Lead Software Engineer, iSeries

Join us as a Lead Software Engineer, iSeries

• This is an opportunity for a driven Lead Software Engineer to join us and lead the technical delivery of a software engineering team
• You’ll be responsible for leading solution design options and explaining the pros and cons to key stakeholders for appropriate decision making
• Hone your existing technical skills and advance your career in this innovative and challenging role

What you'll do

In this role, you’ll lead a team of developers and set the technical direction of the deliveries, applying the principles and methodologies of software engineering to the technical design, development, testing, and maintenance of applications and services.

We’ll look to you to take responsibility for the work quality of the software engineering team, making sure that it meets the technical standards for all services output, as well as implementing a culture of concise and comprehensive technical documentation as a continuous process.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Monitoring the technical progress against plans, while safeguarding functionality, scalability and performance and providing updates to stakeholders
• Supporting and mentoring the team in the understanding of relevant software languages and technical domains
• Driving the adoption of software engineering principles, processes and best practices
• Liaising with engineers, architects, business analysts and other key stakeholders to understand the objectives, requirements and options
• Designing and developing high-volume, high-performance and high-availability applications using proven frameworks and technologies

The skills you'll need

To be successful in this role, you’ll need a background in software engineering, software design or database design, architecture and integration of various protocols like FTP, MQ and Connect Direct, as well as experience in providing technical leadership and accountability for a software engineering team.

We’ll also look to you to have experience of test-driven development and the use of automated test frameworks, mocking, stubbing and unit testing tools, along with knowledge of the key phases of the software delivery lifecycle and established software development methodologies.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• Knowledge and experience in iSeries or AS400 language, as well as RPGLE, Free Format RPGLE, SQL, Imbedded SQL & stored procedures
• Knowledge or experience of IBM Power 10 infrastructure hosting v7r5 operating system
• Knowledge or experience of DB2 database structures
• Knowledge or experience of Full system end to end design or project life cycle activities
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Knowledge or experience of Agile methodologies