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Solution Architect – VidiNet (Media Solutions)
About the Role
Vidispine GmbH is a leading solutions integrator with decades of successful delivery across broadcast, media, and sports industries. Our media asset management and broadcast solutions are deployed globally, supporting some of the most demanding content workflows.
We are looking for a Solution Architect to own the end-to-end technical design of VidiNet solutions for our customers across Europe and beyond.
This role combines architecture with hands-on delivery. You will shape solutions with customers before contract, define the target architecture, and then implement the complex parts of it together with the project team through testing and Go-Live.
What You'll Do
Own the solution architecture for VidiNet Media Asset Management engagements, from first customer workshop through Go-Live
Lead discovery with customers to understand business goals, existing landscape, and constraints, and translate them into a target architecture
Design end-to-end media workflows (ingest, processing, metadata, storage, distribution) that are scalable, secure, and maintainable
Define integration architecture with third-party broadcast and media systems, including Active Directory, scheduling platforms, playout, and content delivery networks
Produce architecture documentation: solution designs, integration specifications, deployment topologies, and non-functional requirements
Implement complex solution components hands-on together with the project team, including workflow configuration, scripting, and REST API-based integrations
Take part in system configuration, testing, and commissioning, working directly with customers through validation and Go-Live
Support pre-sales with technical scoping, effort estimation, and input to proposals, Statements of Work, and Change Requests
Identify technical risks, assumptions, and dependencies early, and define mitigations before they reach delivery
Act as technical authority for the project team, guiding Professional Services Engineers and resolving design-level issues
Review designs and implementations for alignment with the agreed architecture and VidiNet best practices
Deliver customer workshops, knowledge transfer sessions, and training
Work closely with product and engineering teams to feed customer requirements into the roadmap and validate fit with platform capabilities
Contribute to reference architectures, reusable patterns, and continuous improvement of delivery methodologies
What You Bring
Experience & Background
7+ years of experience in Professional Services, Solutions Engineering, or System Integration, including at least 3 years in a solution or technical architect role
Proven track record designing and delivering complex IT or media workflow solutions for enterprise customers
Experience supporting pre-sales: scoping, estimation, and contributing to commercial proposals
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
Technical Skills
Deep understanding of broadcast and media workflows and media asset management concepts
Strong knowledge of video/audio codecs, metadata models, formats, and processing pipelines
Experience designing REST API-based integrations, event-driven architectures, and web services
Solid understanding of data modelling and SQL / data-driven systems
Hands-on programming/scripting skills for day-to-day implementation work (JavaScript, Java, Python, C#, or similar)
Experience with Linux environments, containers (Docker), and Kubernetes
Strong cloud architecture skills (AWS preferred), including storage, networking, security, and cost considerations
Ability to define and assess non-functional requirements: scalability, availability, performance, and security
Tools & Technologies (Nice to Have)
Cloud architecture certification (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect)
OpenSearch / observability stacks
GitHub and CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure as code and configuration management (Terraform, Ansible, Chef)
Familiarity with architecture modelling approaches (e.g. C4, UML)
What Makes You Successful
Strong communication skills, with the confidence to lead technical discussions with customer architects, engineers, and senior stakeholders
Ability to translate business needs into technical designs, and technical trade-offs into business-relevant terms
Sound judgement on scope: you can tell what the platform does out of the box, what needs configuration, and what needs custom work
Structured, pragmatic, and comfortable moving between architecture decisions and hands-on implementation
Collaborative mentor who raises the technical level of the delivery team
Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to high-quality solutions
Fluent in English and German (written and spoken)
Additional Information
Willingness to travel occasionally (approx. 10%) for customer workshops and key project milestones (Europe and international)
Work in a dynamic, international environment with high-impact projects
Why Join Vidispine
Shape state-of-the-art media technology solutions for customers worldwide
Work in a highly skilled, collaborative team environment
Own the technical direction of complex, large-scale media workflows and integrations
Grow your career in a delivery-focused, innovation-driven organization