Lead Software Architect

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Major telecommunications Services Company is in search of a Software Architect to lead the design effort on a variety of projects in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with engineering teams in Alviso, CA, Italy and Bulgaria. Your role is to design innovative solutions to real market problems. You will work closely with product and marketing managers, user interaction designers, and other software engineers to develop new product offerings and improve existing ones. This position reports to the VP of Engineering.  This position requires periodic travel to Italy and Bulgaria but it will be based in Alviso, CA.

Job Responsibilities:
•    Identify the appropriate software architecture based on the requirements and design elements
     contained in a system specification.  Current with latest technologies relating to scalable cloud based
     distributed systems with large amounts of data.
•    Design next generation STB and distributed server architecture for Minerva’s evolving IP Based video
     platform designing new features such as content management, Advertising, and integration with
     social networks.
•    Record software architecture in a software architecture document using use cases and the Unified
     Modeling Language (UML) where appropriate
•    Maintain and evolve software architecture documents based on evolving system requirements and
     industry trends and technologies for Client and Server designs
•    Analyze risk and report problems in meeting system requirements.
•    Provide supporting information to the Engineers to aid in the creation of a system specification.
•    Assist Software Developers with the creation of detailed software design specifications.
•    Lead the review process for software architecture documents. .
•    Participate in the system specification review process to ensure system requirements can be
     translated into valid software architecture
•    Comply with all applicable product development processes. Perform detailed software design as well
     as implements and/or maintains code according to duties and responsibilities
•    Ensure the overall integrity of the software architecture and validates it against the system   
     specification.
•    Integrate internal and external product design into a cohesive user experience
•    Work with visual designers to improve and refine product visual design and consistency

Candidate Must Have:
•    Master's degree in computer science or related field
•    Knowledge about video standards, IPTV, VOD, Advertising
•    Embedded software experience in consumer electronics
•    Experience relating scalable database system(Oracle, MySQL, DB2 etc)
•    Cloud computing experience having deployed a distributed system
•    At least 10 years experience in large designs and coordinating project teams in entertainment or
     cloud computing areas.
•    Proficiency in Java and C/C++ programming experience
•    UML experience a plus
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
•    Must be organized, have an eye for detail, and be able to put ideas into a tangible form
•    Ability to prioritize and manage work to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment.
•    Ability to develop new approaches to complex design problems

Candidate Must Have:
10+ to 15 years of experience
Minimum Education - Master's Degree
Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

Required Skills and Certifications:
Cloud - scalable cloud based distributed systems with large amounts of data
IPTV - VOD, STB, IP base video platform systems
Java
MySQL
DB2
C/C++
J2EE
UML

Base Salary $125K++ D.O.E.
Benefits - Full
Relocation Assistance Available - No
Bonus Eligible - Yes