Description
MDL Software Architect - 7 months + - London & Western EuropeOverview:
As a Software Architectyou will be involved in leading agile implementation and transformation projects at Fortune 500 companies.You will be a core member of theteam with responsibilities that range from shaping and implementing strategic products.
Function:
- The Software Architect has a real passion for software development.
- Well qualified candidates will have contributed to open source projects, have participated in some technical community or interest group or have written or spoken in public about their technical ideas.
- Despite having over 7 to 10 years of experience, you are stillan active learner - tinkering with new open source libraries, using unfamiliar technologies without a lot of supervision and learning new programming languages in their spare time, etc.
- You have a strong understanding of key Agile engineering practices to guide senior client IT leaders on improvement opportunities in their engineering practices.
Skills:
- The Software Architect would have an excellent knowledge of many of these web development technologies: Ruby on Rails, Java, PHP, Perl, SQL, HTML, .Net, JavaScript or CSS.
- Engineering practices such as pair programming, continuous integration, test driven development, and incremental design should be second nature to the Software Architect.
- You are using testing frameworks such as RSpec, JUnit or Selenium on a daily basis and writing code without tests should be unimaginable.
- At the same time, a successful candidate will not only be a good learner, but a good teacher.
- You inspire their peers and more junior team members to learn and expand their skill set, guiding them in the right direction.
Prerequisites:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent area
Minimum of 7-10 years' experience in software development
Strong command of English language (both verbal and written)
Technical experience:
Experience with building consumer quality products, enabling business capability and objectives through technology
Strong application development knowledge of any of the following technologies: XML, Javascript, Oracle, MySQL, Ruby on Rails, .Net, Java, UNIX, HTML, CSS, Perl, or PHP
Infrastructure knowledge including Single Sign On, LDAP, LAMP, Search Technologies
Experience of engineering practices such as code refactoring, design patterns, design driven development, continuous integration, building highly scalable applications, application security
Knowledge of Agile software development process
Familiarity with performance metric tools
Non-technical competencies:
Strong analytical and problem- solving skills paired with the ability to develop creative and efficient solutions
Enjoys and gets energized by complex problem solving and ability to push the innovation on solutions
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior client business and IT executives on technology decisions
Excellent leadership skills and enjoys teaching/mentoring others
Ability to work under pressure, manage client expectations effectively and not get overwhelmed by client pressures on team
Distinct customer focus and quality mindset
Ability to manage own learning and contribute to functional knowledge building
Ability to work both independently and in various team settings
Offer:
Daily rate based on your experience.
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