Bauer Media Group
Broadcast Principal Architect
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Principal Architect
About the Role
Bauer Media Audio is Europe’s leading commercial audio broadcaster. You’ll join a collaborative architecture practice across Audio and the wider enterprise technology estate, partnering with product, commercial, and platform teams across multiple markets to evolve audio technology and deliver for audiences.
The Difference You Will Make
As a Principal Architect, you will drive the technical leadership of broadcast and commercial technology platforms, shaping architecture and cloud transformations. Reporting to the Director of Architecture, you’ll blend strategic oversight with hands-on involvement, acting as a trusted advisor to leadership while fostering collaboration across platforms, commercial teams, and global markets.
Your Role
You will own and direct the architecture vision for broadcast, commercial platforms, and integrations. Key responsibilities include:
Key Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the architecture vision for broadcast, commercial platforms, and integrations.
- Provide oversight across major initiatives—including cloud transformation and platform renewal.
- Define and enforce architecture standards, patterns, and principles.
- Lead architectural reviews, technology assessments, and strategic decision-making.
- Drive adoption of reuse, lifecycle considerations, and total cost of ownership (TCO).
- Mentor and lead solution architects, ensuring high collaboration standards.
- Advise leadership, product, and commercial teams on technical challenges and trade-offs.
- Align with stakeholders from security, legal, finance, and infrastructure domains.
- Direct integration design and data flow across core systems.
- Remove ambiguity through strong solution design and guide technology adoption.
- Balance strategic vision with successful production delivery.
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The Skills You Will Bring
Essential
- Senior technical leadership experience in architecture with hands-on decision-making.
- Proven track record in overseeing architecture across large-scale programmes.
- Experience in broadcast or media technology (preferred).
- Exceptional stakeholder management and technical communication skills.
- Ability to drive collaboration, innovate through persuasion, and align diverse markets collaboratively.
Desirable (but not mandatory)
- Cloud expertise (ideally AWS).
- Experience with system integration or iPaaS tooling.
- Background in media asset management.
- Familiarity with working in matrix or multi-market organisations.
We value depth in one or two areas over breadth across everything. Apply if you align with the vision!
Working Pattern & Location
- Hybrid schedule: On-site twice a week in office.
- Based in: Available from Peterborough, London, or Manchester.
About Bauer Media Group
Bauer Media Group shapes everyday life across Europe, enriching millions through print, online publishing, audio broadcasting, and investments in media sectors. With 500+ million copies sold annually, we’re one of Europe’s largest publishers. Our portfolio spans local and international media brands, including magazines (women’s, entertainment, food), TV listings, and intra-market online services.
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Beyond print, we reach 61 million listeners weekly across 150+ audio and podcast brands in nine countries, driving engagement through innovation, flexibility, and entertainment. As a 5th-generation family business, we preserve a long-term, consumer-first ethos, uniting 12,000 employees with a shared purpose: making life richer through meaningful content.
What’s in It for You
- 28 days paid holiday + bank holidays (with 2 volunteer days included).
- Bauer Academy training—exclusive internal development programmes.
- Enhanced parental leave policies (maternity/adoption, paternity, and shared leave pay).
- Flexible working options and a collaborative culture.
For full benefits details, [Refer to Bauer Media’s benefits page].
An inclusive workplace: Bauer Media celebrates diversity (ethnicity, gender, religion, ability) and is committed to accessibility. If you require adjustments during recruitment for health/special needs, contact careershub@bauermedia.co.uk.
Note: We may close this advert early due to high demand. Feedback on our process is welcome—email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk.
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