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A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)We are looking for a Chief Software Architect to join our growing team at Toronto.
The Chief Software Architect will ensure that new systems are build in a way that best ensures that functional requirements are met whilst also ensuring that service
qualities (Performance, scalability, extensibility etc.) for now and the future are achievable. they will review and improve existing systems,
making use of new technologies and methodologies to see continual improvement for existing systems. They will provide high level guidance
and direction on project work, making sure that new projects fit in with an overall strategic vision.
Key Responsibilities
Understands the customer’s needs and through life cycle concerns whatever the used means (e.g.· advanced studies, simulations, mock-ups, models, prototypes, etc.).
Contributes to the formalization of mission/function description, architectural & algorithms design and the· refinement of functional and non-functional requirements
Designs, codes, debugs, write test procedures and tests software code, chairs design reviews.
Reviews code, test procedures and test results.
Analyses and implements correction for defect reports.
Perform engineering testing in the field and investigates problems in the field.
Provides cost estimates for software during the bid process.
Provides risks and the value associated with the risks during the software for a particular bid.
Assists Functional manager in providing training, leadership and motivation to the staff
Actively participates in co-engineering activities with the Systems Engineering team in order to ensure system-software consistency and the right refinement of software components and compliance with the software architecture.
Solves tasks in the best technical and timely manner.
Keeps abreast of new technology developments and help to evaluate new products and processes to· improve current SW development.
Provides knowledge on state-of-the-art software architecting, taking account of future developments.
Ensure that the software architecture is defined & maintained for entire lifecycle of the project/product.
Leads software architecture strategies
Leads assessment of trade-offs between aspects of cost, schedule, requirements and technological possibilities
Ensures that the software team adheres to in-scope standards, software reuse policy and software development plans
Required Skills and Experience
University degree in Computer sciences, Engineering or a closely related field
Minimum 10 years relevant working experience
Expert level analysis skills, able to diagnose issues based on field logs and correlate events to failures
Able to handle assignments within a medium to large scale software application
Knowledgeable of the software development processes
Able to quickly integrate with the team and work independently
Knowledge of software development environment (Microsoft Visual Studio, desktop simulator, target simulator etc.)
Expert level knowledge of railway signaling techniques including of SelTrac CBTC
Experience in working within an team using Agile Methodologies
Practical experience in using typical programs which are part of Microsoft Office Suite
Practical experience with source control, IDE and requirements management tools (e.g Eclipse, Jira, Git, ClearCase,ClearQuest, Doors, etc)
English language
Preferred Skills and Experience
Professional Engineer (PEng)
Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.
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