Senior Integration Software Engineer

1. Role Context

• The requirement is for the Simulation & Modelling team, which supports process engineers.
• The team owns a simulation solution that:
• Receives real-time/time-series data from plants.
• Uses an industrial simulation/calculation engine.
• Compares calculated/simulated data against real-time plant data.
• Since process engineers rely on these calculations for plant-related decisions, the application is considered business-critical with very limited room for errors.
• The new hire is expected to be a senior and technically strong software engineer, capable of independently understanding complex systems, troubleshooting issues in depth and eventually taking a broader leadership role within the development team.
• The immediate requirement is for one FTE position.

2. Key Technical Requirements

The following skills were identified as critical:

• C# / .NET Core
• Strong hands-on experience with .NET Core and current .NET technologies.
• Strong backend development capability.
• Microsoft Azure High Priority
• Azure is one of the most important requirements along with .NET.
• Candidates should demonstrate actual hands-on experience with specific Azure services rather than merely mentioning “Azure” in the CV.
• Relevant Azure services include:
• Azure App Service
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Functions
• Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure Kubernetes Service
• Azure Container Registry
• Azure App Registration
• Azure Application Ownership
• Developers are expected to manage applications across the complete lifecycle.
• Candidate should understand:
• Provisioning
• Configuration
• Application registration
• Deployment
• Ongoing application management
• CI/CD / DevOps
• Candidate should understand CI/CD pipelines beyond merely executing or monitoring existing pipelines.
• Should be capable of creating pipelines from scratch, particularly when owning a new application/component.
• Cosmos DB / NoSQL
• Hands-on experience is required.
• Candidate should understand:
• Query optimisation
• Database design/components
• Addition of new database components
• General NoSQL concepts
• Angular
• Angular exposure is required, but it is not the primary selection criterion.
• A strong backend engineer with workable Angular knowledge can be considered.

3. Skill Priority

The agreed priority is broadly:

1. Azure
2. C# / .NET Core
3. Backend development
4. CI/CD / DevOps
5. Cosmos DB / NoSQL
6. Angular

The role should therefore be treated primarily as a strong backend + Azure engineering position with full-stack exposure, rather than as a frontend-heavy role.

4. Experience Requirement - 7–10 years

5. Candidate Profile / Behavioural Expectations

Apart from technical skills, the candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to quickly understand complex applications and go into technical depth.
• Strong coding/programming capability.
• Ability to gain the trust of the existing team.
• Stability and likelihood of remaining with the team for a reasonable period.
• Potential to eventually lead other developers.
• Ability to independently own components/applications rather than depend heavily on other teams.