Software Architect

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Thales established its presence in Singapore in 1973 to support the expansion of aerospace-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Throughout the last four decades, the company grew from strength to strength and is today involved in the primary businesses of Aerospace (including Air Traffic Management), Defence & Security, Ground Transportation and Digital Identity & Security. Thales today employs over 2,100 people in Singapore across all its business areas.

KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Software Architect, you are accountable for:

• Analyse system and customer requirements
• Define the architecture design of the entire software system based on requirements
• Choose the technologies and methodology for the implementation of each components and interfaces in the software solution.
• Ensure that software architecture stability is maintained throughout the software development lifecycle from Bid to Delivery and Maintenance;
• Guarantee adherence to in-scope standards and best practices, reuse policy and product development plans;
• Co-ordinate product definition, and assessment of design trade-offs between aspects of cost, customer requirements and technological possibilities;
• Document the design choices and the related justifications;
• Lead the software technical document writing and effort estimation for bids and projects;
• Conduct technical presentation to software team and other internal/external stakeholders;
• Provide knowledge on state-of-the-art software architecting, taking account of future developments and maintenances;
• Lead and participate in Software team` activities including detailed design review, coding, code review, unit test and debug

KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident referred
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience building front end and back end of software and web applications
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in software architect role, designing and developing large-scale software/web solution
• Software/enterprise architect related certification is good-to-have. E.g.
  • Certified Professional for Software Architecture (CPSA) by iSAQB
  • Certified Software Architect (CSA) by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
  • TOGAF 9 Foundation by The Open Group
  • Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA) by the Zachman Institute
  • Federating Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Certification by the Open Group
• Knowledge of system architectural design patterns
• Knowledge of various coding methods and programming languages, e.g. Java, C#, Go, JavaScript, Python
• Experience with various development frameworks
• Experience with RESTful services and Microservices Architecture
• Experience with at least one message queue solution and data streaming solution (e.g. Apache Kafka)
• Experience with software system-level integration
• Experience in analyzing technical/design choices and documenting the analysis results.
• Experience with data modeling, relational database, nosql database
• Experience with cloud technologies, e.g. Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services
• Extensive working experience (at least 3 years) with Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with common software development tools, e.g. Jira, Git, Visual Studio code
• Experience in scrum/agile software development methodologies
• Experience with continuous integration (e.g. GitLab CI) and code management repository tools

Good-to-have Skills/Experiences:

• System skillset :
  • System Administration basic skillset (services, ssh, user management, …)
• DevOps advanced skillset :
  • Developing and maintaining Ansible Playbooks and Modules
  • Deploying and setup of CI/CD pipelines (closely work with development team to develop CI/CD pipelines and deploy into private and public cloud)
  • Scripting experience in Shell (bash or Python) etc
• Infrastructure as code skillset :
  • Automate deployment and configuration using Ansible
  • Working knowledge VMware ESX and other virtualization technologies
• Network basics :
  • Good working experience with NGINX and HA proxy deployment and configuration
  • Familiar with commonly used network commands (e.g. curl, telnet, netstat)
  • LAN architecture (CIDR, vLAN, routing, NAT)
  • DNS and SSL (internal, external)
• Security :
  • Secrets management using various vaults (Gitlab security vaults, Kubernetes secrets)
  • SSH administration
• Experiences in MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) projects are good to have.

Behaviour:

• Produces Ingenious, astute design, with an open mind
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Collaborative team players preferred
• Be able to lead and motivate teams to deliver high-quality software

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!