⚽Football Systems Operator | Launch Your Career in Sports Technology | Full-Time, Onsite at Stadiums in the UAE⚽

📍Location: The majority of work will take place on-site at football stadiums in your region, with further opportunities for travel across UAE and the MEA region

📝Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

💰Salary: 120,000 AED per year

📆Start Date: November/December 2023

🌟WHAT THE JOB IS ALL ABOUT

As a Football Systems Operator, you will be working on-site at football stadiums in your region, playing a key part in the delivery of our services to UAE FA. As you gain experience in the role, you may be expected to be involved in more tournaments throughout the MEA Region and further afield; such as the AFC Champions League or FIFA Seminars and Competitions.

The role will encompass the installation and operation of our technology at matches where you will be responsible for our systems. You will need to be prepared to work long days at weekends and midweek evenings, as we work whenever Football happens.

Whilst we provide a number of services in top-flight football, you will initially focus on our Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. You will gain exposure to various other services as you grow in the role and become a more experienced member of the team.

We will equip you with the technical training, support and full exposure to our systems to perform your day to day tasks but also encourage development and progression to help make an impact on what we do.

💼Key Responsibilities

• Pre-match planning before match-day

• Setting up Hawk-Eye technology in the stadium (this can involve physically demanding work, such as rigging cameras and running cables)

• Conducting pre-match set up, checks and calibration of the systems in accordance with standard procedures

• Liaising with stadium staff, match officials and host broadcasters on-site

• Monitoring the systems during the match

• Monitoring hardware and software performances, being able to troubleshoot and report encountered issues

• Taking full ownership of our system on-site and being an ambassador for Hawk-Eye

• During the off-season, building and maintaining our hardware and equipment

• Assisting with installation and testing of new products and services

🛠Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A technical grounding; with a desire to work with and learn new technologies

• Bright and enterprising with excellent problem-solving skills coupled with an inquisitive mindset

• Proactive attitude and time management skills with the ability to work on your own initiative

• Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to liaise with clients and customers in a professional and approachable manner

• Willingness to travel domestically and to work overseas

• Flexible and adaptable to a schedule that is dedicated by the fixture list and can change at short notice

• Acceptance that the nature of our business means that work will be carried out over weekends/bank holidays

• A full valid driving licence is required and willingness to drive our vans

• English language - working proficiency

Nice to have:

• A bachelor's degree in a science, technology, mathematics or engineering course or relevant equivalent experience

• Experience working with video technology/replay technology desirable, or live event/technical production

• Arabic speaker

• Hindi speaker

At Hawk-Eye Innovations, we appreciate and value the importance of potential and growth. If you do not hit all of the criteria above but believe that there are certain areas you excel in and that you possess the passion and desire to develop the other attributes, then we encourage you to apply.

⚽Make an Impact in the World of Football

Join our dedicated and dynamic team and help revolutionise the way technology is used in Football! As a Football Systems Operator, you'll gain invaluable experience and play a crucial role in some of the biggest Football events in the world.

Ready to kickstart your career in sports technology? Apply now and become a part of our Hawk-Eye team! 🏆