Senior Software Engineer

Jackson Hogg are delighted to be working with Tracerco as part of our Talent Partnership programme. 
 

Job purpose

Day to day responsibility for, or provides support on, projects that generate new solutions, products, processes that have commercial value to Tracerco. The senior software engineer (technical) is technically competent and credible internally and externally, responsible for completing own projects &/or contributing to other broader projects. The role will contribute to the improvement of the team &/or new technology developments and methods at Tracerco. The role will be accountable for technical decisions made within a particular field.
 

Principal accountabilities

• Work with internal and external customers understanding customer and business requirements and translate requirements into workable solutions.
• Expected to have a high level of technical skill, provide technical leadership and consultancy to both internal and external development teams and stakeholders.
• Accountable for technical decisions across projects within a particular field, ensuring effective communication with Scrum Teams to enable optimum execution projects.
• Support the technology roadmaps for the Software team
• Maintain, enhance and upgrade existing systems within area of expertise.
• Ensure that all deliverables are tested appropriately in line with Johnson Matthey and Tracerco standards.
• Ensure that documentation is maintained and kept up-to-date in line with Johnson Matthey and Tracerco standards and policies.
• Highlights opportunities for improvements in relevant systems, applications, databases or processes within assigned area(s). May oversee the day-to-day activities of others.
• Promote and practise agile methodologies
• Contribute to the software talent acquisition process, through direct recruitment (interviews) and creating relationships with industry in the area
• To carry out the accountabilities of Software Engineer, namely:

• To design, develop and support application software
• Extracting requirements from customers
• Presenting and explaining solutions to customers and end users

• To carry out any other duties which are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed

 

Scope

• Senior Software Engineer role will be centred around contributing and supporting the technical excellence of the team. They will be expected to mentor and technically guide less experienced staff members, however line management will not be their primary role
• Day to day responsibility for, or provides support on, projects that generate new products, processes and understanding of commercial value. Contributes to the improvement of the team or processes within JM.
• Will be expected to have good communication skills to create and foster working relationships with team members and stakeholders, with the following:
• Colleagues
• Product managers, senior business stakeholders and customers – the role has strong focus on user experience and will be expected to champion this throughout delivery
• Digital Solutions Manager, coordinating expectations, delivery, and objectives
• Other Software Engineers, working with managerial roles to understand resource constraints and technical skills and gaps
• Coordination and respect for autonomous Scrum team
• Major decisions being made by this role:
• Specific technical decisions in projects when the team are undecided
• Supporting higher level architectural decisions or enterprise level objectives
• Intervening when project decisions contravene good coding standards, particularly relating to security
• Champion the technical excellence and improvement of the team and the digital portfolio, disseminating knowledge gained through training and conferences through to the software team.

Person specification

This describes what is required to do the job, it may not describe the current job holder but should describe the typical attributes or traits needed for success in the position.
 

Qualifications/ knowledge/ experience (Technical/ professional knowledge and skills competency)
Skill	Discipline
C# / .NET	All	Essential
Degree in computer science related course or equivalent experience	All	Essential
5+ years’ Experience working throughout a software project lifecycle	All	Essential
Ability to learn and adapt	All	Essential
Experience using Microsoft Azure	All	Desirable
Good knowledge of design patterns and testing frameworks	All	Desirable
Experience in Angular	Web	Desirable
Experience with WPF	Engineering	Desirable
Knowledge of PC interfacing and industrial communication protocols	Engineering	Desirable

 

Personal skills and key competencies (including JM behavioural competencies)
Integrity	Essential
Ability to learn & adapt	Essential
Problem solving	Essential
Creative thinking	Essential
Teamworking	Essential
Technical specialism (see skills)	Desirable (learn through development)
Communication	Desirable

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