Software Architect

Key responsibilities

1. Expertise - Has full autonomy to deliver agreed technical objectives. Makes decisions requiring extensive analysis and interpretation, including a number of intangible factors. Provides technical expertise in terms of software usage, and functional and non-functional aspects (such as operability, performance, aesthetics, resilience, reuse, maintainability, comprehensibility, economic, and technological tradeoffs).
2. Design - Works with software engineers and other architects to define and refine the product structure to align with the business, development, deployment, and maintenance needs. Works with customers and product line management to identify, refine, and translate customer needs into concrete technical requirements. Understands and plans for architecture evolution including integration of new software technologies. Takes accountability for product and application architecture. Supports and leads architectural decisions and tasks within a product line or across multiple product lines (cross-portfolio).
3. Leadership/Professional Guidance - Works with the software engineering teams to establish best practice guidelines and reusable and production-ready solutions. Leads projects, reviews technical designs, and provides guidance to software engineers on technical and architectural design decisions. Is an ambassador for the architecture, ensuring that it is being implemented correctly. Gives feedback and inputs to the product management team to consider and improve the product line. Leadership is focused on the technical aspects of the job, rather than the people management aspects.
4. Standards and Best Practices - Researches, evaluates, and prototypes new methodologies, technologies, and products. Provides leadership in the use of processes and tools. Proposes and follows through with improvements in processes and tools. Ensures effective application of corporate standards and procedures. Proposes improvements and tracks and provides updates about pertinent technology trends.
5. Customer Engagement - Obtains a good understanding of the customer context while making technical decisions and choices. Interacts effectively with customers as required. Provides the development or support team with inputs and requirements related to the technical aspects of the solution/product.

Critical Experiences

1. Extensive background in software engineering and proven experience in software design.
2. Experienced in building complex applications or products taking into account various technical considerations.
3. Demonstrated deep technical domain expertise.
4. Experience in presenting ideas, influencing, and build consensus in a group setting. Proficiency in Python programming.
5. Strong experience with cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
6. Expertise in microservices architecture.
7. Solid understanding of backend database management (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
8. Experience with RAN automation is nice to have.

Credentials

A degree in Computer Science or equivalent - information technology, management information systems, software engineering and networking.

Excellence Standards

• Results & Customer Value
• Professional Capabilities
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Learning & Versatility
• Change & Agility
• Engagement & Positive Attitude