Solutions Architect - Sports Media & Entertainment - Virtual

About Diversified

Diversified is a global leader in audio visual and media innovation, recognized for designing and building the world’s most experiential environments. Our award-winning team specializes in delivering solutions for the most complex, large-scale and immersive installations. Serving a global clientele that includes major media organizations and retailers, sports and live performance venues, corporate enterprises, and government agencies, Diversified partners with clients to create spaces that bring people together and keep them coming back.

At Diversified, we're on a mission to create a world without boundaries, where technology enables all people to connect and experience the moments that matter, wherever they choose to be. With clients spanning the globe and an exciting pipeline of projects across industries, Diversified offers more than just a job. We offer a career path with the flexibility to grow personally and professionally, wherever your ambitions take you.

As a Diversified associate, you'll dive headfirst into big, complex, and rewarding projects that push the boundaries of what's possible. Plus, you'll enjoy a flexible work environment, competitive compensation and benefits, and a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT AT DIVERSIFIED.

The Solutions Architect (SA) is a subject matter expert (SME) and technology thought leader who contributes their deep knowledge of process and technology to the core team for each Sports Media & Entertainment (M&E) project. The SA provides direction and advice through the project life cycle from sales concept to design development, construction drawings to implementation support. As the technical thought leader on a project team, the SA is instrumental in the determination and execution of client and system requirements and will collaborate with Sports

M&E SMEs and project teams as required. The SA is also responsible for mentoring other members of the design engineering staff. Reporting to the Sports Director of Engineering, the SA’s project assignments are determined by Engineering Leadership based on enterprise-wide demands.

NOTE:
This is a virtual role day to day, but required periodic travel to customer & project sites. up to 30% of the time, anywhere in the US.

• Contribute to complex engagements and work directly with clients and project teams to develop basis of design, budgets, timelines, and manage expectations.
• Conceptualize system designs and determine system requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and coordination information to support the base building tasks performed by others, and plan audio, video, and control solutions.
• Monitor development of projects, the Bills of Materials (BOM) and supporting documentation.
• Develop detailed design documentation strategy based on established engineering standard practices. Track engineering team tasks to completion.
• Generate functional system descriptions, workflow narratives, and accompanying sketches.
• Research, identify, and recommend technology options for clients and projects.
• Contribute technical expertise for the creation and later reconciliation of the complete construction drawing package, support documentation for installation and coordination with architect and other trades.
• Monitor project testing, commissioning, and configuration activities during project deployment.
• Support projects and teams in build phase.
• Provide regular project engineering milestone status updates to Technical Operations resource planning.
• Evaluate RFP documents to identify risks, scope gaps and alternative solutions.
• Evaluate Vendor responses to RFP requests to determine if the quoted solution appropriately responds to the RFP requirements and also work with the vendors to develop alternative solutions and or cost saving measures.
• Work with Sports Account Executives and customers to develop proposals that respond to the customers’ technical needs.
• Maintain expertise in the industry through ongoing review of trade publications, participation in industry trade shows, seminars, and educational forums.

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