Software Architect

KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As aSoftware Architect, you are accountable for:

. Analyse system and customer requirements

. Define the architecture design of the entire software system based on requirements

. Choose the technologies and methodology for the implementation of each components and interfaces in the software solution.

. Ensure that software architecture stability is maintained throughout the software development lifecycle from Bid to Delivery and Maintenance

. Guarantee adherence to in-scope standards and best practices, reuse policy and product development plans

. Co-ordinate product definition, and assessment of design trade-offs between aspects of cost, customer requirements and technological possibilities

. Document the design choices and the related justifications

. Lead the software technical document writing and effort estimation for bids and projects

. Conduct technical presentation to software team and other internal/external stakeholders

. Provide knowledge on state-of-the-art software architecting, taking account of future developments and maintenances

. Lead and participate in Software team` activities including detailed design review, coding, code review, unit test and debug

KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

. Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

. Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident referred

. Minimum 12 years of relevant experience building front end and back end of software and web applications

. Minimum 5 years of proven experience in software architect role, designing and developing large-scale software/web solution

. Software/enterprise architect related certification is good-to-have. E.g.

o Certified Professional for Software Architecture (CPSA) by iSAQB

o Certified Software Architect (CSA) by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI)

o TOGAF 9 Foundation by The Open Group

o Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA) by the Zachman Institute

o Federating Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Certification by the Open Group

. Knowledge of system architectural design patterns

. Knowledge of various coding methods and programming languages, e.g. Java, C#, Go, JavaScript, Python

. Experience with various development frameworks

. Experience with RESTful services and Microservices Architecture

. Experience with at least one message queue solution and data streaming solution (e.g. Apache Kafka)

. Experience with software system-level integration

. Experience in analyzing technical/design choices and documenting the analysis results.

. Experience with data modeling, relational database, nosql database

. Experience with cloud technologies, e.g. Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services

. Extensive working experience (at least 3 years) with Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes

. Experience with common software development tools, e.g. Jira, Git, Visual Studio code

. Experience in scrum/agile software development methodologies

. Experience with continuous integration (e.g. GitLab CI) and code management repository tools

Good-to-have Skills/Experiences:

. System skillset :

o System Administration basic skillset (services, ssh, user management, )

. DevOps advanced skillset :

o Developing and maintaining Ansible Playbooks and Modules

o Deploying and setup of CI/CD pipelines (closely work with development team to develop CI/CD pipelines and deploy into private and public cloud)

o Scripting experience in Shell (bash or Python) etc

. Infrastructure as code skillset :

o Automate deployment and configuration using Ansible

o Working knowledge VMware ESX and other virtualization technologies

. Network basics :

o Good working experience with NGINX and HA proxy deployment and configuration

o Familiar with commonly used network commands (e.g. curl, telnet, netstat)

o LAN architecture (CIDR, vLAN, routing, NAT)

o DNS and SSL (internal, external)

. Security :

o Secrets management using various vaults (Gitlab security vaults, Kubernetes secrets)

o SSH administration

. Experiences in MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) projects are good to have.

Behaviour:

. Produces Ingenious, astute design, with an open mind

. Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

. Collaborative team players preferred

. Be able to lead and motivate teams to deliver high-quality software