Posted by: "ResumesC" resumes@cablelabs.com resumecl
Date: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:34 pm ((PDT))
CableLabs is a cutting-edge technology company serving the global cable television industry. Engineers, entrepreneurs, developers and strategists work at our world-class laboratory located in Louisville, Colorado to help shape technologies that are driving the data, voice and video communications standards of the future. We are well-known for our many achievements in advanced network design, broadband, Voice over Internet Protocol and next generation digital video, because of the high caliber of our culture of determining and establishing the new technology trends that impact consumers throughout the world.
CableLabs is currently looking for a Principal Architect to join our team at our Louisville, Colorado facility.
SUMMARY
The Principal Architect, Office of the CTO is responsible for developing CableLabs' expertise in the area of advanced services, including interactive and advertising applications, available to the cable industry. Responsibilities include conceptual development, project planning, implementation, and analysis and dissemination of results from research and development within this technical arena. Principal responsibilities include providing technical and strategic project direction for multiple teams of experts at CableLabs.
FUNCTIONS
• Develop and implement an overall work plan for areas of responsibility. Identify and support the development of new technologies for member companies in the areas of Software and Systems Architecture, Web 2.0, Web Services, P2P Technologies, IP Video, Content Metadata, VoIP, and other broadband applications.
• Provide leadership, governance and technical insight toward the ongoing evolution of the CableLabs Metadata specifications. Specifically managing project teams and meetings, facilitating consensus while ensuring quality, developing and managing project timelines and deliverables, ensuring proper visibility and fostering support within MSO, vendor and content provider communities.
• Provide leadership, governance and technical insight toward the ongoing evolution of interoperable interactive applications for cable services. Building upon the framework provided by ETV and
• Provide technical support to CableLabs Advanced Advertising project. Responsibilities include technical requirements development, service interface design, specification and implementation. Additional specification SME support to both MSO and vendor community.
• Provide technical leadership and support of internal and external initiatives to identify and develop innovation for the benefit of member companies.
• Identify new competitive threats and emerging technologies impacting the cable industry. Prepare strategic and competitive assessments of these technologies for presentation to senior industry executives as well as the rest of the industry.
• Communicate to member companies and the industry-at-large, the progress and outcomes of research and projects. Write reports and articles for peer-review journals and trade publications; make presentations at conferences, industry forums and academic workshops, relevant standards bodies or consortia, or otherwise communicate findings by other means as appropriate.
• Support the Chief Technology Officer in his efforts to engage the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Steering Committee in long range planning and technology direction.
• Research new technologies applicable to cable operators' business and product needs. Stay abreast of technology developments in related areas.
QUALIFICATIONS
BS or MS degree in electrical engineering or computer science is evidence of the technical expertise required in this position.
Experience in creating and leading technical organizations in the development of specifications, software, or systems integration and test. Proven experience participating and leading cross organizational technical teams. Teams may have been different groups within a large organization, or between companies.
Extensive knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas is required:
• Internet and Web technologies, including Web Services
• Digital video compression, transport and workflow
• Settops and data networking.
• Entertainment or consumer facing interactive applications.
• Digital advertising; on the Internet or other electronic platform, including cable broadcast.
Experience in design and implementation of telecommunications services highly desirable.
Exposure to industry standards activities highly desirable.
Working knowledge of cable systems architecture, operations and procedures is desirable.
Excellent management, interpersonal communications and business planning skills is required. High emphasis will be placed on written communication skills..
Willingness to travel frequently.
Industry knowledge of existing Metadata formats and standards including IMDB, AMG, Tribune, Rovi, MPEG-7, TVAnytime, and Adobe XMP.
Detailed working knowledge web services technologies, architectures and best practices including SOAP, RESTful, XML, XML Schema, RelexNG, Schematron, XSLT, WSDL, WS-*, OASIS, and WS-I. Additional development experience with JAXB and JAX-WS is a plus.
Experience managing and developing software systems, tools and test harnesses. Particularly Reference Implementations and Software Development Kits.
Come be a part of an organization that is dedicated to identifying and delivering new and innovative video and broadband technologies over cable networks.
Please send your resume, summary of related experience, and salary requirements to resumes@cablelabs.com. Please reference Principal Architect, Office of the CTO when applying.
CableLabs offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits and rewards. For more information on this position and CableLabs in general, please visit our website at www.cablelabs.com. EOE.
