Staff Software Architect - Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Architect to join our dynamic engineering team. The Software Architect will play a pivotal role in defining the technical vision, strategy, and architecture for our software systems, ensuring they are scalable, robust, secure, and aligned with business objectives. This individual will be responsible for translating business requirements into technical solutions, guiding development teams, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Design & Vision:
  • Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance, and secure software architectures for new and existing products/platforms.
  • Define architectural patterns, principles, and standards, ensuring adherence across development teams.
  • Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to meet technical and business requirements.
  • Create detailed architectural documentation, including design specifications, diagrams, and technical roadmaps.
  • Design scalable Edge computing platforms and handle high frequency timeseries data
• Technical Leadership & Guidance:
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software development teams, guiding them through complex design and implementation challenges.
  • Conduct architectural reviews and code reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with architectural goals.
  • Act as a subject matter expert, staying abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, and introducing them where beneficial.
  • Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making processes within the engineering team.
• Strategic Planning & Collaboration:
  • Collaborate closely with product management, business stakeholders, and other architects to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Participate in strategic planning and roadmap definition, providing technical insights and feasibility assessments.
  • Identify potential risks and issues and propose mitigation strategies.
  • Promote a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• System Performance & Scalability:
  • Ensure that architectural designs address non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, reliability, security, maintainability, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Oversee the implementation of monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies to ensure system health and performance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a dedicated Software Architect role.
• Proven experience designing and implementing complex, distributed, and scalable software systems.
• Expertise in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript) preferably Python.
• Deep understanding of architectural patterns (e.g., Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Monolith decomposition, Serverless).
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) preferably AWS, and cloud-native application development.
• Proficiency in designing and interacting with various database technologies (relational, NoSQL, data warehouses).
• Solid understanding of security best practices in software design and development.
• Experience with DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Power Generation industry.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Apache Kafka).
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular).
• Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).