Senior Solutions Architect, Software-Defined Broadcast
About this role
Who We Are
Who We're Seeking
What You'll Do
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Own solution architecture for software-defined live production: high- and low-level design, vendor-neutral reference architectures, and migration from SDI and ST 2110-centric plants into DMF-aligned platforms.
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Map productions to a graph of media functions — ingest, convert, mix, process, render, analyse, deliver — and decide what runs on-prem, at the edge, or in the cloud, including burst, disaster recovery, and asynchronous paths.
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Specify the data plane and the control plane: where ST 2110, IPMX, and SDI remain the I/O edge; where shared-memory and fabrics carry essence inside the cluster; how NMOS and facility APIs replace serial ports and vendor GUIs.
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Design the platform around Kubernetes for media functions, GPU and NIC scheduling, timing at the edge, identity and zero-trust zoning, and observability that a gallery and a NOC can both use.
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Lead multi-vendor integration through SAT and UAT, proof of performance, runbooks, and on-air acceptance. Stay accountable when it is live.
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Write and defend RFPs, statements of work, and effort models. Translate production requirements into compute, network, and an operating model that can scale up and down.
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Mentor the engineering bench and represent the practice with clients and in industry groups (e.g. EBU DMF, AMWA, SMPTE, MXL).
- The role operates across a blend of design office, lab, and live client sites.
What You'll Bring
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8+ years in professional live production, broadcast facilities, outside broadcast, or a systems integrator serving those environments. You have been responsible for a system that goes to air.
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Deep, evidenced ST 2110 practice: PTP / ST 2059, ST 2022-7, multicast design, NMOS, leaf-spine media fabrics, and commissioning with professional tools.
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Real IT and network depth: Linux, IP routing, QoS, hybrid cloud, identity, and the difference between a media network and a corporate network.
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Software-defined fluency: containers, Kubernetes concepts, REST/OpenAPI, Git, infrastructure-as-code. You do not have to be the best programmer in the room. You must be able to read an SDK, specify an API, and spot a design that only works in a vendor GUI.
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Solution-architecture craft: client workshops, vendor evaluation, risk, cost, and an operating model.
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The temperament of a senior integrator: calm on-air, precise on paper, unwilling to hide behind a vendor.
- Flexibility, technical precision during critical project phases, and a strong client-facing presence.
Preferred Experience
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Hands-on with ORIGIN, MXL, Holoscan, Imagine AMPP, Grass Valley AMPP-class, Lawo HOME, Sony/Nevion, or similar software-defined production platforms
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C++ or Python sufficient to read media-function code and write orchestrators and tests
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Cloud or Kubernetes credentials (AWS/Azure architect, CKA)
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Published designs, or contributions to EBU, SMPTE, NMOS, MXL or Matrox Origin
Travel Requirements
Remote & Hybrid Work
Life at Qvest
Equal Employment Opportunity
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