Summary: The role of Enterprise Architect involves developing and implementing strategies for Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions within an AWS cloud environment for a leading broadcasting company. The position requires strong expertise in media supply chain, cloud technologies, and technical leadership in cloud adoption. The architect will collaborate with various teams to align DAM architecture with enterprise goals and drive automation and metadata management. This is a contract position classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement enterprise architecture strategies, focusing on Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions within an AWS cloud environment.
• Lead the design and integration of scalable, secure, and high-performing DAM systems to streamline content workflows and digital asset lifecycle management.
• Provide technical leadership on cloud adoption, ensuring best practices for AWS services, including S3, EC2, Lambda, RDS, and AI/ML capabilities for asset management.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and business teams to align DAM architecture with overall enterprise goals and compliance requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend DAM platforms and tools, ensuring interoperability with existing IT infrastructure.
• Drive automation, metadata management, and AI-driven tagging solutions to enhance asset discoverability and governance.

Key Skills:

• Strong experience as an Enterprise Architect working in media supply chain.
• Strong understanding of media workflows, digital asset management, and content distribution.
• Experience with media technologies such as DAM (Digital Asset Management), MAM (Media Asset Management), and CMS (Content Management Systems).
• Proficiency in cloud platforms and their media services.
• Essential: AWS (must have)
• Desirable: Azure, Google Cloud (good to have in addition to AWS)
• Extensive understanding of interoperability as a technology function.
• Ability to succinctly convert business, operational and strategic requirement into technical solutions.
• Deep media industry knowledge of both existing and emerging media supply chain products and operating models.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices in media supply chain management.

Salary (Rate): 700

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT