Solutions Architect

THE DIVISION'S STORY

Named in honor of our leader’s favorite car, GTO comprises a wide range of operations, production and technology roles. We are responsible for the whole value chain of content. This is where we produce, broadcast and distribute content, manage media assets and run the tech infrastructure for the whole company. We live on the forefront of technology, nurturing new solutions in tech incubators before improving the user experience of our customers, consumers and colleagues. Interested in Big Data? AR? VR? Or another emerging technology. If your idea helps grow our business, we are eager to work with you to test and learn. Join us as we set the standard for our industry.

THE ROLE:

Solutions Architect

The Solutions Architect is a hands-on technical role focused on the design, build and deployment of A+E’s systems and global infrastructure. Your primary objective is to work with various A+E technology teams, gathering requirements and guiding the development activities for A+E projects. In addition to guiding development teams, this role is responsible for conducting research on existing systems and devising solutions that work within those systems. You will need to meet directly with various teams to demonstrate solutions, answer questions regarding capabilities and requirements, and work to resolve issues that arise during projects. Solution demonstration may require you to build proof of concepts of existing market solutions or inhouse developed. Your day-to-day will consist of supporting and collaborating with teams from Broadcast Operations & Engineering, Application Development, Cyber Security, Infrastructure Services, Technology Operations, and more. Key responsibilities include documenting solution designs, collaborating with cross functional teams, lead project development teams, manage external vendors, research emerging technologies and identifying where they apply to A+E.  

MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU’LL DO:

We want all members of the team to show up every day with a passion for their job and care that it gets done well. We will want you to partner with the business and fellow technologists to make sure we are delivering best-of-class solutions that can make a real impact on our end users’ day-to-day jobs. You should be able to work autonomously to manage your projects, while delivering on-time and on-budget, as well as:

• Establish and continually improve A+E Architecture Frameworks, Standards and Best Practices
• Support Project Management activities to ensure that resources, risk recognition, and planning stay aligned with solution goals.
• Work with Engineering and Development teams to ensure solutions are being built based on designs.
• Participate in technology selection activities.
• Review various processes and workflows to make recommendations on process improvements as well as technology improvements.
• Participate in Architecture Review Board sessions to approve solutions and approve changes in architecture.
• Participate in service management processes including but not limited to: incident management, major problem reviews, change management, and continual improvement
• Interact with technical leaders to develop innovative solutions that meet company and market needs with respect to availability, functionality, performance, reliability, repeatability, and scalability.
• Analyze business and technical requirements to determine system designs, potential risks and issues, and related costs for each project request, all based on best practices.
• Research, prototype, and inform on emerging technologies and tooling to improve the operability and user experience.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

The Technology team at A+E Networks is dedicated to finding ways to improve our business processes and work experience by innovating solutions. We care about the quality of our work, we take risks and we take ownership. We strive to work as a team, utilizing each other’s strengths, doing what needs to be done and picking each other up as needed.

On our team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and engineers from across the enterprise. They will draw on your experience and strong knowledge to evolve and improve A+E technologies and solutions. We're hooked on researching new technologies and keeping up with the latest advances. We constantly push forward processes and solutions required to implement, support, transform in various technology areas like AI/Machine Learning, Big Data, Infrastructure Services, and Application Development. Everyone on our team has both the breadth and depth to dissect and resolve even the most complex of problems.

YOUR STORY: [+BEHAVIORS] (what you need to have)

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent job career experience.
• Cloud Solution Architect certification is a plus – Azure/ Amazon AWS/ Google.
• Experience with Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF).
• Experience with IT infrastructure and cloud development.
• Experience with Project and product management.
• Experience in CI/CD Framework with tools such as TeamCity, Go, Nuget, Chef, Jenkins and GitHub.
• Experience with Media and Entertainment solutions a plus.
• Deep knowledge of technology, SOA, agile methodology.
• Eight (8) years of working experience in one or multiple IT areas.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• Deep analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively while leading various projects.

THAT SOMETHING EXTRA:

If you’ve read this far, you’re likely a great fit for us…and maybe you’re fluent in sign language, have studied the circus arts or are currently writing a screenplay. If you have a special skill or backstory that might directly or indirectly help you succeed in this role, we’d love to hear about it in your cover letter.

A+E Networks is proud to uphold an equal opportunity employment policy and employs personnel without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status. This policy also applies to all employees, consultants, and third-party workers.

A+E Networks, LLC. is a joint venture of Disney-ABC Television Group and Hearst Corporation.

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.