Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture, Media, Entertainment and Sports
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Sr. Manager, Solutions Architecture to lead our Solutions Architecture team supporting one of the biggest customers within the Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports (MEGS) vertical. This role combines deep industry expertise with people leadership to drive customer success and business growth for our most strategic accounts in the rapidly evolving media and entertainment ecosystem.
Team Leadership & Management
- Lead and develop a team of Solution Architects for key MEGS accounts
- Drive performance management, hiring, and team member career growth
- Provide technical coaching with deep MEGS industry expertise
Strategic Account Management
- Develop and execute technical strategy for major MEGS accounts
- Partner with Sales to align solutions with customer objectives
- Build technical relationships with customer executives and decision makers
- Lead complex engagements across content production, broadcast, streaming, gaming, and sports analytics
- Measure and optimize team effectiveness through defined KPIs
Technical Leadership & Innovation
- Guide digital transformation initiatives including cloud migration and content delivery optimization
- Work with AWS media teams on feature prioritization and roadmap development
- Support executive briefings and technical deep-dive sessions
- Establish training programs focused on media workflows
Industry Impact & Development
- Create thought leadership content including whitepapers and case studies
About the team
The Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports vertical represents one of the most dynamic and innovative sectors in cloud computing today. Our MEGS direct accounts include industry titans spanning Hollywood studios, global streaming platforms, major gaming companies, professional sports leagues, and emerging digital content creators. This vertical is at the forefront of technological transformation, driving breakthrough innovations in content creation, real-time streaming, immersive gaming experiences, and sports analytics that captivate billions of viewers worldwide. Working with MEGS customers means being part of the future of entertainment - from enabling the next blockbuster film's visual effects pipeline to powering live sports broadcasts that reach global audiences, from supporting the infrastructure behind the world's most popular games to facilitating the streaming platforms that define modern entertainment consumption. The scale, creativity, and technical complexity of these workloads make this one of the most exciting and challenging verticals in the industry.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of management of technical, enterprise customer facing resources or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
- AWS Associate level certification
- Experience working with Media & Entertainment industry customers
Pay
- USA, CA, Cupertino: $231,200.00 - $312,800.00 USD annually
- USA, CA, Irvine: $201,000.00 - $272,000.00 USD annually
- USA, CA, San Diego: $201,000.00 - $272,000.00 USD annually
- USA, CA, Santa Monica: $201,000.00 - $272,000.00 USD annually
Benefits
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
- Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off and parental leave