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Location Vancouver CANADA |
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Benefits - Full
Commission Compensation - No
Bonus Eligible - Yes
Overtime Eligible - No
Relocation Assistance Available - Yes
Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes
10+ to 15 years of experience
Management Experience Required - Yes
Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
Willingness to Travel - Occasionally
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Job Description:
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Information Technology - Internet / E-Commerce
Information Technology - Programming
Full-time
Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver
We are looking for a Web Architect/TD to will oversee front-end web technologies (as opposed to the server/console side)
This person should NOT come from a consultancy background.
We are also not looking for individuals who prefer to "live in the stratosphere of strategy" and don't like to get their hands dirty.
The TD report directly to our CTO.
The TD will not have direct reports (Development Director would be direct managers) but will lead a team of web SE's on our Web Products group.
This person should come from a web production environment with strong skills in high volume user-generated content as well as internally generated web content.
Tech skills:
Prior experience working in a LAMP environment. Proficiency with CSS, PHP, DOM, Symfony and Javascript
**The person should NOT come from an IT background,**
but pure software development
The person should possess the following attributes: knowledge, productivity, attitude, leadership
The TD will work closely with DD's, Web Producers on a regular basis.
The TD works with the development team as an independent auditor, consultant, and director. As a key member of theteam, you will be responsible for technically directing online initiatives for team
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting to the CTO of the group, implement his guidelines in Web technology choices, Web systems design and SDLC implementation.
- Working closely with the Development Director, lead the Web team and provide technical leadership on existing and future Web projects.
- Working with the Web team engineers, co-design, influence and approve software architecture; write technical briefs and other design documents and ensure that design is reviewed.
- Oversee the application of the approved SDLC for all Web projects' milestones. Work with producers on requirements, engineers on coding and unit testing, QA staff on testing, release team on builds and releases and operations team on deployment.
- Be accountable for Web projects' code quality; ensure that code is properly reviewed, is reusable and testable.
- Bear responsibility for overall software performance; defining metrics and setting targets.
- Oversee all internal and external project technical dependencies, risks and critical paths; ensuring contingency plan is in place; recommending solutions and approving plans & timelines; understanding overall impact on all stakeholders.
Required Technical Skills and Experience
- B.Sc. /M.Sc. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
- A minimum of 10 years industry technical experience
- 5+ years experience with Linux, Apache, and PHP.
- Knowledge of the Symfony PHP framework highly desired.
- Solid knowledge of front-end Web technologies including HTML, DOM, JavaScript, and CSS.
- Knowledge of Web graphics, video streaming and FLASH.
- 2+ years experience with Java and/or C++. Knowledge of Python and Ruby would be beneficial.
- Strong knowledge of relational databases - MySQL, Postgresql and Oracle preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of effective software engineering practices with a thorough understanding of all phases of the software development lifecycle.
- Project management skills demonstrated by the ability to define tasks in a well organized manner, based on proper resource and time management.
- Excellent detail-oriented, problem solving skills. Candidate must be able to quickly identify issues and resolve them.
- The TD must be able to understand and (ideally) perform any task performed by programmers.
Additional Skills:
- Game development experience is not required, but would be an asset.
- Prior experience in a Lead role or in a Software Architect capacity is required.
Performance Competencies (Non Technical Skills)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
- Constantly innovate how to improve product quality and group productivity.
- Excellent decision making capabilities.
- Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions.
- Demonstrates dependability and commitment to projects/tasks.
Visa Candidates Considered
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