Solutions Architect - Media/Broadcast Enterprise Systems

Evertz; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Evertz in Kansas City is looking for a skilled professional to architect, design, and document end-to-end enterprise solutions for broadcast and media facilities. You will collaborate with clients and internal teams to define the project scope, refine solutions, and create comprehensive documentation.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in electronics engineering and at least three years' experience deploying file-based workflow solutions, alongside strong communication and problem-solving skills. Join Evertz to contribute to innovative projects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience deploying file-based workflow solutions.
• Experience in designing and documenting full life cycle projects.
• Familiar with BXF and industry standard traffic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with account managers to define project scope.
• Create and refine solutions documentation for clients.
• Lead proposal creation, ensuring accurate documentation.

Skills

Problem-solving

Strong communication skills

Results oriented

Team player

Experience with file-based workflow solutions

Understanding of digital video compression standards

Education

Electronics engineering (or similar)

Tools

Broadcast IT with network infrastructure

Job description

Reporting to the Director of File Based Solutions, you work between Evertz clients, account managers, R&D engineers, project managers, and executive management to completely architect, design and document the requirements and implementation approach for Evertz end-to-end enterprise solutions for broadcast and media facilities. The successful candidate must be able to capture our client’s vision, business requirement as well as technical requirements and map those into Evertz hardware, software and professional services offerings. Candidate must be comfortable in both a client facing role as well as internally facing to R&D and delivery service groups.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the account manager to define and document the scope
• Provide initial solutions to clients with Evertz equipment selection & systems design, refine over the design process to provide final quotation and supporting documentation
• Work with internal resources and the client to provide client demonstrations and/or documentation as proof of concept system, as required
• Work collaboratively with internal, client and third party teams to understand current and future business and technical requirements
• Take lead on proposal creation and refinement, take ownership and produce accurate documentation for bid set
• Identify and manage project risks, clearly state assumptions, and work with client and internal resources to mitigate risks in advance of deployment
• Ultimately create a clear and well thought out design package, gap analysis, functional specifications, and budget
• Identifying new customers and building relationships while maintaining the existing customer base
• Act as the technical authority throughout the design, pre-commissioning, onsite commissioning, training and sustaining engineering phases
• Travel as required to client sites

Qualifications

• Experience in designing, documenting and sustaining full life cycle end-to-end enterprise-wide client facing projects
• Experience working with file-based broadcast, production, post-production, non-linear distribution, automated transcoding and quality control, business/traffic systems type deployments and workflows i.e. the complete broadcast and media food chain
• Electronics engineering (or similar) education
• Problem-solving, and strong communication skills
• Results oriented, self-motivated, and team player
• Familiar with BXF and industry standard traffic solutions
• Must have 3 or more years experience deploying file based work flow solutions
• Experience with Broadcast IT with network infrastructure
• Understanding in applications integration with business systems via the use of XML as the interchange format
• Knowledge of current digital video compression standards and file types
• Good written and verbal communications skills

Evertz makes certain there is an equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with AODA, Evertz will strive to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources upon scheduling your interview.