Software Architect

POSITION SUMMARY

We are looking for an exceptional group of engineers, product managers, and designers. Our ideal candidates are deeply passionate about developing software that has a meaningful impact on the world. We value individuals who are overflowing with innovative ideas and demonstrate proactive initiative. Our team culture places high importance on collaboration, individual accountability, and perseverance in tackling complex challenges and meeting deadlines. As a member of our compact and efficient team, you'll play a pivotal role in driving the company's success.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate solution-oriented discussions of Digital and Data Products.
• This position entails producing product architecture deliverables by established standards, including conceptual views, gap analysis of current and target states, and creation of target state product architecture views.
• Comprehend and assess both existing and future product objectives, ensuring alignment of target state architecture with the business capabilities of Digital and Data.
• Develop product architecture models illustrating the interplay between products, operations, and systems across the organization.
• Perform analysis to determine the optimal approach for addressing business challenges/opportunities, which may involve process enhancements, system improvements, user training, and/or software acquisition.
• Ensure that solutions developed throughout the organization adhere to architecture standards and principles, utilize shared solutions and services, and align with financial objectives (cost-effectiveness and benefits).
• Offer comprehensive direction, guidance, and definition of product architecture to successfully underpin business strategy.
• Scrutinize, assess, and evaluate concepts, initiatives, and opportunities for the creation of novel products, technologies, and business frameworks across different business segments.
• Evaluate both business and technical functionalities to inform decisions regarding building in-house, procuring externally, or forming partnerships.
• Deliver meticulously crafted solutions based on thorough requirement analysis.
• Guarantee timely and seamless delivery of agreed-upon services.
• Work closely with Product Management to convert technical objectives and deliverables into a project plan.
• Translate both functional and non-functional requirements into a comprehensive solution design document.
• Provide technical approval for the implementation project to ensure adherence to best practices and fulfillment of functionality requirements.
• Employ business modeling methodologies to produce results-driven deliverables that can be replicated and utilized as a corporate knowledge base accessible to project-level initiatives and executive decision-making.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in crafting product architecture frameworks, selecting tool suites, and developing design methodologies.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to engineers, imparting best practices in architecture.
• Foster a collaborative environment by facilitating technical discussions to facilitate consensus; upon decision-making, ensure clear communication and support for the chosen direction.
• Regularly communicate the latest architectural decisions and orientations to the entire Product Development team through documentation and presentations.
• Direct software development and quality engineering teams in enhancing service scalability, performance, and robustness through rigorous improvement measures.
• Develop new product or feature prototypes for proof of concept (POC); Take hands-on development tasks on strategically important projects.
• Establish best practices across multiple engineering teams.

System Responsibilities

• Ensuring the operational stability of the SQL Server Infrastructure in alignment with support processes.
• Built, deployed, and administer/manage the current and future SQL Server platforms.
• Senior level of operational support on: Troubleshooting, incidents, and problem management, Reporting, and communication.
• Pro-active in ensuring stability, response time, operational consistency, and life cycle over the SQL Server databases.
• Implement automation via scripting.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, including procedures for level 2 and level 3 support.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Must be a graduate of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other allied courses.
• 5+ years of development experience in the required field and language.
• Superior knowledge and understanding of software development and testing principles and methodologies.
• Experience in IT as a key management officer leading a functional team or group within a department, preferably in a solutions and delivery team.
• Collective experience in project and program management, documentation, and all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including technical and application design and architecture, business and systems analysis, support, and programming.
• Experience with RDBMS, preferably in Oracle, MySQL, MS Access, and other SQL-based databases.
• Practical experience in Software Testing and Systems Analysis.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodology and execution, big data, and analytics.
• Willing to accept project-Based Type of Employment.
• Willing to work on-site in Makati City.