Software Architect
Location: Belfast
Employment type: Part-time
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
The Role and Responsibilities
* Manage and coordinate software architecture studies across lifecycle phases from Bid to Delivery in collaboration with bid/project/product teams
* Approve the technical, technological, and methodological choices taken in respect of the selected software architecture
* Guarantee adherence to standards, reuse and product policies
* Prepare and document architecture choices, present and document their justification and trade-offs (Design & Justification Files)
* Support and coach development teams throughout the development cycle
* Participate in knowledge sharing such as provide knowledge on state-of-the-art software architecting or software practices, writing article on engineering communities, sharing return of experience during webinar, animate Dojo and peer programming review
* Maintain a technological watch on trends and identify modelling, simulation and prototyping opportunities
* Set the expectations for the code quality and corresponding KPIs
* Setup and follow the application of the coding practices
* Actively contribute to the technical solution definition and improvements
* Help the team focus on cross/non-functional requirements
* Educate and mentor junior developers to help them grow in their role
* Aligning both Development and DevOps priorities to meet technical goals
* Monitoring of security and commercial impact of developments on the platform
Your Skills and Experience
* Team player with a sharp intellect, challenging approach and a can do attitude.
* Significant experience in execution of the full software engineering lifecycle (both traditional and agile) including operational deployment knowledge with modern development practices and tools.
* Experience of multi-stakeholder change management activities in a complex environment
* Experience of delivering software in the context of system level and system of systems programmes
* An understanding of the exploitation of Architectural modelling techniques.
* Able to influence a wide range of people to get things done; needs to be highly effective in a matrix based organisation encouraging an open environment where information and ideas are shared and innovative thinking is stimulated
* You are familiar with engineering process and solution definition.
* You have proven modelling skills and ability to use modelling tools/methods
* You are able to work within Agile environment (Scrum, SAFe, Less), Lean engineering and DevOps culture
* You are proficient in the management of performance, robustness, [safety], and cybersecurity
* You are familiar with design patterns and able to define reusable referenced architecture in line with product policy
* You master Software Design and technologies related to our domain completed by skills related to rules and regulations [COTS/OSS licensing, Intellectual Property, GDPR]
* You have good skill in collaboration to interact with the other stakeholders
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
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To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
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