Description Location: We operate a flexible, hybrid working environment with the candidate required to travel to either our Winchester or London office once or twice a week. Total Package Up to £97,000 base salary 12 Months FTC 15% Bonus 6% pension contribution Private Medical 25 days annual leave Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture As a Senior Technical Architect, you will lead the end-to-end architectural solution design, platform, and supplier integrations for Broadcast Playout. You will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Product Managers, and Platform Owners to innovate and develop strategic growth initiatives that align and mature our core architecture capabilities in line with an ambitious Playout Growth Vision. Key Accountabilities Expanding the Media & Broadcast Playout portfolio: Bringing new and exciting innovation products to market. Developing a growing portfolio of Broadcast Playout technologies Building enduring relationships with key business and technology stakeholders: Including customers, internal platform teams, outsource partners, and suppliers. Supporting the completion of RFPs: Providing consultancy and written contributions. Leading and producing clear and well-written end-to-end high-level designs (HLDs): Ensuring compliance with Arqiva design principles. Leading and contributing to vendor selection: Writing RFPs and scoring responses. Influencing key technical decisions: Professionally and confidently debating and challenging. Balancing architectural requirements against business and operational objectives. Strategic roadmap planning: Working alongside Enterprise Architects and Product Managers. Providing architecture assurance: Engaging with internal and external stakeholder groups. Developing and ensuring the adoption of best practices: In architecture and systems engineering standards and procedures. Producing and maintaining relevant design patterns: For repeatable change. Participating in the full cycle of pre-sale activities: Engaging with new and existing customers. Leading design workshops: Successfully solving technical problems. Strengthening relationships with our customers: Including customer visits and workshops. Incorporating a great customer experience into all designs. Considering commercial impacts for all designs: Including delivery and operational costs. Contributing to continuous improvement: Of design policies, processes, and procedures. Required Outstanding stakeholder management, collaborative engagement abilities Ability to influence and challenge Proficiency in business process methodologies Proven experience in providing technical and delivery leadership Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations Demonstrable ability to innovate and strategically address technical challenges Experienced technical/solution architect specific to Broadcast Playout Preferred: Experience of at least one industry leading architecture framework, e.g TM Forum Frameworks, TOGAF Experienced in Media Supply Chain, Scheduling, Systems and Workflow Expertise in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud-native architectures We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast, and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform, directly shaping the future of connectivity. Through our established infrastructure we ensure that media and data are delivered exactly where they’re needed most, whether it’s bringing content to your TV or radio or transmitting data from your smart meter to your utility provider - chances are our services are a part of your daily life, seamlessly connecting you through our behind-the-scenes technology. With an impressive history and an innovative future ahead of us, leading the transition of global media distribution to cloud based solutions and creating scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors - you’ll have many opportunities to develop and grow your unique career with us. Why Arqiva? Reward. Connection. Growth At Arqiva, we believe in supporting you to be your best, both at work and outside of it. That’s why our rewards and benefits go far beyond your pay; take a look at our totalreward2025 booklet. Here, you’ll find endless opportunities to connect, whether that’s with colleagues through our internal networks and events or by making a difference in the communities where we work. And when it comes to your career, we’re committed to helping you grow. Whether you want to become a specialist in your field or climb to the top, we’ll support you every step of the way. LI-KM1