VoD TV Broadcast Technical Architect (AWS, TV)

6 Month Contract initially

Outside IR35

Rate Approx £520-565pd TBC

UK based Remote/Hybrid (Occasional Client site in West London as required)

Immediate start preferred or short notice

Our Broadcast industry client are recruiting for a Technical Architect from a Video on Demand/TV Broadcasting sector background with in-depth understanding of modern cloud infrastructure including strong, hands-on experience of AWS technologies (ideally AWS Media Services - MediaConvert, MediaConnect, MediaLive).

Broadcast Media VoD sector knowledge should include:

• A general understanding of the Media Supply Chain
• Exposure to scheduling systems, play-out, VoD preparation
• Working knowledge of media codecs, container formats and protocols

Responsibilities include:

• Providing design and delivery of bespoke, cloud-based software solutions.
• Working with major broadcast media sector clients (broadcasters, network operators etc.)
• Involvement throughout the project lifecycle:
• Work with customers’ product owners and other stakeholders to understand business requirements, and their technical teams to understand technical constraints and ways of working.
• Help select the most applicable technologies and make key design decisions within the project to enable successful delivery.
• Work closely with pre-sales and development teams to explore different implementation options, estimate effort and produce a Statement of Work.
• Document designs and collaborate with project management, development and test teams to plan work.
• Collaborate with the development team to establish project environments, CI/CD pipelines, automated test strategy and tooling.
• Support the project team throughout the delivery phase, helping overcome design and implementation challenges.
• Help ensure that the delivered product meets standards of quality, security and reliability.
• Support customers and development/test teams through launch and beyond.

Must have (soft skills):

• Excellent interpersonal skills to build lasting relationships with stakeholders.
• Modesty, honesty and a willingness to accept ownership and responsibility.
• Ability to self-organise with excellent attention to detail.
• Risk identification and management skills.
• Good verbal and written English.

Must have (industry experience):

• General understanding of the Media Supply Chain.
• Exposure to scheduling systems, play-out, VoD preparation.
• Working knowledge of media codecs, container formats and protocols.

Nice to have:

• AWS certification.
• Knowledge of AWS Media Services (MediaConvert, MediaConnect, MediaLive).

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