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Senior Architect Decoder SI

Boardroom Appointments3,354 open roles

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Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
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Minimum requirements:

  • B.Sc (Electronic and/or Computer Engineering) or similar qualification.
  • Postgraduate degree in the fields of Software or Hardware Engineering (optional).
  • TOGAF certification preferable.

Experience:

  • 8+ years of appropriate experience in embedded software design/development and architecture.
  • 5+ years of experience in working with the company's products
  • 5+ years of experience with deploying, configuring, and porting RDK software stack.
  • Excellent hands-on experience with Architecting and Designing for Embedded Devices.
  • Prerequisite to have hands on experience with GStreamer and Yocto.
  • Prerequisite to have in-depth knowledge of Irdeto middleware architecture and software stack.
  • Excellent hands-on experience in using SOC provided tool chains.
  • Strong knowledge of embedded software development, integration, debugging/troubleshooting, testing, configuration, support and maintenance processes with multiple vendor components.
  • Strong knowledge of Satellite operator E2E network components and security requirements.
  • Strong knowledge of embedded C/C++ and core Java programming languages
  • Strong knowledge of Web technologies (e.g. WS, RESTful, etc.) and scripting languages (e.g. HTML, Javascript, CSS etc.)
  • Strong knowledge of embedded hardware systems, real-time & Linux operating systems.
  • Strong knowledge of Loader, Flash, Memory Mapping and other HW interfaces to SoCs, DDR, HDMI, Ethernet, USB, SATA, MoCa, AV amplifiers, IR remote systems, HD TV technologies.
  • Strong knowledge of Database Design and Management tools (SQLite, etc.).
  • Strong knowledge networking technologies
  • Experience with SDLC Tools, e.g. IBM Jazz, Jira, HP Quality Centre
  • Experience with Architectural design tools like Enterprise Architect, IBM Rational or similar.
  • Strong experience in Systems Design Methodologies (UML and other Modelling Techniques).
  • Experience in Mentoring and Leading Technical Design Teams and good with Whitepapers and Technical presentations.
  • Exposure to various SDLC methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid, DevOps etc.
  • Vendor Management: Software Integration with multiple component vendors.
  • Knowledge of Hardware Design and Components for STB.

Technical Competencies:

  • DVB (e.g. DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-IP), ISDB, MPEG, H.264, H.265, UHD, HDR, File compression techniques and interactive TV knowledge.
  • Strong knowledge of STB software components like on-chip/off-chip drivers, Middleware(e.g. OpenTV, MHP and/or Irdeto) technologies, UI framework.
  • Understanding of Satellite Tx/Rx including satellite bands UHF/VHF/Ku-band.
  • CA systems and sub components.
  • Dolby Digital Systems.
  • Knowledge of Encoders, Transcoders, Schedulers, Modulators, Scramblers, Key server, EPG etc.
  • Understanding of Encryption, Decryption, Multiplexing.
  • Understanding of Business Systems like Billing, Subscriptions etc.
  • Strong understanding of IP networking and protocols e.g. HTTP, FTP, WS, FTP, UDP, UPnP.
  • Video Streaming and Control Protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, RTP, RTMP, Multicast handling, RTSP, DIAL, SSDP, HTTP)
  • RF signal distribution systems (including LNB, DiSEqC, Unicable/SATCR switches, etc).
  • Exposure to Digital modulation systems such as QPSK, 8PSK, QAM etc.
  • Database Management Systems e.g. Oracle, mySQL, SQLite, etc.
  • Designing Solutions with Regulatory, Compliance and Certifications associated with security, network, wireless and RF standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Requirements analysis and designing Integration Strategies aligned with STB Architecture.
  • Architecting solutions of Interfaces for complete broadcast technology component workflow and decoder interfaces across multiple component providers like Middleware, Browsers, CAS, Drivers etc.
  • Research industry wide solutions and recommend tools and technologies.
  • Prototyping and creating Proof of Concepts for new features and solutions.
  • Integration strategies & dependency mapping for the various work packages of the release
  • Influential in company-wide technology decisions.
  • Mentorship of Technical Teams.
  • Ensure enforcement of the Company processes and policies with team members
  • Adherence to the milestone driven hybrid process & policies applicable to the Decoder Development team.
  • Develop, enhance & enforce development processes & policies with team members and 3rd party software component vendors.
  • Contributes to product proposals
  • Participates in pre-product discussions with stakeholders
  • Suggests product requirements for existing technologies
  • Writes and maintains technical requirements specifications (functional, non-functional)
  • Reviews requirements specifications
  • Advises on priority of defect fixes needed
  • Is responsible for identifying & resolving technical risks
  • Monitors the evolution of standards that are relevant to the business / projects
  • Assists Project & Product management in defining phases
  • Active role in Change Request / Enhancement requests process for technical impact assessments
  • Breaks down product use cases into technical system / component use cases
  • Leads the core team for systems / components based on existing products to meet the customer needs
  • Defines and reviews system architecture & component specification documents
  • Defines and reviews interface documents
  • Defines and reviews the interfaces with third party suppliers
  • Performs analysis of requirements including gap analysis
  • Reviews list of materials (BOM) impacted by design
  • Considers trade-off between design sophistication and time-to-market when making architectural decisions
  • Maximizes re-use of existing components
  • Preserve IP by writing patent applications
  • Reviews component interfaces
  • Provides guidance on requirements and system architecture to Developers, QC, Systems Integration & Systems Engineers
  • Reviews testing specifications / plans to ensure key parts of the system are not excluded
  • Reviews critical components design if needed
  • Ensures the delivered solution meets the business technical requirements for moderately complex systems
  • Reviews training materials - providing training as needed
  • Responsible for identifying & resolving technical issues
  • Reviews lower-level component design
  • Provides input to the analysis of in-field issues & defects
  • Will be called on to help own and drive ORITs or other hit squad efforts
  • Breaks down high level use cases into component level use cases, identifying modules impacted
  • Seeks clarification from system & solution architects as well as product team
  • Contributes to requirements reviews
  • Breaks down requirements into use cases for component backlogs
  • Works with product team (BAs) to understand functional & user requirements / behavior
  • Responsible for the component design including some of the following:
  • Design patterns and framework to use
  • Implementation technologies
  • Third-party or Open source components
  • Internal modules design & interactions
  • Collaborates on Interface Definitions / APIs with other component providers
  • Considers trade-off between design sophistication and time-to-market when making architectural decisions
  • Tracks design decisions that result in technical debt
  • Owns the evolution of the component design / architecture
  • Ensures implementation respects rules of agreed framework
  • Applies best practices of software design
  • Involved in implementing the design, often writing framework code / foundation architecture
  • Offers guidance to developers, QA & Integration teams
  • Provides training on component if needed
  • Participates in ongoing Change Request Processes
  • Will be called on to help own and drive ORITs or other hit squad efforts
  • Responsible for ensuring top technical issues assigned to component are resolved to completion
  • Advises on risk & impact of defect fixes
  • Supports integration teams in triage, offers advice / guidance if needed
  • Responsible for Integration strategy for all components related to the decoder stack and head-end components.
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