Madrid Senior Broadcast Infrastructure Live Operations · Global Sports Events

Javier Hidalgo

Senior Broadcast Infrastructure & Live Operations for Global Sports Events.

Hybrid cloud infrastructure, media distribution, IP networks and live technical operations for host broadcasters, major sports events and high-pressure production environments.

Olympic Broadcasting Services Olympics.com International Sports Broadcasting Saudi Sports Company

1,000+

Contribution feeds delivered

40+

Media rights holders supported

20 Gbps+

Aggregate platform throughput

Global

Delivery and operations scope

Profile

Broadcast infrastructure, cloud delivery and live operations for major sports events.

Javier works across broadcast engineering, cloud infrastructure and live event delivery, with experience spanning host broadcast, studio systems, telecom coordination and contribution workflows.

His background combines technical operations, platform delivery and cross-team coordination in environments where reliability, timing and sound judgement directly affect execution.

Technical scope

Core technologies and workflows used across live broadcast infrastructure and delivery.

Built around hybrid cloud environments, IP-based media transport, broadcast systems engineering and operational tooling for large-scale live delivery.

Hybrid cloud

VMware, AWS and Alibaba Cloud environments built for scale, resilience and operational control.

Media transport

SRT, IP contribution and live distribution workflows across complex international delivery environments.

Broadcast workflows

MCR, PCR, outside broadcast and temporary systems for live event production and delivery.

Automation

Python, Terraform, Ansible and IP media networks including ST 2110 and ST 2022-2.

Featured events

Selected international events and delivery environments.

Experience across host broadcast, rights-holder delivery and live technical operations in major international sports events.

Lead Virtualization Engineer · Olympic Broadcasting Services

Milano Cortina 2026

Hybrid architecture, platform evolution and operational planning across one of the most demanding environments in international sports broadcasting.

Olympic Broadcasting Services · LiveCloud

Paris 2024

Large-scale international delivery, rights-holder support and high-availability operations during the Paris 2024 cycle.

Telecom Manager · International Sports Broadcasting

Chengdu 2025

SRT distribution planning, venue-to-IBC contribution design and technical coordination across a multi-venue delivery environment.

Broadcast Systems Engineer · Olympics.com

Tokyo 2020

Broadcast systems engineering across studio operations, temporary builds, cloud transition and live event support.

Broadcast Systems Engineer · Olympics.com

Beijing 2022

Digital and broadcast systems support within the Olympics.com environment during the Winter Games cycle.

Control rooms

Operational command during live delivery

Major venues

Environments where readiness and timing matter

Engineering leadership

Coordination across teams, vendors and stakeholders

Selected projects

Projects covering live distribution, hybrid infrastructure and event delivery.

Paris 2024OBSLiveCloud

Live distribution and rights-holder delivery at Olympic scale

Support for large-scale cloud distribution, rights-holder onboarding and high-availability operations under Olympic-level timing and delivery requirements.

Milano Cortina 2026OBSHybrid architecture

Platform evolution for the next Olympic cycle

Architecture ownership, platform planning and operational preparation across a hybrid live distribution environment.

ChengduISBSRT distribution

Telecom and contribution planning across multiple venues

Design of the global SRT distribution model together with venue-to-IBC contribution planning and technical coordination across a multi-venue event.

Experience

Experience across broadcast systems, telecom coordination and critical live infrastructure.

2023 — Present

Lead Virtualization Engineer

Olympic Broadcasting Services

Leading cloud live distribution platform architecture and operations across Gangwon 2024, Paris 2024 and Milano Cortina 2026.

2025

Telecom Manager

International Sports Broadcasting

Designed the global SRT distribution model and advised venue-to-IBC contribution architecture for Chengdu.

2023

Venue Technical Supervisor

Saudi Sports Company

Supervised stadium technical readiness and match-day broadcast operations for the Saudi Pro League.

2019 — 2023

Broadcast Systems Engineer

Olympics.com

Supported cloud transition, studio systems, temporary event builds and outside broadcast projects.

Where I add value

Relevant to organisations working at scale, under pressure and with complex delivery requirements.

Host broadcasters and major event delivery teams

Sports broadcasters and live production organisations

Media rights holders with international distribution needs

Broadcast technology vendors and integration partners

Large-scale event operations with critical delivery windows

Technical consulting for architecture and readiness planning

How I work

Technical leadership

Ownership of architecture, delivery models, vendor relationships and platform evolution across critical live environments.

How I work

Decision-making under pressure

Experience in live operations where prioritisation, escalation handling and technical judgement directly affect delivery.

How I work

Cross-functional coordination

Close collaboration across engineering, production, telecom, vendors, rights holders and operational stakeholders.

Where I can contribute

Senior roles in broadcast and live operations

Relevant to broadcasters, host broadcasters, global sports organisations and technical leadership teams looking for hands-on ownership of critical platforms and delivery environments.

Where I can contribute

Consulting support for delivery and readiness

Also relevant for selected external work in architecture review, event readiness, delivery planning and technical coordination.

Operational environments

Control, coordination and infrastructure in real conditions.

A working context shaped by control rooms, contribution paths, venue operations and technical environments where delivery, escalation handling and decision-making happen in real time.

Coordination

Engineering, vendors and operational teams aligned around delivery.

Systems

Signal paths, monitoring and infrastructure under live-event constraints.

Capabilities

Core capabilities across live broadcast infrastructure and delivery.

Experience across cloud distribution, broadcast systems, IP workflows, vendor coordination and operational readiness for major live events.

Global live technical operations

Broadcast distribution architecture

Hybrid cloud and virtualization

Broadcast systems engineering

Vendor and stakeholder management

Capacity planning and cost optimisation

Media rights holder onboarding

Temporary systems for major events

Contact

For senior broadcast, infrastructure or live operations opportunities, get in touch directly.

Madrid, Spain

javier@javierhidalgo.tv

Available for international roles, project-based work and selected consulting support.