Principal Engineer- Backend (MSC Team), Bangalore

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of. Who We Are When we say, 'the stuff dreams are made of,' we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive. Principal Engineer- Backend (MSC Team), Bangalore About Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com. Meet Our Team The Media Supply Chain Engineering team builds the applications and services that power Warner Bros Discovery's content supply chain. Our applications cover the entire breadth of the media supply chain, from idea to distribution. We have a robust global community of thousands of internal Warner Bros Discovery users who rely on our apps every day to get television produced, on the air, and onto Max. Roles & Responsibilities We are looking for a passionate Principal Engineering to help architect and scale the global technology platform, PE plays a critical role in bridging the gap between business requirements and technology solutions. Possessing a deep understanding of business, various technologies and process. Principal engineer collaborates with stakeholders to create cohesive and efficient systems. Roles encompass a wide range of responsibilities, including: Analyzing and understanding business requirements across media value chain: Principal engineer to have good understanding of media value chain from content conceptualization to content delivery across platforms. Principal engineer to understand business requirements and its potential impact on the technology ecosystemReview and approve potential technology solutions: Solution architects assess various technologies and platforms to determine the most suitable options for the solution, considering factors such as cost, performance, and compatibility.Oversee IT implementation: Principal engineer to ensure delivery team is implementing the solution as per the initial conceptualization and will meet its stated business objectives and KPIs.Process uniformity across technology functions and teams: Principal engineer to bring in uniformity of tools, technologies and processes across technology organization , delivery centers and verticals within IIHDeveloping and maintaining architectural standards and best practices: To review the current architectural standards and possible improvements. Principal engineer to attend various industry events and bring in best practices across industry.New project ideation: Principal engineer to conceptualize new projects, create the high-level requirement document, project objectives, potential benefits, high level budget and business case.Identification of potential technology partners: Participate into evaluation of external vendors including the generation of RFPs, vendor selections, vendor roadmap discussions and other key processesRegular monitoring of KPI and related actions: Chair the meeting of verticals across IIH to review business KPI and SLA with the teams. Discuss the root cause analysis of KPI, suggest the improvement levers.Identification of potential risk and related mitigation plan: Responsible for identifying potential risks and issues related to the solution and taking appropriate steps to mitigate them, ensuring the overall success.Participating in the continuous improvement of the ecosystem from technology and process perspective: Principal Engineer actively seek opportunities for improvement and contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of the technology solution and processes keeping up-to-date with industry trends and best practicesDrive Innovation and upcoming technology adoption at IIH level: Innovation is very important to keep edge with the competition. Principal Engineer to have special focus on innovation and new tech trend adoption w Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of. Who We Are When we say, 'the stuff dreams are made of,' we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved b