Senior Architect (Web, TV, Enablement)

BBC Studios Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization is seeking a Senior Architect to shape the future of digital experiences. This hybrid role involves collaborating with teams to drive delivery of scalable services for over 50 million users. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in designing high-traffic services, experience with AWS, and strong communication skills. You will influence the evolution of flagship products and contribute to a collaborative environment focused on innovation and quality.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Flexible working hours

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and deploying scalable, reliable systems for high-traffic digital services.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with teams in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Experience using AWS in complex, large-scale production environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering teams and product managers to deliver scalable services.
• Define technical scope and architecture for projects.
• Contribute to long-term strategy and identify cross-platform requirements.

Skills

Experience designing scalable systems

Collaboration in multidisciplinary teams

Communication and influencing skills

Experience with AWS

Designing large-scale business layers

Experience in agile delivery

Knowledge of microservice architectures

Evaluating emerging technologies

Job description

Cardiff, GBR, CF10 1FT
| Glasgow, GBR, G1 1NQ
| London, GBR, W1A 1AA
| Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne, GBR, NE991RN
| Salford, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB DETAILS

SENIOR ARCHITECT - EXPERIENCES (Web, TV, Enablement)

Band: D
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London / Salford / Newcastle / Glasgow - Hybrid Role (1-2 days in the office)
Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Please note that interviews to take place towards the end of January 2026

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Shape the Future of Digital Experiences at the BBC

At the BBC, we are building the next generation of digital experiences - putting our audiences first by delivering world‑class video and audio streaming across TV, mobile and web. As the media landscape shifts from broadcast to digital, this role is central to our ambition: to offer a richer, more personalised and IP‑delivered experience for everyone in the UK.

We’re looking for a Senior Architect to join our Experiences Architecture team to help shape the strategy for how millions of people watch and listen to BBC content. You’ll shape the evolution of flagship products like BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, guiding teams to deliver seamless, high‑quality experiences to households across the UK.

This is a chance to work at scale, to tackle complex architectural challenges, and to influence the journey from traditional broadcasting to a fully connected, on‑demand future. You’ll join a supportive community of architects - working across disciplines to bring clarity, coherence, and innovation to everything we do.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is a critical role that will see you embedded in cross‑functional teamsoperating within the Product Operating Model, working with engineers, product managers and designers. You will also collaborate closely with architects across the BBC to ensure coherence and alignment with wider enterprise architecture.

We want the BBC to be as renowned for the quality of its engineering as it is for the quality of its content. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, on systems of national scale and impact, shaping the future of data at the BBC.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Collaborate with engineering teams, product managers, and external partners to drive the delivery of resilient and scalable services aligned with our technical strategy.
• Shape the early stages of projects by defining their technical scope and architectural approach.
• Contribute to long‐term strategy by identifying cross‑platform requirements and shaping roadmaps to deliver sustainable, secure, and high‑performing solutions.
• Provide consultancy to teams and leadership on architectural and infrastructure considerations, with a focus on feasibility and business value.
• Coach and mentor engineers to strengthen technical practices and improve delivery quality across the department.
• Clearly communicate the technical architecture of our systems to helps teams align and evolve together.
• Stay current with industry trends and new technologies—bringing insight into how we might apply them for strategic advantage.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience designing and deploying scalable, reliable systems for high‑traffic, public‑facing digital services.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams within fast‑paced, agile delivery environments.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts and unite diverse stakeholders around a shared vision.
• Experience using AWS in complex, large‑scale production environments.
• Ability to build alignment across teams and organisational boundaries to achieve strategic outcomes.
• Practical experience designing large‑scale business layers and implementing Backend‑for‑Frontend (BFF) patterns.
• Experience inagile software delivery at scale, with a perspective on what good looks like in modern product engineering.
• Knowledge of cloud‑native and microservice architectures, ideally applied in the development of smart speaker or smart TV applications.
• Experience evaluating and advocating for emerging technologies to unlock new user value and innovation opportunities.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance

Find out more about the BBC.

Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values‑based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: [e-mail]

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.