Sports IT Architect Lead

Description and Requirements

Have You heard? Lenovo is looking for a Sport IT Architect Lead!

Are You passionate about sports, technology and innovation? Check out this role!

You will report to the Director of SSG Technical Solution Architect - Sports Vertical.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of solution architecture post-sales, ensuring alignment with Lenovo standards and best practices across delivery teams.
• Design and maintain end-to-end architectures, consolidating systems, defining requirements (scalability, security, resilience), and ensuring compliance throughout project lifecycle.
• Translate business and technical requirements into implementable solutions, partnering closely with engineering teams and overseeing NFRs, SLAs, and testing.
• Drive innovation by collaborating with product managers, business units, R&D, and partners to develop reusable architecture patterns and optimize delivery.
• Monitor and optimize infrastructure costs, identifying efficiencies and cross-project synergies to reduce complexity and improve time-to-delivery.
• Support pre-sales and project scoping by contributing to SOWs with clear technical assumptions, constraints, and requirements.
• Lead technical strategy for POCs and incubation initiatives, evaluating outcomes and defining requirements for scalable, secure productization.
• Provide operational architecture support for major events, ensuring readiness through audits, governance policies, and risk mitigation measures.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years in solution, enterprise, or technical architecture roles, including end-to-end ownership of complex, multi-system implementations; experience in sports technology or comparable high-availability, event-driven environments is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success designing architectures for large, integration-heavy programs (applications, data, networks, and infrastructure), ideally supporting major sports events or similar mission-critical operations.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of hybrid cloud and modern application architecture, including APIs, microservices, data integration patterns, and AI/ML-enabled solutions.
• Proficiency with architecture diagramming tools (e.g., Lucidchart, Draw.io) and presentation software; able to communicate designs clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Deep technical knowledge to earn the respect of client IT/engineering teams and internal product/engineering groups.
• The unique ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders.
• Sees the "big picture" and can architect solutions that are scalable, secure, and aligned with the client's long‑term strategy.

What Lenovo can offer you:

• An international team with a high focus on Gender Diversity.
• Employee Assistance Program, e.g., for psychological, legal & financial consultancy
• You are joining a company that prioritizes sustainable solutions like CO2 Offset, Asset Recovery Services, and the Lenovo Certified Refurbished portfolio.
• Access to training for personal development - Internal E-learning Development Platform Available for Employees
• and many more..!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations

• Spain - Madrid - Madrid
• Spain - Barcelona - Barcelona

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