Software Architect - Vital Software
Hitachi, Ltd.1 day ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, testing, and integration of complex software components for operationally critical and safety-critical railway signaling systems.
- Define, maintain, and govern software architecture and lead architecture strategies throughout the product and project lifecycle.
- Design, code, debug, test, review, and troubleshoot software in laboratory and field environments.
- Analyze customer and lifecycle requirements using studies, simulations, prototypes, models, and engineering analysis.
- Contribute to mission and functional definition, algorithm design, requirements refinement, and system-software consistency.
- Lead design reviews and ensure adherence to software development plans, standards, secure coding practices, quality standards, and software reuse policies.
- Develop software cost estimates, assess technical risks, and support bid and tendering activities.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and processes to improve software development practices.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, training, and guidance to software engineering teams.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in urban rail signaling systems and software design, development, integration, testing, and deployment.
- Expert knowledge of software architecture, software engineering principles, requirements engineering, railway signaling systems, and SelTrac CBTC technology.
- Expert-level experience developing mission-critical and near-real-time software systems.
- At least 3 years of experience in test automation.
- At least 1 year of experience with AI frameworks and large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or MCP Servers.
- Expert-level C/C++ proficiency, including STL, Boost, MFC, templates, and advanced object-oriented programming.
- Experience with Perl, Ruby, multithreading, socket programming, and Windows-based software development.
- Experience with Git, Jira, Eclipse, ClearCase, ClearQuest, DOORS, Jenkins, Docker, and AWS.
- Experience leading software development processes involving continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, verbal communication, and written English skills.
- Preferred: Professional Engineer designation, embedded systems experience, and experience with Java, C#, Python, and Assembly.
- Preferred: Experience with modelling and simulation, Windows, Linux, Unix, Angular, TypeScript, WebSockets, Java-based backend development, gmake, MSBuild, control theory, graph theory, and CENELEC railway standards.
- Preferred: Experience in Automatic Train Protection and Automatic Train Operation environments.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision plans with 100% of premiums company-paid for eligible full-time employees and dependents.
- Retirement savings plan with company match.
- Company-paid holidays and 3 weeks of vacation.
- Company-provided life, accident, and long-term disability insurance.
- Worklife programs including flextime and development and training opportunities.
- Full-time, non-remote position in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. builds industrial, energy, rail, and digital systems for governments and enterprises, combining operational technology with IT, cloud, and data infrastructure services. Its portfolio spans power grids, factory automation, data centers, rail systems, and consulting delivered through units such as Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi Rail, and Hitachi Energy. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Tokyo, it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and operates globally across critical infrastructure markets.