Application Architect (Remote)

Job description / Role

The Software Architect is responsible for:
– Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards
– Review the analysis prepared by product management team and be able to create a design based on the requirements.
– Prepare non-functional requirements of the product and create designs
– Locate, redirect solutions and/or provide fix for critical challenges
– Provide technical guidance to the software engineers and quality assurance engineers throughout the implementation and testing process.
– Train the team on specific technical topics.

Required Technical Skills:

Hands on experience on most of the technologies/tools mentioned in below list
– Java, Spring boot
– PostgreSQL and MongoDB
– Microservices, Kubernetes, Swagger
– Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence
– Kafka, Camunda
– Linux

Precondition:
– Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Comp. Science/IT preferred)
– 10+ years of experience in Industry most in Application development
– 2+ years of experience in Architect role
– Knowledge of software development processes for Java Projects and procedures to understand the team needs
– Hand on experience on distributed, high throughput enterprise software development

Preferred:
– Certifications in Java or Cloud
– Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, SAFE agile, etc
– Telecom Domain experience – Engagement Management, Party Management, Core Commerce Management and Production domains of TMForum Standards

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
– Be able to analyse and understand as well as implement technical designs based on Java best practise
– Collaborate with offshore and onshore designers.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
– Design and Architecture of the AD projects in Java, Springboot, Microservices
– Experience in Containers – Dockers, Kubernetes
– Excellent analytical skills, able to understand complex software systems

Must have technical / professional qualifications:
– Degree or higher degree in software engineering or related technical discipline

About the Company

At Vodafone, we are known for our technology, but the truth is, it is humanity that drives our business forward. With the global pandemic raising so many questions for tech brands, it has highlighted the leading role that we need to play.

We believe that, when working together, humanity and technology can find the answers and create a better future for all.

Working at Vodafone is all about helping people feel ready to benefit from new technology. We bring the future to even the most remote places, using technology to help families in disaster zones, showing young people that a phone is not just for fun and thinking about technology that doesn’t even exist yet.