Deluxe Media Technologies is a newly created start-up business looking to improve the Automation in Content creation and distribution, whilst building efficiencies in the production work flows and ultimately expanding the markets of the Deluxe group. Deluxe Media Technologies will do this by exploiting market leading technologies and build products fit for the complex world of Content Creation and Distribution.
This opportunity is for a technologist to realise the vision of the business and turn into market ready scalable products.
Chief Technical Architect
• Defining and leading the overall execution of Architectural strategy
• Creating standard specifications/processes for Software Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Frameworks, and application of emerging technologies
• Define and Evangelise best practices in architecture, coding standards, and processes
• Liaise with development and QA to ensure that creation of architectural software is produced on time and to appropriate standards
• Support both the CTO and Director of Product Management in the realisation of product/solutions direction and strategy
• Provide Guidance for design and engineering teams, such that the realisation of the delivered software/solution fully meets the stated stakeholder requirements
• Support and assist in the realisation of non-technical enterprise considerations such as organisational, business, ethical/social, governance; and legislative requirements
• Align and underpin core business initiatives, to enable business change, transformation, growth Represent clients interests to external parties
• Technical Authority across software design and best practice
• Joint Approval on the implementation of technical and product strategies, with CTO and Director of Product Management
• Line Management responsibilities for Direct Reports
• Latitude to develop/modify procedures
• Directs a group/section at a global level
Experience Required
• Technical Honours Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Proven track record in Architectural Role, with several transformational completed projects
• Confident to present at all levels within the organisation, from Board Level to individual briefings, both internal and external
• Wide Technical Appreciation across IT/IS and software strategies
• Practical experience of implementing a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Proven Track Record of Leading and Establishing Teams within a diverse operating environment
• Focused on Deliverables and continuous improvement of all software practices
Desirable Skills
Exposure to a diverse range of software such as BI, Flash/Flex, JSP/MVC, GIS Frameworks, various Middleware/SOA frameworks. Knowledge of video specific software applications and experience with Autonomy software would be a distinct benefit.
CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 2ND MARCH 2012
APPLICATIONS TO hr.london@bydeluxe.com
Based in Holborn.
This position will also be advertised externally.