Senior Solutions Architect (m/f/d)

Qvest Group; Paris; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Hours

Hybrid Work

Group Accident Insurance

Company Laptop

Employee Events

Training and Continuing Education

Corporate Benefits

Job summary

A leading media solutions provider in Paris is searching for an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to design and integrate modern media workflows. The role requires expertise in media asset management, orchestration platforms, and experience in creating scalable solutions. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, with hands-on experience in media integrations. The position offers flexible working hours and a hybrid work model, as well as opportunities for continuous training and development.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of media workflows (ingest to delivery).
• Experience with modern orchestration and automation platforms.
• Familiarity with media asset management systems.

Responsibilities

• Design media workflows from ingest to delivery integration.
• Support pre-sales activities and technical discussions.
• Lead technical workshops and oversee implementations.
• Produce clear workflow documentation and architectural diagrams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Media workflows expertise

Orchestration/automation platforms

Scheduling/booking systems

API and integration knowledge

Cloud platform experience (AWS/Azure)

Excellent communication

Leadership in agile environments

Problem-solving under pressure

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to design, deliver, and support modern media‑workflow architectures across ingest, asset management, editing, replay, routing, orchestration, and scheduling systems.

You will be responsible for ensuring multiple platforms, such as media asset management (MAM) and production asset management (PAM), workflow orchestration, resource scheduling, editing systems, replay servers, and automation layers, as well as playout, broadcast control, and storage environments - operate together seamlessly in high‑demand production environments.

You combine deep expertise in broadcast and media & entertainment technologies with strong workflow design capabilities, vendor management experience, hands‑on integration skills and the ability to contribute to pre‑sales and solution definition activities? Then you’re the perfect fit for our team!

Your Tasks

Workflow Architecture & System Integration

• Design end‑to‑end media workflows across ingest, logging, editing, replay, metadata, and delivery.
• Integrate modern media platforms such as:
  • Media Asset Management (MAM) systems and Production Asset Management (PAM) solutions
  • Workflow orchestration engines (e.g., low‑code automation platforms)
  • Resource scheduling/booking systems
  • Replay servers and live production systems
  • Playout automation, broadcast control systems, and storage platforms (depending on project scope)
• Define workflow logic, metadata mapping, error handling, and operational behaviour
• Design and integrate workflows across hybrid and cloud‑native environments

Pre‑Sales & Solution Design

• Support pre‑sales activities by contributing to solution design, architecture proposals, and technical discussions with clients
• Translate customer requirements into scalable and feasible architectures, including cloud‑based and hybrid deployment models
• Collaborate with sales and account teams to shape winning proposals and define solution scope

Orchestration & Automation

• Build and optimise automated workflows for content movement, quality checks, routing, and publishing
• Define failure‑mode behaviour, observability, alerting, and operator‑friendly error surfacing
• Ensure consistent ID/naming logic and reliable end‑to‑end flow execution

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Lead technical workshops, requirements gathering, and workflow definition sessions
• Oversee implementation work across integrators, vendors, engineering teams, and developers
• Provide hands‑on guidance during commissioning, testing, migration, and operational rollout
• Guide implementation of IP‑based video and audio infrastructures, including ST‑2110 environments

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Produce clear workflow documentation, architectural diagrams, and handover materials
• Create operational guides, acceptance criteria, and system behaviour explanations Cross‑Team Collaboration
  • Work closely with engineering, operations, editorial/creative teams, and software developers
  • Act as a technical liaison across vendors and technology partners
  • Provide clear communication around risks, dependencies, blockers, and delivery timelines
  On‑Site Participation
  • Support on‑site build, commissioning, validation testing, and operational readiness activities
  • Assist technical teams during system launch phases and early operational periods

  Your Profile

  Technical Skills
  • Deep understanding of media workflows (ingest → MAM → editing → replay → delivery)
  • Experience with modern orchestration/automation platforms
  • Familiarity with scheduling/booking/resource management systems
  • Understanding of replay/slow‑motion systems, editing environments (e.g., Adobe Premiere), and media routing
  • Exposure to playout automation, broadcast control (e.g., 2110 environments), and storage technologies is a strong plus (depending on project needs)
  • Strong API, integration, and metadata‑mapping knowledge
  • Experience with cloud platforms and architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, or similar)
  • Strong understanding of IP‑based video & audio networks
  Soft Skills
  • Excellent communication: able to explain complex workflows simply
  • Leadership in stand‑ups, Kanban boards, and agile delivery environments
  • Strong stakeholder management across operations, engineering, and vendor teams
  • Calm, structured problem‑solving approach under time pressure
  Experience
  • Prior hands‑on delivery of multi‑system integration projects in media/broadcast/production
  • Demonstrated ability to produce high‑quality architectural and workflow documentation
  • Track record of leading technical streams and coordinating cross‑team delivery
  • Experience supporting or contributing to pre‑sales, bids, or customer workshops is a plus

  We offer

  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Hybrid Work
  • Group Accident Insurance
  • Company Laptop
  • Employee Events
  • Training and Continuing Education
  • Coporate Benefits

  About Qvest

  Qvest provides holistic support to companies worldwide in their further development in the context of digital transformation. With a focus on success, more than 1,300 employees help their customers to achieve future‑oriented change with innovation and consulting services, system and ICT integration in technology and infrastructure projects and the development of software and digital products. Qvest's clients include numerous well‑known companies from industries such as media & entertainment, telecommunications, automotive, health & pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, retail, transportation and logistics, as well as organisations from the public sector. In addition to its headquarters in Cologne, the company also has offices in Europe, the USA, the Middle East, South East Asia and Australia.

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