GE - Chief Software Architect

Role Summary/Purpose:

Leads, consults or oversees multiple architectural engagements. Works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge within a domain: technical, solutions, business or information. Leads domain specific architecture.

Your Day at GE:

- Shape technology direction for digital solutions working with product and engineering leadership teams

- Establish architecture vision for different solutions aligning to the overall technology direction

- With a platform mindset, ensure different architecture elements fit to the big picture and are reusable for different use cases

- Evangelize architecture vision with product management, engineering and scrum teams.

- Guide architects in architecture and design of components, services and applications with long- term focus

- Drive DOR for architecture epics, spikes ahead of PI planning

- Help program team in technical risk retirement, IP assessment and in buy-build decisions

- Plan and drive technical design reviews as appropriate

- Collaborate with technical leadership teams across CCS to drive initiatives for technology convergence and to enhance product quality

- Coach and mentor architects and staff software engineers

Qualifications/Requirements :

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in - STEM- Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering

and Math)

- A minimum of 18-20 years of professional experience in software development

- A minimum of 15 years of hands on experience in software development covering different technologies (Web/HTML5/JS, Angular/React, Mobile, TDD/BDD, Spring, REST, Docker, Java/Node, SQL/NoSQL)

- A minimum of 7-9 years of experience as architect

Desired Characteristics :

- Experience as principal engineer / principal software architect for software product line

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity

- Experience in Enterprise Architecture, architecture / design patterns

- Experience in Cloud / Fog computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

- Experience of driving activities to influence code quality and process rigor

- Experience with OpenStack technologies, deployment and configuration