Sports Solutions Architect

About the role

The Sports Solutions Architect will lead the design and delivery of scalable technology solutions for sports facilities, events and venue management. Working closely with cross‑functional teams, you will shape high‑level architectures, ensure integration with third‑party systems and drive technical excellence across mobile, BMS and data‑science applications.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct end‑to‑end solution and application architecture for event and venue management systems, producing high‑level and detailed designs.
• Evaluate proposed architectures against industry best practices and emerging technologies.
• Develop comprehensive architecture documentation, standards and specifications.
• Lead software development lifecycle processes, enforce best practices and guide development teams.
• Perform capacity simulations to validate system performance under event and non‑event loads.
• Collaborate with infrastructure architects to assess impact of changes and recommend optimal solutions.
• Stay current with technology trends and provide expertise across diverse hardware and software environments.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in a solutions architecture role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT or Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified Developer/Architect and TOGAF or similar Enterprise Architecture credentials.
• Proven experience delivering large‑scale, highly available sports or venue management solutions.

Required skills

• Solution Architecture
• Enterprise Architecture
• TOGAF framework
• Microsoft Certified Developer/Architect