Principal Architect-23286 Job in Chicago 60606, Illinois Us
NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of maps, traffic and places data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world. Our robust and accurate content enables intelligent location applications which support navigation for in-vehicle systems, portable and wireless devices, as well as mapping solutions available via the internet or downloaded to a mobile device. Developers, advertisers and customers seeking government and business solutions also rely on NAVTEQ for products and services unique to their needs.
NAVTEQ offers the broadest range of location content available to support consumer and business applications. NAVTEQ customers have access to world-class digital maps which span 83 countries and territories on six continents. Our advanced visual content, LocationPoint™ Advertising platform, and NAVTEQ Traffic™ portfolio are among the premier products our customers and developers can use to differentiate their location offerings. With an average of over 100 million uses every day, NAVTEQ data is helping individuals around the world find their way to people, places and opportunities more easily and safely than ever before.
NAVTEQ is headquartered in Chicago, IL, USA, with approximately 5,100 employees worldwide located in 212 offices in 48 countries. NAVTEQ also maintains regional headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands and Gateway East, Singapore.
We are currently looking for a Principal Architect-REQ 23286 in Chicago, IL
SUMMARY:
Responsible for architectural ownership providing overall vision, leadership and direction of an entire platform. Provide high level analysis and guides other groups within the department. Provide performance management and career development for subordinate employees. Lead full cycle architecture across all domains through the Agile Software development Life Cycle process.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Communicate architectural decisions and intent with project team
· Map requirements and use cases to subsystems and components
· Define subsystem process model and dynamic interactions
· Monitor architectural/design conformance of implementation with project team
· Specify work plan to implement, maintain, or correct conforming software
· Understand and work with new software technologies to understand impact and applicability
· Ability to lead several multidiscipline architects to converge to a single architecture in an agile environment
· Ability to manage by influence to obtain buy-in across the RD organization
REQUIREMENTS:
· Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or another hard science or engineering degree
· MBA/MSc/PhD preferred
· 15+ years relevant work experience with 3+ years as a Lead Architect or relevant work experience
· Architect Level Certification Preferred
· Ability to prototype a system end-to-end
· Ability to lead RD specification, requirements, development and test teams to converge on a single architecture for a single architecture domain
· Knowledge of all existing standards for a single architecture domain
· Excellent oral and written communication skills
· Expert in all architectural domains and how design choices impact the architecture up and downstream as well as across architectural domains
· Successfully completes panel interview with Internal Architecture Group (all domains)
· Mentor two or more Architects
· Expertise in Java based distributed systems, middleware, messaging, and other JEE. Big Data systems a plus.
· Agile Methodology knowledge
This position is eligible for a Level 2 Employee Referral Award.
The final award will be determined based on the actual level of the position that is hired.
NAVTEQ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V