Senior Solutions Architect, Software-Defined Broadcast

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401k matching

Flexible vacation

Sponsorship for training

Job summary

Qvest US seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to design and deliver software-defined broadcast facilities. You will bridge traditional production with cloud-native infrastructures, mapping media functions across on-prem, edge, and cloud environments while ensuring robust, secure, and scalable systems.

Lead cross-vendor integration, write performance-oriented requirements, and mentor a skilled engineering team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in professional live production, broadcast facilities, outside broadcast, or a systems integrator serving those environments.
• Deep, evidenced ST 2110 practice and relevant standards (PTP, ST 2059, ST 2022-7).
• Real IT and network depth: Linux, IP routing, QoS, hybrid cloud, identity.
• Software-defined fluency: containers, Kubernetes concepts, REST/OpenAPI, Git, IaC.
• Solution-architecture craft: client workshops, vendor evaluation, risk, cost, operating model.
• Senior integrator temperament: calm on-air, precise on paper, vendor-aware.
• Flexibility with strong client-facing presence.

Responsibilities

• Own solution architecture for software-defined live production and migration to DMF-aligned platforms.
• Map productions to a graph of media functions and decide on-prem, edge, or cloud runtimes.
• Specify data and control planes for I/O, NMOS, and facility APIs.
• Design the platform around Kubernetes for media functions, timing, and observability.
• Lead multi-vendor integration through SAT/UAT, PoP, runbooks and live acceptance.
• Write and defend RFPs and SLAs translating requirements into compute, network, and operating models.
• Mentor the engineering bench and represent the practice with clients and industry groups.
• Role spans design office, lab, and live client sites.

Skills

Live production domain experience

Kubernetes

REST/OpenAPI

Git

Infrastructure-as-code

Vendor management

Client-facing

Tools

ORIGIN

MXL

Holoscan

Imagine AMPP

Grass Valley AMPP-class

Lawo HOME

Sony/Nevion

AWS

Azure

Job description

Who We Are

Qvest US is the global leader in technology and business consulting for the Media & Entertainment and Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail industries. We strategize, advise, design, develop and implement future-forward business & technology solutions. With expertise in digital media supply chain, data & analytics, IP & rights management, broadcast transformation, Salesforce and applied AI, our exceptionally talented teams partner with Fortune 1,000 companies to revolutionize markets and set new industry standards.

Who We're Seeking

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to design and deliver modern, software-defined broadcast media facilities.

In this role, you will transition traditional production environments toward dynamic, cloud-native infrastructures where media functions operate on standard compute platforms, route over open network fabrics, and integrate via open APIs. You will bring a deep understanding of professional broadcast engineering and media workflows, the ability to bridge technical and operational requirements, and proven experience leading technical integration teams through the deployment of media workflows.

What You'll Do

• Own solution architecture for software-defined live production: high- and low-level design, vendor-neutral reference architectures, and migration from SDI and ST 2110-centric plants into DMF-aligned platforms.

• Map productions to a graph of media functions — ingest, convert, mix, process, render, analyse, deliver — and decide what runs on-prem, at the edge, or in the cloud, including burst, disaster recovery, and asynchronous paths.

• Specify the data plane and the control plane: where ST 2110, IPMX, and SDI remain the I/O edge; where shared-memory and fabrics carry essence inside the cluster; how NMOS and facility APIs replace serial ports and vendor GUIs.

• Design the platform around Kubernetes for media functions, GPU and NIC scheduling, timing at the edge, identity and zero-trust zoning, and observability that a gallery and a NOC can both use.

• Lead multi-vendor integration through SAT and UAT, proof of performance, runbooks, and on-air acceptance. Stay accountable when it is live.

• Write and defend RFPs, statements of work, and effort models. Translate production requirements into compute, network, and an operating model that can scale up and down.

• Mentor the engineering bench and represent the practice with clients and in industry groups (e.g. EBU DMF, AMWA, SMPTE, MXL).

• The role operates across a blend of design office, lab, and live client sites.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years in professional live production, broadcast facilities, outside broadcast, or a systems integrator serving those environments. You have been responsible for a system that goes to air.

• Deep, evidenced ST 2110 practice: PTP / ST 2059, ST 2022-7, multicast design, NMOS, leaf-spine media fabrics, and commissioning with professional tools.

• Real IT and network depth: Linux, IP routing, QoS, hybrid cloud, identity, and the difference between a media network and a corporate network.

• Software-defined fluency: containers, Kubernetes concepts, REST/OpenAPI, Git, infrastructure-as-code. You do not have to be the best programmer in the room. You must be able to read an SDK, specify an API, and spot a design that only works in a vendor GUI.

• Solution-architecture craft: client workshops, vendor evaluation, risk, cost, and an operating model.

• The temperament of a senior integrator: calm on-air, precise on paper, unwilling to hide behind a vendor.

• Flexibility, technical precision during critical project phases, and a strong client-facing presence.

Preferred Experience

• Hands-on with ORIGIN, MXL, Holoscan, Imagine AMPP, Grass Valley AMPP-class, Lawo HOME, Sony/Nevion, or similar software-defined production platforms

• C++ or Python sufficient to read media-function code and write orchestrators and tests

• Cloud or Kubernetes credentials (AWS/Azure architect, CKA)

• Published designs, or contributions to EBU, SMPTE, NMOS, MXL or Matrox Origin

Travel Requirements

Employees are responsible for traveling to and from client sites as required by their project or assignment, regardless of location. Travel may include sites outside the employee’s primary office location, state, or region.

Remote & Hybrid Work

While remote or hybrid work may be permitted for certain projects, client needs take precedence. Employees are expected to report onsite at the client location when required by the project scope, client request, or management directive.

Life at Qvest

We were founded on a culture of collaboration and inclusiveness, and this permeates each of our initiatives, both client-facing and internal. We offer a wide selection of benefits including medical, dental & vision, 401k matching and flexible vacation; we sponsor training to advance our teams’ skill sets and we prioritize our employees’ professional growth paths. Qvest US is currently 300+ people strong and we’ve been recognized as a “Best Place to Work,” a “Great Place to Work,” “Fastest Growing,” and “A Jewel.”

Equal Employment Opportunity

Qvest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Qvest applies this stance to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including internships, at all levels of employment.