Senior Architect Decoder SI

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Architect to design and develop embedded systems. The ideal candidate will have more than 8 years of experience in embedded software design and architecture with strong skills in GStreamer and Yocto. You will mentor technical teams and influence company-wide technology decisions. This role offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to contribute to innovative solutions in the field of embedded systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in embedded software design/development.
• 5+ years working with company products.
• Hands-on experience with GStreamer and Yocto.

Responsibilities

• Designing Integration Strategies aligned with STB Architecture.
• Researching and recommending industry tools and technologies.
• Mentorship of Technical Teams in Architecting solutions.

Skills

Embedded software design

Architecting for Embedded Devices

GStreamer

Yocto

Embedded C/C++

Java programming

IP networking and protocols

SDLC methodologies

Education

B.Sc (Electronic and/or Computer Engineering)

Postgraduate degree in Software or Hardware Engineering

Tools

IBM Jazz

Jira

HP Quality Centre

Enterprise Architect

Job description

About the job Senior Architect Decoder SI

• B.Sc (Electronic and/or Computer Engineering) or similar qualification.
• Postgraduate degree in the fields of Software or Hardware Engineering (optional).

Experience:

• 8+ years of appropriate experience in embedded software design/development and architecture.
• 5+ years of experience in working with the company's products
• 5+ years of experience with deploying, configuring, and porting RDK software stack.
• Excellent hands-on experience with Architecting and Designing for Embedded Devices.
• Prerequisite to have hands on experience with GStreamer and Yocto.
• Prerequisite to have in-depth knowledge of Irdeto middleware architecture and software stack.
• Excellent hands-on experience in using SOC provided tool chains.
• Strong knowledge of embedded software development, integration, debugging/troubleshooting, testing, configuration, support and maintenance processes with multiple vendor components.
• Strong knowledge of Satellite operator E2E network components and security requirements.
• Strong knowledge of embedded C/C++ and core Java programming languages
• Strong knowledge of embedded hardware systems, real-time & Linux operating systems.
• Strong knowledge of Loader, Flash, Memory Mapping and other HW interfaces to SoCs, DDR, HDMI, Ethernet, USB, SATA, MoCa, AV amplifiers, IR remote systems, HD TV technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Database Design and Management tools (SQLite, etc.).
• Experience with SDLC Tools, e.g. IBM Jazz, Jira, HP Quality Centre
• Experience with Architectural design tools like Enterprise Architect, IBM Rational or similar.
• Strong experience in Systems Design Methodologies (UML and other Modelling Techniques).
• Experience in Mentoring and Leading Technical Design Teams and good with Whitepapers and Technical presentations.
• Exposure to various SDLC methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid, DevOps etc.
• Vendor Management: Software Integration with multiple component vendors.
• Knowledge of Hardware Design and Components for STB.
• DVB (e.g. DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-IP), ISDB, MPEG, H.264, H.265, UHD, HDR, File compression techniques and interactive TV knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of STB software components like on-chip/off-chip drivers, Middleware(e.g. OpenTV, MHP and/or Irdeto) technologies, UI framework.
• Understanding of Satellite Tx/Rx including satellite bands UHF/VHF/Ku-band.
• CA systems and sub components.
• Dolby Digital Systems.
• Knowledge of Encoders, Transcoders, Schedulers, Modulators, Scramblers, Key server, EPG etc.
• Understanding of Encryption, Decryption, Multiplexing.
• Understanding of Business Systems like Billing, Subscriptions etc.
• Strong understanding of IP networking and protocols e.g. HTTP, FTP, WS, FTP, UDP, UPnP.
• Video Streaming and Control Protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, RTP, RTMP, Multicast handling, RTSP, DIAL, SSDP, HTTP)
• RF signal distribution systems (including LNB, DiSEqC, Unicable/SATCR switches, etc).
• Exposure to Digital modulation systems such as QPSK, 8PSK, QAM etc.
• Designing Solutions with Regulatory, Compliance and Certifications associated with security, network, wireless and RF standards.

Responsibilities:

• Requirements analysis and designing Integration Strategies aligned with STB Architecture.
• Research industry wide solutions and recommend tools and technologies.
• Prototyping and creating Proof of Concepts for new features and solutions.
• Integration strategies & dependency mapping for the various work packages of the release
• Influential in company-wide technology decisions.
• Mentorship of Technical Teams.
• Ensure enforcement of the Company processes and policies with team members
• Adherence to the milestone driven hybrid process & policies applicable to the Decoder Development team.
• Develop, enhance & enforce development processes & policies with team members and 3rd party software component vendors.
• Contributes to product proposals
• Participates in pre-product discussions with stakeholders
• Suggests product requirements for existing technologies
• Writes and maintains technical requirements specifications (functional, non-functional)
• Reviews requirements specifications
• Advises on priority of defect fixes needed
• Is responsible for identifying & resolving technical risks
• Monitors the evolution of standards that are relevant to the business / projects
  
• Active role in Change Request / Enhancement requests process for technical impact assessments
• Breaks down product use cases into technical system / component use cases
• Leads the core team for systems / components based on existing products to meet the customer needs
• Defines and reviews system architecture & component specification documents
• Defines and reviews interface documents
• Defines and reviews the interfaces with third party suppliers
• Performs analysis of requirements including gap analysis
• Reviews list of materials (BOM) impacted by design
• Considers trade-off between design sophistication and time-to-market when making architectural decisions
• Maximizes re-use of existing components
• Preserve IP by writing patent applications
• Provides guidance on requirements and system architecture to Developers, QC, Systems Integration & Systems Engineers
• Reviews testing specifications / plans to ensure key parts of the system are not excluded
• Ensures the delivered solution meets the business technical requirements for moderately complex systems
• Reviews training materials - providing training as needed
• Responsible for identifying & resolving technical issues
• Provides input to the analysis of in-field issues & defects
• Will be called on to help own and drive ORITs or other hit squad efforts
• Breaks down high level use cases into component level use cases, identifying modules impacted
• Seeks clarification from system & solution architects as well as product team
• Contributes to requirements reviews
• Breaks down requirements into use cases for component backlogs
• Works with product team (BAs) to understand functional & user requirements / behavior
• Responsible for the component design including some of the following:
• Design patterns and framework to use
• Implementation technologies
• Third-party or Open source components
• Collaborates on Interface Definitions / APIs with other component providers
• Considers trade-off between design sophistication and time-to-market when making architectural decisions
• Tracks design decisions that result in technical debt
• Owns the evolution of the component design / architecture
• Ensures implementation respects rules of agreed framework
• Applies best practices of software design
• Involved in implementing the design, often writing framework code / foundation architecture
• Offers guidance to developers, QA & Integration teams
• Provides training on component if needed
• Participates in ongoing Change Request Processes
• Will be called on to help own and drive ORITs or other hit squad efforts
• Responsible for ensuring top technical issues assigned to component are resolved to completion
• Advises on risk & impact of defect fixes
• Supports integration teams in triage, offers advice / guidance if needed
• Responsible for Integration strategy for all components related to the decoder stack and head-end components.