Principal Consulting Software Engineer

Currently seeking a Principal Consulting Software Engineer with experience in Software Architectures and Software Design. In this role, the individual will provide SW engineering technical leadership and act as a technical authority for the company of instrument software products.

This role will be the lead authority on engineering practices and processes covering, but not limited to, code management; programming process and practice; design practice; maintaining documentation standards; application of testing tools and techniques.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as software technical authority for the LC Instrument Product Family.
• Through exceptional leadership of software engineering drive product delivery ensuring world class engineering practice is defined and deployed.
• Act as a mentor to other team members on good engineering practice across all levels of technical expertise.
• Demonstrate significant judgement in technical matters and support others to implement long-term solutions to highly complex problems.
• Ability to solve challenges of a highly complex critical problems in real time
• Collaborate with IT and Quality to ensure tools and process are aligned to support product delivery.
• Identify opportunities for improved productivity across multiple teams.
• Work in collaboration with the Chief Architect so the architectural vision can be executed
• Ensure system level engineering deliverables are managed in alignment with plans
• Represent the Software Development engineering team in systems engineering discussions
• Ensure software verification strategy is aligned with product delivery leading the test strategists
• Ensure Systems evaluation needs are met for the releases by coordinating with the systems Evaluation Team
• Solution Selection – ability to drive to the selection of engineering solutions which best match the needs of the overall system.
• Seek out and provide guidance on new practices and technologies that may result in competitive advantage or improved ways of working.
• Work with engineering managers so that engineering practice, delivery objectives and targets are understood across the engineering team.
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on skills gaps and needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technically related discipline.
• At least 15 years proven development experience in software engineering, including at least 8 years in a software architectural leadership role.
• Experienced leader; authoritative and credible at senior levels.
• Deep understanding of agile project management methodologies.
• Experience with object oriented production code in commonly used languages (such as Java, C , C#, Python).
• Experience delivering large, multi-year projects on time.
• Deep understanding of software engineering best practices.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Extensive technical expertise in multiple areas of software engineering, including Linux, real time operating systems, services oriented architectures.
• Ability to solve complex problems in a creative manner.
• Ability to work under own guidance.
• Commercial awareness to understand the need to balance capability, cost and timescales.
• Strong business judgment and record of making the right decisions.
• Proven ability to influence and motivate others.
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers.
• Experience simplifying both processes and technical implementations.
• Expects and requires innovation of her/his team.