Media Systems Engineer
MrBeast · Raleigh, NC
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Jul 19, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on infrastructure role supporting a large-scale media production operation, focused on petabyte-level storage, LTO tape archival, SAN/NAS administration, data center operations, and high-bandwidth editorial networking. The engineer works remotely day-to-day from Raleigh but travels frequently to a studio in Greenville, NC for physical data center work. Suited to candidates with substantial systems engineering experience specifically within studio, broadcast, or post-production environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 150 people in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 40–240
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $105,653 (middle half $82,342–$135,404).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role sits at the boundary between systems/storage administration (15-1244) and a more specialized media infrastructure occupation (15-1299). The day-to-day work is primarily operating and maintaining existing infrastructure — storage, tape libraries, data center, networking — rather than building new software or platforms, which supports 15-1244. However, the deep media-industry specialization (LTO, MAM/DAM, editorial networks) is unusual for a standard sysadmin role.
The 5+ years requirement is scoped specifically to media & entertainment environments (studio, broadcast, post-production), making it a domain-experience gate as well as a tenure gate.
Scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) is listed under required responsibilities ('Script and automate…') and the 'What You'll Bring' section; the 'Nice to Have' section calls out more advanced scripting (API integrations, Docker) as preferred. The baseline scripting requirement is treated as a hard gate.
Cloud storage (AWS, GCP, or Azure) appears in the required 'What You'll Bring' section as 'working knowledge' — treated as a hard gate with the named alternatives captured.
Specific storage platform brands (Avid NEXIS, SNS EVO, PowerScale/Isilon, Qumulo) and archive software (Archiware, SGL) are listed with 'or similar' qualifiers in the requirements section; they are hard gates on the capability but the specific brand is interchangeable — captured accordingly.
No compensation figures are disclosed in the posting.
The role is Raleigh-based with frequent required travel to Greenville, NC; it is not remote, though remote data center monitoring is part of the job function.
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