms in its conference and AV rooms. Headquarters is in Washington, DC, with 53 field offices nationwide; about 2,100 people rely on these systems.
What You’ll Do
- Design and integrate AV and VTC solutions: signal flow diagrams, equipment layouts, AV-over-IP network configuration, and integration across communications platforms
- Configure and maintain video switchers, audio mixers, DSPs, control processors, cameras, microphones, projection systems, and LED displays
- Run production during live events: town halls, executive meetings, training events, webcasts, and conferences, handling live switching, audio mixing, recording, and streaming
- Handle editing and post-production, storyboarding, motion graphics, and graphic design in support of agency communications
- Set up and manage Teams, Zoom, Webex, and Poly RealPresence sessions, coordinate multi-location connections, and resolve interoperability issues
- Diagnose problems across audio quality, video transmission, network connectivity, codec performance, and hardware
- Perform preventive maintenance and firmware updates, identify equipment requiring repair or replacement, and provide technical input to AV/VTC lifecycle and upgrade planning
- Monitor AV/VTC system performance, identify reliability or performance issues, and provide technical recommendations to support upgrade and replacement decisions
- Train end users on conference room technology and collaboration tools
What You’ll Need
- Ten years in AV engineering and production for an enterprise, broadcast, or comparable multi-site environment (the agency runs about 2,100 users across headquarters and 53 field offices)
- Production credits on live executive or public-facing events
- Editing and post-production fluency in Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Wondershare, or comparable tools
- Hands-on video switching experience, ideally with Blackmagic hardware
- Signal flow design and AV-over-IP configuration you can show, not just describe
- Experience supporting users and systems spread across many offices, not just one building
Nice to Have
- AVIXA CTS-D or CTS-I certification
- Dante or comparable audio networking experience
- Crestron or Extron control system programming
- Prior support to a federal agency with a dispersed field structure
- Experience supporting congressional or other high-visibility public proceedings
- Section 508 accessibility experience, particularly captioning and assistive listening
- Digital signage design and administration
Location, Schedule, and Logistics
- Standard schedule is an eight-hour day scheduled between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Occasional weekend work may come up with advance government approval.
- Live events sometimes land at the edges of the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. window, so expect early starts or late wraps around major events.
- On-site at agency headquarters in Washington, DC (NoMa area, Metro-accessible). Telework is by exception only and requires government approval.
- You will work on a government-furnished laptop. Personal devices cannot connect to the agency network.
- At least 40 hours per year of paid professional training in your core skill areas, at no cost to you.
- Occasional travel to agency field offices, event sites, and official events held away from headquarters, reimbursed at federal travel rates.
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