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Football Systems Operator - Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Operations
on site: Saudi Arabia
added Tue Oct 24, 2023
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Are you a technology and sports enthusiast eager to be part of a dedicated and dynamic team? Join our expanding operations in Saudi Arabia as a Football Systems Operator and help us revolutionise the world of sports technology!





📍 Location: The majority of work will take place on-site at football stadiums in Riyadh, with further opportunities for travel across Saudi Arabia and internationally

📝 Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

💰 Salary: Competitive

📆 Start Date: Immediate

🌟About the Role

As a Football Systems Operator, you'll be responsible for setting up, monitoring, and operating our systems on-site at football stadiums in your region. You'll play a key role in the delivery of our services to SAFF, the AFC Champions League and major international tournaments like the World Cup.

You will start out working on our Goal Line Technology and Semi Automated Offside services, but there will be the chance to gain exposure to various other services (such as VAR) as you grow in the role and become a more experienced member of the team.

We will equip you with the technical training, assistance and full exposure to our systems to excel in this role.

🔍Key Responsibilities

  • Pre-match planning

  • 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

  • Monitoring the systems during the match

  • Monitoring hardware and software performances, 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

🛠Your Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

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

  • Excellent problem-solving skills coupled with an inquisitive mindset

  • Proactive attitude and good time management skills

  • 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. We work whenever football happens, which means lots of weekends and evening matches

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

Nice to have:

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

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! 🏆

Hawk-Eye Innovations have been at the forefront of sports officiating and broadcast enhancement technology since 2001. The world’s biggest sporting events trust Hawk-Eye to make the right call when it matters most.

Hawk-Eye’s vision-processing, video replay and creative graphic technologies make sport fairer, safer, more engaging and better informed. Our innovations are constantly changing the face of sports officiating, production, content management, and fan engagement in every sport.

Hawk-Eye Innovations form a key part of the Sony Sports Innovations Group with a shared mission to deliver best-in-class officiating, broadcast and digital solutions to the sports world.