Senior Software Architect

Job Description

• The Software Architect 3 is a technical leader accountable for ensuring the technical designs for the software components in scope are fit for purpose documented and align with product roadmap business goals and technology strategy. This position is accountable for a smaller set of components than a software architect 4.

Responsibilities

• Form a close partnership with the relevant product owners. Lead facilitate coordinate and govern requirements analysis and software design activities affecting the software components in scope ensuring the resulting software designs are fit for purpose and adhere to the relevant architectural constraints qualities and best practice guidance.
• Collaborate with software developers and other software architects to produce design documentation that clearly and accurately describes the components in scope and complies with any guidance that's in place.
• Work with software developers to identify and prioritize any deficiencies in the design of the components in scope. Lead efforts to create a reasonable plan to address those deficiencies.
• Identify and record inconsistencies in the patterns best practices technologies and tools used in the design of the components in scope and work with others to create a prioritized plan to address them.
• Provide timely design decisions and guidance to unblock development teams addressing any obstacles or challenges they encounter.
• Mentor coach train and provide feedback to other team members; may provide feedback to leadership on technical abilities of team.
• Continuously monitor and assess compliance with the guidance providing necessary support and feedback to ensure adherence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Broad and deep experience of all facets of professional software engineering in multiple technical and commercial environments
• Advanced working experience with data structures algorithms and software design
• Advanced working experience in understanding and application of software design design patterns architecture patterns and quality attributes
• Advanced software modelling skills covering information domain process state security logical and physical architectural views
• Advanced working knowledge and application of modern software development lifecycle processes from product conception through deployment
• Demonstrable experience of communicating effectively through multiple media to persuade and influence others
• Experience knowledge and direct development experience of two or more technology stacks
• Good oral and written communications skills that demonstrate a professional demeanor and the ability to interact with a variety of cross-functional roles
• Good working level organizational multi-tasking and time management skills
• Good working level collaboration and negotiation skills applied successfully within team as well as with all levels of employees in other areas
• Good working level leadership sound judgement and business acumen skills
• Good interpersonal skills; able to maintain solid rapport with team members as well as maintain professionalism with those outside of department
• Good data gathering interviewing and analytical/problem solving skills
• Good critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Good ability to establish rapport and gain the trust of others; effective at gaining consensus
• Good ability to coach mentor and provide feedback to team members in a timely manner
• Good ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and tact
• Sharp fast learner with technology curiosity and aptitude
• Driven to learn and stay current professionally
• Passionate competitive and intellectually curious
• Good ability to influence motivate and mobilize team members and business partners
• The ability to make decisions in timely manner
• Courage and the ability to take ownership
• Good ability developing and using original thinking to translate business goals and functional requirements into the implementation of new ideas and design solutions
• Good ability to develop and use engaging informative and compelling presentation methodologies
• Good ability to work effectively with external partners and customers
• Up to 15% travel time required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Broad and deep experience of all facets of professional software engineering in multiple technical and commercial environments
• Advanced working experience with data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Advanced working experience in understanding and application of software design, design patterns, architecture patterns, and quality attributes
• Advanced software modelling skills covering information, domain, process, state, security, logical, and physical architectural views
• Advanced working knowledge and application of modern software development lifecycle processes from product conception through deployment
• Demonstrable experience of communicating effectively through multiple media to persuade and influence others
• Experience, knowledge, and direct development experience of two or more technology stacks
• Good oral and written communications skills that demonstrate a professional demeanor and the ability to interact with a variety of cross-functional roles
• Good working level organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills
• Good working level collaboration and negotiation skills, applied successfully within team as well as with all levels of employees in other areas
• Good working level leadership, sound judgement, and business acumen skills
• Good interpersonal skills; able to maintain solid rapport with team members as well as maintain professionalism with those outside of department
• Good data gathering, interviewing, and analytical/problem solving skills
• Good critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Good ability to establish rapport and gain the trust of others; effective at gaining consensus
• Good ability to coach, mentor and provide feedback to team members in a timely manner
• Good ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and tact
• Sharp, fast learner with technology curiosity and aptitude
• Driven to learn and stay current professionally
• Passionate, competitive and intellectually curious
• Good ability to influence, motivate and mobilize team members and business partners
• The ability to make decisions in timely manner
• Courage and the ability to take ownership
• Good ability developing and using original thinking to translate business goals and functional requirements into the implementation of new ideas and design solutions
• Good ability to develop and use engaging, informative and compelling presentation methodologies
• Good ability to work effectively with external partners and customers
• Up to 15% travel time required