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Company	Schneider Electric
Job Title	Chief Architect
Location	CAN - BC - Victoria
Alternate Location(s)	USA - TN - La Vergne Offices
Req. #	17427
Job Function	Engineering
Job Responsibilities	As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centres/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 114,000 employees achieved sales of more than 18.3 billion euros in 2008, through an active commitment to help individuals and organisations "Make the most of their energy™". The company's Victoria, BC location specializes in developing advanced energy meters and software that help businesses reveal and act on opportunities to reduce energy-related costs, cut emissions, improve power quality and maintain uptime in their operations. Position Profile Working closely with the design team and other architects, the Chief Architect is responsible for the technical vision & integrity of the Energy Management software systems built by the Enterprise Software Group. This position will ensure that the software is designed to deliver on near-term and long-term business objectives, manage design standards & processes and own the technology roadmap. This role is global in scope. You will work with people, processes and products from many different parts of the world. Because of this need to be globally connected, some travel will be required. The international business card title is expected to be Chief Architect. Local Position evaluation will depend on North American Policy. Responsibilities & Key Tasks • Work with Architects in other entities to set the vision for the Energy Management software system. Ensure that the implementation of the programmatic interfaces matches the desired specification. • Work with Product and Program Managers to align technical decisions with business decisions • Work with development and development support teams to build the best designs and infrastructure • Publish, maintain and enforce design principles & standards • Present the architecture to business audience and other stakeholders as required. • Lead design reviews and manage the design processes • Define the configuration management and packaging aspects of the software systems. • Work with other entities in Schneider Electric to ensure that the Energy Management Software architecture is aligned with them • Stay on top of the latest trends in software technology. Manage the technology adoption roadmap • Mentor junior designers Qualifications • 5 or more years experience as an architect or senior design leader • Engineering degree or equivalent • Strong knowledge of software architecture principles & practices • Excellent organizational, communication, decision-making and relationship management skills • Experience with Software Product Lines, Service-Oriented Architectures and User Centered Design • Passion for software technologies and trends • Knowledge of Schneider software products, solutions and business
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