Panasonic

Chief Software Architect – Roles & Responsibilities

Panasonic is looking for a Chief Software Architect to oversee the design of their protocol engine to support Client’s North American mobile handset development. The position is perm here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (some people may remember Calgary from hosting the 1988 Winter Olympic Games) and salary range is only in Canadian dollars. A full relocation package is available as well.

General Description:

Design a platform independent Layer 2 / Layer 3 protocol engine to support TDMA / EDGE and GSM / GPRS protocols.  The protocol engine will support multiple products and product lines, therefore must be designed for reuse and must be scalable.

Responsibilities:

Oversee the design and guide the development and integration of a platform independent protocol engine for TDMA / EDGE and GSM / GPRS protocols.  Will lead a team of architects each responsible for design specifics of the different product platforms.  The Chief Architect is responsible for designing for reuse across multiple products and product lines relating to GSM / GPRS and TDMA / EDGE protocols.

·         Understand the project scope, key requirements, design points, and expectations

·         Identify, define and document domains; specify domain requirements

·         Create architectural-level designs depicting the domain characteristics

·         Expand detail and refine design to converge on final design

·         Define and document construction process and sequence

·         Specify required tools and methodologies

·         Assist in identifying developers

·         Provide design supervisory role to ensure vision is understood and executed

·         Review construction-level designs

·         Conduct design-reviews and analyze problems and change requests

·         Support field testing

Requirements:

·         5+ years experience as software architect

·         experience with real-time architectures

·         familiarity with GSM/GPRS or TDMA protocols

·         understand concepts of object-oriented analysis and design

·         experience with C++

·         experience with CASE Tools – specifically Rational Real-Time

·        The applicants must be senior software architects and must be from the wireless community only. Meaning, wireless software experience is CRITICAL & Mandatory. The position will pay about between $90,000.00 to $130,000.00 CANADIAN to start and the client has excellent stock options and benefits. All applicants must keep in mind this is a perm staff position only, there is NO POSSABILITY OF A CONTRACT. Moreover, all applicants must realize although Canadian taxes are at a max of about 40% of annual salary when it's all said and done, Canada has an excellent health care plan and everyone is covered 100% for medical. Your hiring company covers Optical and dental etc.

 

All resume must be e-mailed to Mr. Ricardo J. Vial via headhunter007@home.com Any unsolicited resumes sent to Panasonic will be terminated, NO EXCEPTIONS.