Localization Technical Solution Architect

Blizzard Entertainment; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment seeks a Localization Technical Solution Architect to scale our global localization ecosystem. You’ll design integration solutions, streamline workflows, and drive automation across content pipelines to deliver culturally relevant player experiences.

This hybrid role includes on-site Irvine, CA and remote work elements. You’ll collaborate with Localization, Engineering, Production, IT, and external vendors to implement scalable solutions using APIs, ML-enabled platforms,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in localization engineering or similar role.
• Strong program management and communication skills.
• Experience with localization workflows, content handoff, and TM management.
• Familiar with MemoQ, Smartling, XTM, Gridly.
• Knowledge of data formats such as XLIFF, TMX, JSON, XML, CSV.
• OAuth 2.0 and SSO security approaches.
• Scripting or automation experience, preferably Python.
• Familiarity with cloud environments such as Azure.

Responsibilities

• Communicate technical concepts, trade-offs, risks, and status to stakeholders.
• Establish governance standards for integrations and automated workflows.
• Support ML-powered capabilities like NMT and ML-assisted QA in workflows.
• Create detailed documentation: requirements, architecture diagrams, plans.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve localization quality and speed.
• Lead integration initiatives from discovery to rollout.
• Collaborate with Localization, Engineering, Production, IT and vendors.
• Design integrations across TMS, CAT, CMS, DAM, and ML-enabled platforms using APIs.

Skills

Localization engineering

Solutions architecture

Program delivery

Communication skills

Python scripting

Azure cloud

APIs & webhooks

Data pipelines

Tools

MemoQ

Smartling

XTM

Gridly

JSON

XML

CSV

Job description

We invite you to join us! Our team is looking for a Localization Technical Solution Architect to help scale and optimize our global localization ecosystem. In this role, you’ll design integration solutions, streamline workflows, and drive automation across our content pipelines to deliver high-quality, culturally relevant player experiences worldwide. We value diverse perspectives and are looking for individuals who can help push our systems and processes forward. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this position is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Communicate technical concepts, trade-offs, risks, and status clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Establish quality checks, governance practices, and compliance standards for integrations and automated workflows, including data security and privacy considerations.
• Support the evaluation and integration of ML-powered capabilities such as NMT, LLMs, and ML-assisted QA into localization workflows where they provide measurable value.
• Create and maintain clear technical and project documentation, including requirements, architecture diagrams, implementation plans, and success criteria.
• Identify process gaps and automation opportunities that reduce manual effort and improve localization quality, speed, and scalability.
• Drive integration initiatives from discovery through rollout, including workflow analysis, scope definition, milestone planning, and cross-functional coordination.
• Partner with Localization, Engineering, Production, IT, and external vendors to gather requirements, define scalable solutions, and align on implementation plans.
• Design and implement integrations across localization systems such as TMS, CAT, CMS, DAM, and ML-enabled platforms using APIs, connectors, and automated workflows.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in localization engineering, solutions architecture, technical program delivery, or a similar integration-focused role.
• Strong program management and communication skills, including experience driving milestones, managing dependencies and risks, and translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Solid understanding of localization workflows, including content handoff, versioning, terminology or translation memory management, review cycles, and multilingual delivery pipelines.
• Familiarity with localization platforms such as MemoQ, Smartling, XTM, Gridly, or similar tools, and localization data formats such as XLIFF, TMX, JSON, XML, and CSV.
• Working knowledge of databases, ETL or data transformation, authentication and security approaches such as OAuth 2.0 and SSO, and common observability practices for workflow health monitoring.
• Hands-on experience with scripting or automation, preferably Python, plus familiarity with cloud environments such as Azure.
• Strong understanding of APIs, webhooks, and data pipelines, with familiarity in integration patterns such as