Video Platform Architect - Streaming & Integration

Hotwire Communications; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Hotwire Communications in Fort Lauderdale, FL seeks a Video Architect to document and understand existing video platforms, evaluate new technologies, and lead integration of advanced video services. You will work with Product, engineering, and vendors to translate requirements into actionable designs and deliver reliable, scalable video solutions.

The role requires a strong background in video acquisition, distribution, and delivery, plus excellent communication and collaboration skills to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering in Computer, Telecomm., or a Video-related field.
• Experience with OTT/IP-based VOD and live streaming
• Knowledge of DRM, ABR/CBR, MPEG-TS/DASH/HLS/CENC/DRM standards
• Hands-on with video packaging, transcoding, encryption, and delivery

Responsibilities

• Document end-to-end video platforms, architectures, workflows, and tech
• Maintain records of configurations, standards, and best practices
• Research and assess new video technologies and solutions
• Engage vendors to evaluate solutions against requirements
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to integrate new services
• Develop integration strategies for performance and reliability
• Translate PRDs into detailed technical requirement docs
• Provide clear documentation for vendors and teams
• Plan and execute PoC tests for new video tech
• Collaborate with testing teams to validate performance, security, and scalability
• Create and update engineering and design guidelines and SOPs
• Ensure documentation reflects evolving standards
• Define standards for video service taxonomy and provisioning
• Ensure consistent naming, metadata, and provisioning across systems
• Collaborate with product, engineering, QA to align tech with business goals
• Serve as SME on video technology trends and best practices
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Video architecture

Video streaming

Documentation

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Computer/Telecom/Video)

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Linux

Python

Job description

Hotwire Communications in Fort Lauderdale, FL seeks a Video Architect to document and understand existing video platforms, evaluate new technologies, and lead integration of advanced video services. You will work with Product, engineering, and vendors to translate requirements into actionable designs and deliver reliable, scalable video solutions.

The role requires a strong background in video acquisition, distribution, and delivery, plus excellent communication and collaboration skills to align