Title: Solutions & Platform Architect
Location: CA-San Diego
Sony Corporation of America, based in New York, NY, is the U.S. subsidiary of Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Sony is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its motion picture, television, computer entertainment, music and online businesses make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment and technology companies in the world.
Sony Network Entertainment (SNEI) is a division of the Networked Products and Services Group. Sony Network Entertainment was created to drive vision, strategy and execution for network services across the entire Sony Group, with a goal of offering consumers compelling, connected entertainment experiences across a variety of consumer electronics devices.
Solutions & Platform Architect
San Diego
The Solutions & Platform Architect oversees the architecture of enterprise level application and custom integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions, and features for the Sony Network Platform. Software architects work closely with the senior Platform Architects to understand architectural vision and direction. The Software Architect engages at all phases of the software development process, working closely with business and design to define technical requirements as well as with engineering leads on the design and implementation of the respective software components. They speak on a technical level and describe how new features might fit (or not fit) into the current architecture.
Responsibilities:
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Responsible for the analysis of a feature or platform enhancement project; must understand business needs through production operation including any impact changes will have on current implementations.
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Support the business and UI design teams by ensuring that technical requirements given to engineering teams satisfy business and user experience requirements.
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Support the engineering teams by participating in Scrum meetings and technical discussions, providing insight into business expectations and recommending various architectural approaches for implementing changes.
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Work with external partners at a technical level to ensure smooth rollout of integrated systems, from design through testing and release.
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BS Degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent
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5-10 years Linux production architecture experience
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End to end technical project management experience
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Strong Agile Scrum experience
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Experience both leading and participating on technical teams
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Experience writing specification, API, functional, user interface, and data description documents.
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Technical skills will be broad and have diverse industry experience.
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Good understanding of C and Java.
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Real world experience with large, web based, scalable systems.
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Experience with N-tier architecture is critical.
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Some Consulting experience is a plus
Skills/Abilities:
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Strong technical skills
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Exceptional interpersonal and customer relationship skills
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Great communication skills - whiteboards ideas clearly
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Able to handle multiple projects/tasks well
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Fearless in exploring new leading edge technologies
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Expert in Software Data Modeling, Distributed Software Design, and Reliable & Scalable Software Systems
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Advanced Knowledge in Software Operations, Database Systems, Software Security, and System Hardware
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category.
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