Senior Software Engineer

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Senior Software Engineer

POSITION PURPOSE:

The position holder leads development on one or a small number of related product teams. Individuals in this role will:

• Network and communicate with senior stakeholders across enterprises and seek opportunities for improvement
• Be proficient in a wide range of technical systems
• Be involved in identifying appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written
• Carry out horizon scanning across the industry, identifying emerging trends and their potential impact and opportunity
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring of the team
• Promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice
• Take a leading role in the overall direction of business and digital capabilities
• Identify priorities for change to enable delivery at increasing pace
• Lead and influence the delivery of cross-cutting capabilities that enable change
  
  

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Enterprise Thinking

• Assess how trends in society and industry practices might impact the organization
• Work with people outside of the organization to inform policies, strategies, and standards
• Anticipate changes to policy and build resilience through architectural work
• Coach others in identifying important trends
  
  

Architecture Communication

• Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels and across organizations using architecture communication techniques
• Mediate between people in difficult architectural discussions
• Gain support from business and technical stakeholders for architectural initiatives with high levels of risk, impact, and complexity
• Coach and support others in architecture communication
  
  

Community Collaboration

• Work collaboratively in a group, actively networking with others
• Adapt feedback to ensure it's effective and sustainable
• Identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them
• Identify issues through team facilitation and coach brainstorming to develop contingencies
  
  

Architectural Design

• Design and architecture that defines the technology, people, process, and other elements needed to achieve organizational objectives
• Work with others across the organization to ensure best practice designs are used to achieve the organization's objectives
  
  

Architectural Decision Making

• Make and guide architectural design decisions characterized by medium risk and complexity
• Identify and address architectural risks that affect multiple teams or domains
• Use architectural guidance and assurance to make design decisions and manage technical risks at the appropriate level
• Contribute to the development of architectural guidance and assurance
  
  

Programming and Build

• Advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance
• Maintain technical responsibility for all the stages and iterations of a software development project
• Provide technical advice to stakeholders and set the team-based standards for programming tools and techniques
  
  

Systems Integration

• Define the integration build
• Co-ordinate build activities across systems
• Understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities
  
  

Information Security

• Maintain a strong understanding of information security
• Design solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered with mitigation of security threats as a core feature.
  
  

WHO YOU ARE:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 12+ years experience in IT, with a focus on systems architecture, software development and IT process
• 7+ years experience in a senior IT role, preferably as an Enterprise Architect or similar leadership position
• Proficiency in IT infrastructure, including cloud computing, networking, databases, and application development
• Expert knowledge of integration patterns and practices
• Expert understanding of software development lifecycle and software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum)
• Strong proficiency in software design and architecture
• Extensive experience with version control systems like Git
• Strong knowledge of software development tools and practices, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)
• Extensive experience with microservices architecture and RESTful API design
• Extensive experience with automated testing frameworks and tools
• In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Ability to translate technical language to non-technical stakeholders
  
  

Preferred

• Extensive experience with containerization and orchestrations tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Expertise in a specific area such as machine learning, cybersecurity, or mobile development
• Deep understanding of DevOps practices and tools
• Proven ability to lead and mentor junior developers
• Strong understanding of software security principles and best practices
  
  

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YOUR APPLICATION

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Location: India : Maharashtra : Thane

Division: Enabling Functions

Reference Code: 867455

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