Principal Technical Architect

Collabera; London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in media management is seeking an Architect to develop best practices and lead complex technical solutions. The role involves engaging stakeholders, defining specifications, and providing expertise in media technologies and systems. Ideal candidates will have substantial media management knowledge and a proven ability to solve technical challenges.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge in media management and playout technology.
• Expertise in IP and IT technologies related to media management.
• Experience in designing and delivering technical implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and adoption of engineering design standards.
• Engage with stakeholders to define requirements and design solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to team members.

Skills

Media management

Technical problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Media standards

IPTV and VOD technologies

Job description

Band description

These roles are primarily based on a level of significant technical expertise
or functional specialism. They ensure delivery for a defined area of
responsibility, generally within a specific team within a business unit.
Individuals will have discretion to operate within their area of
expertise and may be required to undertake complex problem solving /
analysis. They typically deliver activities as part of a direct or
matrix team and support the delivery of professional or thought
leadership.

Key responsibilities
(deliverables of the day job)
• Lead the development and adoption of best practice engineering design standards and procedures
• Analyse and solve unique, complex and high impact problems
•Engage with internal and external stakeholders to define requirements and design solutions to meet agreed specifications
• Define the future state architecture and contribute to the development of architectural strategy and roadmap
•Plan technical and architecture development and
modifications and recommend process, product or service improvements
•Apply quality assurance processes to ensure that
end-to-end technical designs and builds meet technical requirements and
standards
• Identify and control technical risks and issues
• Provide detailed documented technical solutions and reports for distribution both internally and externally
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to the bid management process internal stakeholders and customers
•Provide technical leadership within the team, sharing
knowledge and skills and providing mentoring support to engineers and
technicians

Qualifications

Continually develop expertise in emerging broadcast/media markets (IPTV, VOD, OTT, Interactive etc.)
•Suggest and develop strategic developments to the Playout and Media
Management products in order to gain new business and improve customer
service
• Where necessary manage relationships with suppliers in implementation of development activities
• Lead the integration of new technologies and systems into the Workflow/Content/Playout platforms
•Recognised internally and externally as a source of expertise in media
management & playout technologies and systems and the potential
solutions they may provide to existing customers and product roadmaps
• Be an expert in existing and emerging media/metadata formats and standards
•Investigate operational requirements and problems, seeking effective
business solutions through improvements in automated and non-automated
processes

Desired knowledge and experience
• Significant knowledge in media management and playout technology
• Knowledge of IP and IT technologies as they relate to media management and playout
• Wide knowledge of the broadcast industry, developments and trends
• Experience of designing and delivering technical implementations
Category:Non-IT code:new

Job Requirements

Architect , Media