Principal MTS, Architect Job in San Jose, California US

Principal MTS, Architect

Primary Job Responsibilities Do you enjoy solving hard technical problems? Do you have an infectious passion for working with technologists of the highest caliber? Do you think big data is the answer to solving real customer problems all over the web? Are you a hands on architect happiest working on large scale distributed systems? Do you want to be a part of X.commerce, the most exciting new group at eBay Inc? If so, we're are looking for you! Job Specification: A hands on Principal Architect ? that's a director-level individual contributor ? for a big data processing platform. Responsibilities will include: partnering with product leaders throughout the product lifecycle, from concept to product definition to solution architecture; working closely with the Analytics team to develop requirements for platforms and tools for data harvesting, analysis and visualization; working closely with engineering leaders to drive implementation and provide mentoring and oversight to development teams; researching and evaluating technologies and making recommendation to the leadership team; translating requirements into conceptual designs and prototypes to identify prove implementation approaches and identify risks; and identifying and diagnosing system performance issues to provide causal analysis and recommendation to engineering teams. You'd also work with teams across eBay Inc. in evangelizing the platform and identifying relevant use cases, then helping teams adopting the platform with solution architecture support. You have established skills and credibility as a leader in the industry and you've architected solutions for very large and complex problems.