MSD Principal Engineer Chief Solution Architect 

Czechia 

2288648

Job Description

What will you do?

• Provide technical direction and leadership to the technical team, often in new and unknown environments.
• Participate in definition of standards, best practices, quality assurance processes and ensure these are adhered to in the delivery teams.
• Oversee the design and architecture of software solutions, often hands-on with direct technical contribution.
• Provide guidance and assessments in best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles.
• Lead top developers and architects in the Central Software Engineering organization, provide support, guidance and participate in their professional development.
• Engage in hands-on software development with flexibility in selection of programming languages.
• Write efficient and maintainable code for both back-end and front-end components.
• Work with data, databases and data integration platforms to design and optimize data models and data flows.
• Develop and implement integrations between different systems using APIs, integration platforms and ensuring seamless communication and data exchange across platforms.
• Initiate projects by discussions with key business stakeholders, analyze the high-level requirements and propose optimal software solutions.
• Manage technical expectations of key stakeholders, including business product owners and technical product owners.
• Facilitate communication between business and technical teams, ensuring alignment on project goals and strategies.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including business sponsors, product managers, Experience Design, and QA engineers.
• Lead and mentor colleagues, fostering their growth and development, with impact in the entire Software Engineering organization.
• Upon large projects initiation or large software product reviews, provide hands-on guidance in automating and managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).
• Upon large projects initiation or large software product reviews, provide hands-on guidance in IaC with Terraform.
• Upon large projects initiation or large software product reviews, enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
• Ensure the DevSecOps standards are followed in new initiatives or reviewed software
• Represent the Central Software Engineering organization in large new initiatives and / or reviewed solutions.
• Plan and estimate effort, oversee / manage end-to-end delivery.
• Identify risks and dependencies, remove obstacles, and support the technical teams.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• Bachelor's, Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in software development and delivery, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Good project management skills with experience in agile.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, incl.Corporate Diplomacy.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Understanding of the Pros & Cons and the fit for low-code platforms vs. full-fledged custom software solutions.

Nice to have

• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Proficiency and hands-on, current practice in several of the programming languages we use: Java / Python / .NET / JS (Node React).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience from designing and delivering large-scale solutions with a rapid delivery approach.

What we offer:

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases)
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system plus referral programme
• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

Current Contingent Workers apply

Data Modeling, Design Applications, Release Management, Requirements Management, Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration

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