Multimedia Architect in London

Energy Jobline ZR; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is recruiting a Multimedia Architect for a London-based, hybrid role defined by shaping a complex multimedia technology landscape.

You will lead architecture across media asset management, storage, editing, collaboration and delivery, defining roadmaps, standards and security controls to ensure scalable, resilient platforms. You will collaborate with product leadership and external partners to deliver future-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and managing large-scale multimedia, content management or digital media platforms.
• Strong architecture experience across media asset management, storage, editing, collaboration or content delivery environments.
• A track record of developing technology roadmaps, architecture standards & target-state designs.
• Experience evaluating, selecting and integrating third-party platforms & technologies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, infrastructure & cloud-based solutions.
• Knowledge of security architecture, governance and compliance principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical & non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the architecture for the multimedia technology estate, including platforms, workflows, integrations and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop technical roadmaps, standards and design principles that align with business and technology objectives.
• Ensure platforms meet key requirements around performance, resilience, scalability, operational stability and disaster recovery.
• Maintain architectural documentation, including current-state and target-state designs, decision logs and technology roadmaps.
• Identify opportunities to optimise platforms, workflows, storage solutions & operational efficiency.
• Partner with Product leadership to help shape the long-term multimedia technology strategy.
• Lead the technical assessment of new multimedia tools and platforms.
• Provide recommendations around adoption, implementation and long-term suitability.
• Design integration strategies across media asset management, editing, archive, storage, collaboration content delivery platforms.
• Assess emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve capabilities across the estate.
• Establish architecture standards and ensure solutions align with agreed principles and support models.
• Define security architecture covering access controls, authorisation models, data protection and compliance requirements.
• Provide architectural assurance for programmes, projects, upgrades & platform changes.
• Ensure solutions are secure, maintainable and aligned with organisational governance standards.
• Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams and external suppliers to translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Act as the technical authority for multimedia systems and best practice.
• Support vendor selection, solution design and implementation planning.
• Provide guidance throughout projects, upgrades, migrations and complex change initiatives.

Job description

Job Description

Multimedia Architect

Location:London (Hybrid, 2 days a week on-site)
Salary: Up to£110,000 + Benefits

The Opportunity

We're partnering with a leading media organisation to appoint a Multimedia Architect, a key role for shaping the future of a complex multimedia technology landscape.

Working within the Multimedia team, you'll define and evolve architecture across media asset management, storage, editing, collaboration and content delivery environments. This is a highly visible position where you'll influence technology strategy, evaluate emerging platforms, drive architectural standards and ensure multimedia systems remain scalable, secure and fit for future business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Strategy

• Define and maintain the architecture for the multimedia technology estate, including platforms, workflows, integrations and supporting infrastructure
• Develop technical roadmaps, standards and design principles that align with business and technology objectives
• Ensure platforms meet key requirements around performance, resilience, scalability, operational stability and disaster recovery
• Maintain architectural documentation, including current-state and target-state designs, decision logs and technology roadmaps
• Identify opportunities to optimise platforms, workflows, storage solutions & operational efficiency
• Partner with Product leadership to help shape the long-term multimedia technology strategy

Technology Evaluation & Integration

• Lead the technical assessment of new multimedia tools and platforms
• Provide recommendations around adoption, implementation and long-term suitability
• Design integration strategies across media asset management, editing, archive, storage, collaboration content delivery platforms
• Assess emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve capabilities across the estate

Governance & Security

• Establish architecture standards and ensure solutions align with agreed principles and support models
• Define security architecture covering access controls, authorisation models, data protection and compliance requirements
• Provide architectural assurance for programmes, projects, upgrades & platform changes
• Ensure solutions are secure, maintainable and aligned with organisational governance standards

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams and external suppliers to translate requirements into practical solutions
• Act as the technical authority for multimedia systems and best practice
• Support vendor selection, solution design and implementation planning
• Provide guidance throughout projects, upgrades, migrations and complex change initiatives

About You

We're interested in speaking with architects who have:

• Proven experience designing and managing large-scale multimedia, content management or digital media platforms
• Strong architecture experience across media asset management, storage, editing, collaboration or content delivery environments
• A track record of developing technology roadmaps, architecture standards &target-state designs
• Experience evaluating, selecting and integrating third-party platforms & technologies
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, infrastructure & cloud-based solutions
• Knowledge of security architecture, governance and compliance principles
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical & non-technical audiences