Senior Solutions Architect

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Job Description

Workplace: White City, London - Hybrid

Senior Solutions Architect

The ITV Studios Technology team works hand in hand with our business and operational colleagues who are responsible for creating and monetising our world-class content.

We're looking for a forward-thinking, technically skilled Senior Solutions Architect to shape, lead and deliver solutions that support ITV Studios' end-to-end content lifecycle; from capture and production through to distribution, monetisation and rights management.

In this critical role, you'll design systems that underpin our mission, collaborating across technology teams, external vendors, business units and engineering functions to deliver solutions that are scalable, integrated and aligned with our long-term strategic goals. You'll also take ownership of ITV's architectural principles across the Studios Technology estate, ensuring they are applied consistently across projects and solutions.

You'll work with business sponsors, analysts, development and operational teams, as well as managed service providers, to ensure our architecture is robust, aligned, and future-ready. As a senior practitioner, you'll bring deep domain expertise across systems supporting the full content pipeline - from capture and post-production to core software platforms like content sales, CRM, workflow and orchestration, integration, and content management systems.

The successful candidate will also contribute significantly to the team's strategy, architecture roadmap, and technical direction, ensuring solutions align with ITV's broader business priorities.

The team

ITV Studios is one of the biggest creators, producers and distributors of TV content in the world.

Growing our UK and global production base is central to our More than TV strategy. We are the largest producer in the UK, one of the largest producers in Europe and one of the largest independent unscripted producers in the US. ITV Studios' UK division includes 27 production labels, creating and producing a diverse range of scripted and unscripted content for a wide range of broadcasters and streaming platforms.

ITV Technology is the key that unlocks our creativity, allowing us to make, distribute and monetise the best programmes in the UK and across the world. From the transformation of ITV's internal systems to how the broadcaster makes programmes and delivers content to viewers, digital transformation and innovation is at the heart of our future at ITV.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and leading the architecture of complex systems, partnering with internal delivery teams and third-party providers.
• Championing and applying ITV's technology principles to ensure solutions are aligned to our wider tech strategy and are secure, scalable, and fit for purpose.
• Overseeing delivery across agile, hybrid and waterfall methodologies, ensuring architectural integrity throughout.
• Defining and evolving the technology roadmap for ITV Studios, working closely with stakeholders to prioritise and sequence initiatives.
• Owning the portfolio of applications and capabilities across Studios, ensuring effective and appropriate documentation, governance, and change management.
• Translating technical solutions into clear business language and communicating architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Coaching and mentoring team members, developing capabilities and sharing architectural best practices.
• Line managing agile software engineering teams, adhering to ITV's agile standards and best practice.
• Matrix-managing delivery teams, including business analysts, test analysts and project managers, to deliver successful outcomes.
• Advocating for sustainable engineering, guiding software teams to build resilient, supportable, and user-centric solutions.

Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)

• Strong understanding of application development, systems integration, and orchestration
• Hands-on experience with workflow and BPM technologies, especially in content-centric environments
• Familiarity with CRM, Sales and Rights Management systems and their role in content monetisation
• Knowledge of MAM (Media Asset Management), content ingest/delivery, workflow and storage systems
• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud-based solutions using AWS (including migration and modern design patterns)
• Infrastructure and networking design to support highly scalable services and applications
• Understanding of data architecture, reporting, and emerging technologies e.g. AI, ML

Other things we're looking for (key criteria)

• Comfortable leading cross-functional teams and balancing business and technical priorities
• Capable of influencing decisions and bringing people on the journey, even where there's ambiguity
• A self-starter who is passionate about technology, innovation, and problem-solving
• Able to simplify complexity and explain technical concepts to varied audiences
• Strong communication skills

Closing date: 9th July 2025

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.