System Architect

Job requirements:
 
Professional skills:
– BA in Computer Science (+10 years of experience) or MAMRAM graduate (+6 years of experience in commercial company). Out of them, at least 3 years as software architect  
       *Advantage: experience as system-architect  
– Significant experience with the following: Java, .NET.  Nice to have experience: Ruby, C++
– Excellent design and analytical skills  
– Skilful in identifying connections between different parts and components, and understanding the implications  
– Excellent ability to use new technologies and understand them in depth through rapid self-learning   
 
Personal skills:
– Leader by nature, with the ability to motivate people and influence them.  
– A thorough and methodical approach to any task, Ability to plan, conduct, prioritize, track and measure processes.  
– Decision making skills: Make sound decisions, taking into account both architectural and business considerations, at times with incomplete information  
– Proactive by nature; internal drive for excellence and improvement; independent  
– Excellent ability to communicate with colleagues.  
– Excellent ability to coach others.  
– Open minded, original thinker and creative   
 
Knowledge in the following areas:
   Must  
-Design and architectural patterns  
-Deep knowledge and experience in one of the following domains:  Backend server prgramming (multithreaded programming, performance tuning)  / Web applicatins development  
-Experience in conducting the architecture of at least 2 large products from scratch  
-Fluent in English, good writing skills  
-Good sketching and modelling skills  
-Experience with Agile processes  
-Enterprise systems and solutions – challenges, known architectures and solutions  
   Advantage
-Basic understanding of enterprise architecture, and IT flows
-Experience in scaled projects – re-architecting a product to support large-scale environments.  
-Experience with designing and building Software-as-a-Service systems.  
-Familiarity with distributed applications architectures   
-Security principles and techniques (encryption, authentication protocols)