Solutions Architect

Xfinity; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media technology company in London seeks a professional to design and implement technology solutions catering to major global media clients. The role involves developing specifications, managing stakeholder relationships, and fostering innovation through agile methodology. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of experience in the media industry. Strong communication skills and expertise in cloud-native solutions are essential.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in professional services or consulting.
• Demonstrable experience as a solution architect.

Responsibilities

• Champion the technical authority of customers.
• Develop high-quality designs and specifications.
• Take ownership of solutions and collaborate throughout the lifecycle.
• Evaluate and prototype different technologies and solutions.

Skills

Experience in the Media industry

Strong verbal and written communication

Excellent stakeholder management

Ability to articulate solutions

Experience with REST based web services

Building cloud-native solutions

Experience with AWS

Exposure to Java or C#.Net

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Groovy

Python

Docker

Git

NoSQL (Dynamo)

Job description

Overview

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

Responsible for promoting the use of industry and Company technology standards. Monitors emerging technologies/technology practices for potential use. This crucial role is responsible for designing, structuring, and implementing technology solutions to meet business needs. It requires a profound understanding of software technologies, adept communication skills, and the capacity to translate intricate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. Specifically, this role encompasses the design of technical solutions for large-scale projects aimed at the needs of major global broadcast and media clients. As a part of the Scrum team, you will play a key role in multifaceted technical projects of above-average complexity and significant scope. Furthermore, fostering collaboration within the wider Comcast Technology Solutions business and our extensive partner network is a crucial aspect of this position.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Be the champion and technical authority of our customer. Understand their vision and articulate how they can best leverage our solutions.
• Develop high-quality designs and specifications, effectively communicating these to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Take ownership of your solutions and collaborate to see them through the full lifecycle.
• Evaluate, experiment, compare and prototype different approaches, technologies, and solution designs, fostering an open-minded approach.
• Keep learning by staying up to date with technology and media industry developments.
• Share your knowledge through mentoring, training, and brown-bag sessions.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our agile methodology, knowledge base, and tools.
• Assist pre-sales with estimates, proposals, and high-level architectures.
• Occasional travel within the UK and internationally may be required.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in the Media (or neighbouring industry) is required.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• A strong sense of responsibility and ownership for the success of projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and a collaborative team approach.
• Ability to articulate solutions through diagrams, models, and abstractions.
• Experience in building cloud-native solutions and/or utilizing SAAS platforms.
• Designing complex integrations, especially with REST based web services.
• Experience with technologies such as Groovy, Python, AWS Serverless (API Gateway, Lambdas), XML, JSON, Open API, virtualization (Docker and ecosystem), Git, NoSQL concepts (Dynamo, etc.).
• Exposure to at least one of the main programming languages Java or C#.Net.

Preferable

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in Professional Services or Consulting.
• Demonstrable experience as a Solution Architect in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with systems handling high transaction volumes with low latency requirements.
• Knowledge of web application architectures and agile development practices.
• Experience with SAAS-based solutions and delivering media solutions.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

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Education

Bachelor's Degree. While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications

(if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.