Solution Architect for Media Services

Company Description

Are you passionate about uncovering new opportunities that deliver tangible business value? Do you have the expertise to bridge the gap between business and technology, driving innovation and growth?

Join our dynamic and agile team at Media Technology & IT, supporting the Red Bull Media House Media Network division in achieving their business goals. We operate a variety of media services, and we need your skills to further shape our IT service landscape.

Job Description

TEAM & CULTURE

Embedded within an agile team, you'll be a proactive and collaborative team player. This includes demonstrating strong communication skills, working across diverse groups, and embracing entrepreneurial thinking. You'll be taking initiative, owns responsibilities (even those outside your immediate scope), and thrives in a self-organized environment. A strong analytical mindset and a commitment to continuous learning are essential, as is the ability to support others and to share responsibility during on-call rotations or unfamiliar tasks.

SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE

In this role, you'll collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand their demands and translate them into effective solutions. This includes conceptualizing and communicating mental models across business domains, developing a deep understanding of each service, and orchestrating how services are integrated both within and across teams. To do this, you'll need strong grasp of data flows and integration patterns, considering cross-cutting concerns such as security, observability, and scalability. Additionally, you'll support build-vs-buy decisions by conducting market research, understanding available internal functionalities, and working with product managers to prioritize initiatives based on technical feasibility.

DOMAIN DRIVEN DESIGN

One of your core responsibility will be to lead domain modelling efforts using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) methodologies, such as event storming and context mapping. You'll guide the definition of clear system boundaries and service responsibilities, ensuring architectural decisions are aligned with the domain. This work requires active collaboration across functions to align on shared domain concepts and ensure consistency and clarity throughout the organization.

PRODUCT OWNERSHIP

On the other hand, you'll support product ownership by contributing to the product backlog, writing detailed user stories, and defining acceptance criteria. You'll be acting as the primary contact for the development team, providing clarifications and ensuring that the team is aligned on the backlog. While no hands-on engineering work is expected, a foundational understanding of software development, data engineering, and AI is beneficial to facilitate communication with the team. You'll also have end-to-end responsibility for a service, including day-to-day operational support and maintenance.

DATA & INNOVATION

Last but not least, you'll play an important part in driving data-informed decisions and fostering innovation. By supporting analytics efforts and engaging with stakeholders, you'll help the team harness data insights to guide strategy and improvements. Furthermore, you'll be expected to propose innovative uses of (Generative) AI and emerging technologies to unlock new business value and improve service offerings.

Qualifications

Proven experience as a Solution Architect, ideally in a media, data, or content-related environment

Strong background in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), including hands-on application of methods like event storming and context mapping

Experience in requirement engineering and stakeholder collaboration to translate business needs into technical solutions

Degree in computer science with several years of relevant experience

Fluent in English, German is a plus

Experience in evaluating build-vs-buy decisions and conducting market research

Familiarity with agile methodologies and working in cross-functional teams

Basic knowledge of software engineering, data engineering, and AI, sufficient to discuss technical feasibility with development teams

Communicative team player with an analytical mind-set willing to take responsibility and drive topics

Additional Information

Due to legal reasons, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position, which is € 2,446 gross per month.

As an employer, we value diversity and support people in developing their potential and strengths, realizing their ideas and seizing opportunities. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or origin.