Senior Software Architect

Job Description SummarySystems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.
Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of team. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.
Reporting to the Senior Universal Relay R&D Leader, the successful candidate will participate in the design and development of PC software used for the setup and control of UR relays.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design new features for Enervista software used to set up and configure Universal Relays.
• Train the developers to use AI to develop and test high-performance quality software used to setup and configure relays, optimize code in terms of speed and memory usage and simplify it through refactoring.
• Review code entered by team members.
• Work with Product Leaders to understand product requirements and with a cross-functional team to review technical specifications and understand needs of non-technical users.
• Work with the UR R&D Leader to plan and schedule time sensitive UR releases, as well as set priorities and estimate risks.
• Help interviewing new candidates for programming positions; creating tests to allow the identification of the best candidate.
• Acting efficiently through teams, eliminating duplications and taking advantage of the reuse of products and technology.
• Being a reference of quality in product development and support.
• Being fully transparent when sharing information with the team; collaborate smoothly with your colleagues located in multiple time zones.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of expertise using software design patterns, refactoring and optimizing code, including thread optimization.
• 10+ years of expertise in the C/C++/C# programming languages.
• 10+ years of demonstrated expertise in TSQL and in designing and implementing MS SQL Server databases, including complex stored procedures.
• 10+ years of experience ensuring time-critical releases for Windows-based desktop applications.
• Working knowledge using AI to review code, generate new code and tests as well as documentation.
• 10+ years of hands-on knowledge of UR relays and expertise in Enervista UR code.
• 5+ years of experience in leading a software team.
• 3+ years experience with estimating priorities and assessing risks.
• 3+ years experience in interviewing candidates for programming positions and in assessing their skills, creating tests to allow the identification of the best candidate.

Desired Characteristics

• Knowledge of Python.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Valid work permit in Canada

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