Solutions Architect, Media Management

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Sports

FOX Sports, the industry leader in live events, is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes, as well as a joint-venture business in the Big Ten Network and digital properties including and the FOX Sports App. FOX Sports has delivered the most watched television program, NFL’s America’s Game of the Week on FOX, for fourteen consecutive years.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX Sports is seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Solutions Architect to lead our development team, focusing on content management and new technology platforms. This critical role demands a unique blend of deep industry expertise, visionary technical leadership, and strong people management skills. The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving business growth and innovation within our rapidly evolving media ecosystem.

The Solutions Architect will adopt a big-picture approach to solution design, necessitating close collaboration across multiple departments, including Engineering, Production, and Media Management. This role will translate complex technical requirements into business value for executives and manage relationships with third-party vendors (e.g., Evertz, Adobe, EVS) to ensure their roadmaps align with company needs. A key daily function will be ensuring features are properly scoped and accurately estimated, alongside maintaining a clean and efficient deployment pipeline.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of solutions architects, developers, and product managers

• Lead Technical Refinement sessions, validate feasibility, and guide estimation with the dev team

• Drive performance management, hiring processes, and foster meaningful growth for all team members

• Provide expert technical coaching, leveraging deep industry expertise in media technology and content workflows

• Reinforce DOR/DOD standards and ensure stories meet technical readiness

Platform Architecture & Governance

• Own the Media Management and Operations GCP platform, establishing architecture standards and maintaining Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

• Lead Architecture Review Board (ARB) sessions and gate major technical designs to ensure alignment with strategic vision and standards

• Translate target architecture into clear implementation patterns and technical guardrails for development teams

• Provide technical assurance for vendor deliveries and confirm operational readiness for new systems and platforms

Technical Strategy & Account Management

• Develop, articulate, and execute a comprehensive technical strategy for content management and new technology platforms

• Act as a key partner to stakeholders and product owners, ensuring that technical solutions are fully aligned with production objectives and roadmap

• Build and maintain strong technical relationships with executives and key decision-makers across the organization

• Lead complex, high-stakes technical engagements spanning the entire content production lifecycle

• Measure, analyze, and optimize team and platform effectiveness through defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Proficiency in Python or similar languages to glue disparate systems together and automate repetitive production tasks

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying microservices-based media applications

Technical Leadership & Innovation

• Support and present in executive briefings and lead technical deep-dive sessions for both internal and external audiences

• Establish and oversee training and knowledge transfer programs focused on best practices for media workflows and new platform adoption

• Work with Partners like Google to drive innovation

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 8+ years of experience in a technical leadership or architectural role within the media and entertainment industry, specifically focused on content management systems (CMS), digital asset management (DAM), and/or modern media workflows

• Proven ability to lead, manage, and scale high-performing software development or architecture teams

• Deep technical understanding and hands-on expertise with Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure platforms, and experience with large-scale migration and optimization projects

• Expertise in the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including agile methodologies, scoping, estimation, and CI/CD deployment pipelines

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both executive and engineering audiences

• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management and aligning technical vision with business strategy

• Ability to speak "broadcast" to truck engineers (e.g., understanding talkback, tally, routing) and "cloud/devops" to software teams (e.g., CI/CD, APIs, latency budgets)

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Experience with Adobe Premiere, Telestream, and other post-production software