Technical Engineer (Sports & Venue Technology Platforms)

Job description

Or your first. It will be the turning point in your story. At the employer, we've spent more than 20 years doing things differently. Challenge outdated standards and promote a culture that puts people first. We are here to help you grow. Not just as a professional but as a person. This is what drives us. You won't find strict hierarchies here. You'll find bands organizing themselves, voices already being heard, and space to experiment, learn and try again. We work with AI, IoT and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. Not only to keep pace with the future but to help shape it. We do so with curiosity, creativity, and a deep sense of purpose. Our goal is simple and ambitious. To become the world's most transformative technology services company. It's not just talk. We are proud to be the only company in South Asia included in Newsweek's list of 100 Most Loved Places to Work (2025). A sign that we are on the right track. If you're looking for a place to reach your highest potential, come join the Rebellion. We are recruiting for a technical architect to own the end-to-end design of the digital platforms that power modern sports and entertainment venues. This covers fan apps, ticketing and admission systems, data platforms and the wider venue technology stack. You'll transform business and product needs into scalable, secure and integration-ready architectures, working hand-in-hand with sports professionals, product owners and delivery teams so that what was designed continues to perform on match day. Most of your time will go to major sports and entertainment projects across the Kingdom, shaping the digital foundations And the data behind stadiums, arenas, training facilities and fan-facing platforms. Key Responsibilities • Solution Design: Define complete architectures for fan engagement, ticketing, access control, data platforms and venue system integration. • Technology Blueprint: Transform business requirements and place experience concepts into clear technical plans covering cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, APIs, and third-party integrations. • Data and Integration: Design how data moves between physical on-site systems (access control, IoT, point of sale) and digital platforms (apps, CRM, analytics), using one consistent data model. • Pre-sales support: Write and own technical sections of proposals, bid responses and customer workshops, building credible technical stories that fit alongside the business case. • Delivery guidance: Support engineering teams during build, ensuring that the design overcomes real constraints such as load, latency, security, and vendor limits. • Standards and reuse: Establish technical standards, reference architectures, and repeatable patterns that can be applied across settings and programs. • Stakeholder Partnership: Serve as a technical counterpart to industry professionals and business leaders, linking architecture decisions to business outcomes. Experience and Skills Required • At least 7 years in solution or enterprise architecture, ideally on large programs covering many systems. • Proof of delivery of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and platforms Data and API-led integrations. • Hands-on experience in connecting physical and digital environments such as IoT, access control, POS, CRM and analytics, and background in smart venues, stadiums, retail, hospitality or other large facilities is a strong advantage. • Record of leading client conversations: producing architecture documentation, presenting to technical and implementation audiences, and defending design options. • Strong understanding of security, scalability, and data management for high-volume, real-time workloads such as live event traffic. • Ability to collaborate comfortably with business-minded industry professionals. • Excellent spoken and written English. • The right to work, and the desire to remain there for the duration of the engagement. Desirable • Background in sports technology, live entertainment, ticketing or smart venue platforms. • Experience in large-scale developments in the Gulf region. • Knowledge of fan engagement products, sports data platforms or venue management systems. • Arabic and/or Spanish language ability. • Consulting experience or professional services. Who This role is not suitable for candidates whose experience is limited to Infrastructure or DevOps without solution-level design. • People who prefer to design on their own, away from business and industry stakeholders. • Candidates who need a full scope summary before they can start. How we will evaluate you • Architectural design judgment: Can you design a scalable and secure platform For a high-traffic, multi-platform environment? • Integrative thinking: Can you map and reconcile data flows between physical and digital systems? • Communication: Can you present and defend the architecture to both engineers and executives, in English, under time pressure? • Pragmatism: Can you balance design rigor with deadlines and real-world limitations? Work Arrangements • In, Saudi Arabia. Transportation is required to participate. • The work week follows the Saudi calendar, with flexibility regarding delivery phases

Requirements

• · You will find self-organizing teams, voices already being heard, and space to experiment, learn and try again
• • Excellent spoken and written English
• · • Experience in large-scale developments in the Gulf region

Skills