Overview

Position Title: Principal Solutions Architect

Company: ITV

Location: Leicester, UK

Job Description:

You will be responsible for investigating the existing systems in place, identifying requirements and designing data architecture best fit to meet those requirements, while working with data platform and product teams on building out the respective systems and services in line with the strategy and principles defined by the Chief Engineer and peers.

Responsibilities:

  • Own the documentation of the overall data mesh platform architecture and all its components
  • Work with the platform team and multiple cross-functional teams to design and standardised architecture patterns across our data mesh framework
  • Put in place and communicate a set of principles in line with existing best practices supporting services performance, discoverability, compliance, security and auditability
  • Support the platform team and cross-functional teams in their effort to gather and translate stakeholder requirements into best in class platform, data pipelines, services etc.
  • Communicate with stakeholders on multiple levels to ensure that architecture guidelines and best practices are followed throughout the data mesh

Requirements:

  • Proven experience designing systems and architecture patterns in an organisation
  • Proven experience of working in an agile development environment, with multiple cross-functional teams as well as technical teams
  • Strong experience and understanding of the AWS cloud ecosystem and existing services
  • Ability to form strong relationships across the wider business and technology stakeholders
  • Ability to build credibility and trust when engaging with Executive level stakeholders
  • Experience of evaluating 3rd party providers and driving implementation of post commercial negotiations
  • Previous experience as an engineer or developer (backend, data…)
  • Demonstrable knowledge of data systems and associated architectures that drive automation & optimisation
  • Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical audiences to promote the data mesh overall architecture
  • Strong conceptual data modelling knowledge

About ITV

It’s an exciting time to join ITV. With the largest commercial family of channels in the UK and with our global footprint growing, we’re about to take not only our business, but also broadcasting, as we know it, to a whole new level.