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Media Systems Migration Engineer – Avid MAM, Cloud Archive Migration

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Argentina

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Tech Stack

AWSPython

About the role

  • Analyze and process Avid AXF exports (assignments, stories, clips, media objects).
  • Extract, validate, and normalize Avid metadata using Python-based workflows.
  • Map Avid metadata to Mimir MAM schemas and generate compliant JSON sidecar files.
  • Validate media readiness across Avid, DIVA, and AWS S3, including checksum and object verification.
  • Support ingest testing into Mimir MAM and validation of media presence in GCS.
  • Enhance and maintain Python workflows for metadata transformation, validation, and migration orchestration.
  • Identify and resolve metadata inconsistencies, legacy formatting issues, or corrupted exports.
  • Produce technical documentation and participate in validation and acceptance testing cycles.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with Avid MAM (mandatory).
  • Strong understanding of Avid metadata structures, AXF packaging, and assignment/story relationships.
  • Experience working with DIVA Archive and media object validation.
  • Solid Python engineering experience for:
  • Metadata parsing and transformation
  • Workflow automation
  • Data integrity validation and error handling
  • Experience validating media and metadata during large-scale migrations.
  • Familiarity with object storage systems (AWS S3 and GCS).
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.
Benefits
  • Contractor (40 hours per week)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Pythonmetadata parsingmetadata transformationworkflow automationdata integrity validationerror handlingAvid metadata structuresAXF packagingmedia validationlarge-scale migrations
Soft skills
strong communicationdocumentation skills