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Solution architect

Reference number: 
113591
Publication date: 
> 20 days 
Sector of activity: 
Main functions: 
POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Solution Architect brings technical and interpersonal skills needed to understand customer business and technical needs, design systems to meet these needs and communicate internally and externally about these designs. They participate from the beginning of the sales cycle and project definition to help customers and product owners understand the trade offs and opportunities presented by the video systems and software.
Schedule: 
Full time
Job start date: 
2016-09-07
Detailed description: 
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical support, engineering skills and architecture guidance to Alticast team and customers working to create state of the art software and systems spanning television, web and social media. Lead team through best-practice established processes to assure high quality products.
• Understand customer, system, project and product requirements, functionality goals, budget and time frame.
• Contribute to scope of work and resource planning component of project plan. Work with project managers to revise project plan with changing customer requirements.
• Assist customers and the Alticast team in making intelligent risk driven trade offs between design goals and time to market in an agile fast paced environment.
• Identify technology risks and recommend mitigating strategies to address risks and meet objectives of customers and the Alticast team.
• Work with development engineers to examine trade-offs and options for realizing software components on a variety of television and mobile platforms.
• Engage with Alticast team, software development community and customers to understand changes in the industry and seek out new technology trends and opportunities.
• Provide technical input to customer focused statements of work and product requirements.


REQUIREMENTS


• Analytical, detail oriented professional who is passionate about system design and implementation and with a drive get technology into the field.
• Proven ability to engage with customers and work with technical, product and sales team as well as customers to produce high quality results.
• Team player with strong communication skills and a proven ability to communicate complex technical information with customers.
• Expertise in digital video and broadband networks and systems. Experience with legacy digital video systems as well as Internet based video delivery.
• Understanding of interactive television, video on demand, conditional access systems, network personal video recording, set-top box design, digital video recording, multi-room DVR, DLNA, as well as data and video gateway devices.
• Familiarity with Content Management Systems, Content Delivery Network, HTTP Live Streaming, Digital Rights Management, broadband grid computing and virtualization.
• Experience designing system and device software and hardware for video services as well as tablets and mobile devices.
• Experience with common Open Source methodologies and technology with special emphasis on RDK, HBBTV, OIPF.
• Experience with home networking, Wi-Fi, and audio/video streaming.
• Experience with embedded device software development.
• Ability to communicate system architecture in both verbal and written forms.
• Working knowledge of UNIX, Linux, and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with and knowledge of C, C++ and Java programming languages.
• Knowledge of the development, build, and automated software deployment life cycle in an Agile environment.
• Knowledge of software build systems and ability to diagnose and fix them.
• Knowledge of software configuration management tool chains (Git, Subversion, Mercurial)

OPTION

• The hired person may choose 'Contractual Position' than 'Salary'


Please, send your resume via e-mail.
[email protected]
Requirements
Languages asked for
French: 
Not at all
English: 
Excellent
Education
Level: 
University
Diploma: 
Bachelor
State: 
Finished
Details: 
• Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree preferred.

Working experience
Minimum experience required: 
5 years
Qualifications required: 
• 5+ years experience in system design and architecture.
  • Resume required
  • Work place
    Brampton ,  Toronto, Ontario
     
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