Principal Technical Architect in City of London

Band description
These roles are primarily based on a level of significant technical expertise or functional specialism. They ensure delivery for a defined area of responsibility, generally within a specific team within a business unit. Individuals will have discretion to operate within their area of expertise and may be required to undertake complex problem solving / analysis. They typically deliver activities as part of a direct or matrix team and support the delivery of professional or thought leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development and adoption of best practice engineering design standards and procedures
• Analyse and solve unique, complex and high impact problems
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to define requirements and design solutions to meet agreed specifications
• Define the future state architecture and contribute to the development of architectural strategy and roadmap
• Plan technical and architecture development and modifications and recommend process, product or service improvements
• Apply quality assurance processes to ensure that end-to-end technical designs and builds meet technical requirements and standards
• Identify and control technical risks and issues
• Provide detailed documented technical solutions and reports for distribution both internally and externally
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to the bid management process internal stakeholders and customers
• Provide technical leadership within the team, sharing knowledge and skills and providing mentoring support to engineers and technicians

Qualifications

Continually develop expertise in emerging broadcast/media markets (IPTV, VOD, OTT, Interactive etc.)

• Suggest and develop strategic developments to the Playout and Media Management products in order to gain new business and improve customer service
• Where necessary manage relationships with suppliers in implementation of development activities
• Lead the integration of new technologies and systems into the Workflow/Content/Playout platforms
• Recognised internally and externally as a source of expertise in media management & playout technologies and systems and the potential solutions they may provide to existing customers and product roadmaps
• Be an expert in existing and emerging media/metadata formats and standards
• Investigate operational requirements and problems, seeking effective business solutions through improvements in automated and non-automated processes

Desired knowledge and experience

• Significant knowledge in media management and playout technology
• Knowledge of IP and IT technologies as they relate to media management and playout
• Wide knowledge of the broadcast industry, developments and trends
• Experience of designing and delivering technical implementations

Job Requirements

Architect , Media