Software Architect

Our client, a manufacturer in the energy sector, is looking hire a Software Architect for their location in Markham, ON.

Responsibilities:

• Systems Architect for Grid Automation Technology team to enable digital transformation in the power grid, focused on signal digitization, protection & control infrastructure devices.
• Elicit and Capture detailed requirements from stakeholders
• Analyze complex requirements to design overall system architecture including hardware/software interface and embedded software
• Document software architecture design in various formats including block diagrams, UML
• Handle change management and impact analysis, assessing the effects of modifications on system architecture.
• Ensure requirements traceability through all phases of design, implementation, and testing.
• Maintain a strong alignment to the power utility protection standards (for example IEC 61850) in system design.
• Provide strategies for platforms and technology development, technical risks elimination and insertion, in order to make the platform reliable and the product competitive.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Product Managers on backlog definition and prioritization.
• Steer cross-functional councils to solve issues, drive decisions, gain consensus, and align on technical risk mitigation strategies.
• Communicate complex messages and negotiate internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influence peers to take action and negotiate with external partners and vendors.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience architecting micro-service based real time and NRT applications
• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) from an accredited college or university.
• Experience designing embedded software architecture (RT and NRT applications)
• Proficiency in C/C++
• Experience with Embedded Linux
• Experience with micro services, containerization (specifically) software architecture
• Stakeholder management capabilities. (. build trust and relationships fast, identify local network and connecting the dots)

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with DSP
• Knowledge with networking protocols (example: IEC 61850, IEEE 1588, IEC 62439-3, RSTP, VLANs, DNP3)
• Any knowledge, experience or exposure to Transmission & Distribution power software systems (manufacturing protection relays, power electronics, inverter/converter, industrial controls)
• Experience with system and integration testing methods.
• Experience with Yocto
• Experience Object-oriented analysis and design

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Markham, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $80.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Markham,ON.

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