Harman International - Software Architect - Cloud Applications

Job Description - 

Position Summary:

- A technical software architect is responsible for the leading the definition and implementation of a software and system architectural model for a large cloud application project. The candidate should have expertise in cloud application design, cloud computing, and web technologies and must be to contribute code and fix defects if needed. Candidate should be comfortable working in a distributed team environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Does not have any direct reports

Job Responsibilities:

- Uses Agile Scrum Methodology for software development

- Takes functional ownership of a set of software modules

- Analyzes and develops code to satisfy a software requirement

- Evaluates and documents the software architecture

- Adequately comments all code

- Collaborate with other architects to ensure alignment with overall architecture and product requirements

- Ability to refine requirements and solve problems

- Closely cooperates with the QA team to ensure proper functional and integration test support

- Developing and improving solutions(including bug fixes) to a problem

- Performs technical research, monitors current trends and changes in technology

- Interfaces with all departments within company

- Demonstrates industry knowledge to assist in new product development

- Performs related duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

- Requires Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Technology

- Minimum 9+ years experience building larege scale cloud applications

- Minimum 5+ years of development experience with C# and .NET technologies.

- Experience with building highly scalable APIs supporting large high-volume environments

- Experience integrating with 3rd party APIs through server-side applications

- Minimum 2+ years- experience working with Microsoft Azure

- Experience with NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB

- An ability to understand and write scripts in Powershell or other scripting language

- Experience developing big data applications is nice to have but not mandatory

- Track record of strong troubleshooting and problem resolution skills

- Experience in performance optimization of high-volume, distributed web services

- Experience on CQRS design pattern is nice to have.

- Should be able to think out of the box and contribute towards future projects

Preferred Qualifications & Desired Competencies :

- Ability to handle a variety of projects simultaneously

- Must be self starter and a team player

- Should be a technical leader who inspires other teammates

- Ability to work effectively with other teams

- Should have excellent written and verbal skills

- Experience working with globally distributed team is preferred

- Ability to program and design in OOP/OOD

Leadership:

- Demonstrate character, clarity, courage and commitment to high-performance

- Build environment of trust, high performance and engagement by establishing clear goals and a commitment to feedback, development and recognition

Change Orientation:

- Champion a better, faster and simpler way of doing things

- Apply original thinking and continuous improvement to processes, products, systems or services and manage change to better serve customer needs

Collaboration:

- Connect, engage and communicate with others

- Encourage open expression of ideas; communicate effectively at all levels and build strong relationships

Judgment:

- Make sound decisions

- Demonstrate critical thinking to take appropriate risk and make sound and timely decisions

Results-Driven:

- Deliver extraordinary results

- Take initiative to achieve superior, quality results against internal or external standards of excellence

Eligibility Requirements:

- Willingness to travel 5% of the time.

- Willingness to work in an office in Bangalore, Karnataka.

- Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. .

About HARMAN International

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (NYSE:HAR) designs, manufactures and markets premier audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. With leading brands including AKG-, Harman Kardon-, Infinity-, JBL-, Lexicon-, Mark Levinson - and Revel-, the Company is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 17,600 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $5.9 billion during the last 12 months ended December 31, 2014. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN! (www.harman.com)