Software Engineering Leader

A Software Engineering Leader is accountable for the process of delivering software at IFS relating development investments to the overall Research & Development (R&D) Product Strategy, as per the 7-Stages Development Process.

The ability to articulate the What and Why to their teams based on their close working relationships with both Product and Program Managers is key to the success of the person in this role. As well as working with the DQA to ensure quality is constantly reviewed and is a key part of the planning and execution stages of development.

The role is focused on establishing and seeking to identify continuous improvements and consistent development processes in line with the wider industry to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality, secure, and performant software. These processes include but are not limited to automated testing at multiple levels, code reviews, security reviews, and the evolution of the architecture. In addition, they ensure collaboration, as appropriate, with the User Experience team to deliver great user experiences.

A Software Engineering Leader should also foster good proactive relationships with stakeholders across IFS, including but not limited to colleagues in support. You will look to minimise the amount of R&D time spent supporting the product and minimise escalations by delivering high-quality, well documented software with a “right first time” approach and attitude.

A Software Engineering Leader coaches and builds the team and is accountable for the team and to the team.

Requirements

To be successful you will likely have:

• Tertiary education or equivalent professional qualifications, in a field relevant for the technical and/or functional area
• Strong software engineering background
• Knowledge of agile development methodology
• Expertise in managing and developing globally distributed teams
• Skills in prioritizing and taking decisions.
• Comfort presenting to all levels of stakeholders
• A good understanding of one or more of our target industries and domain product / technology offerings as well as the business application processes for our target customers.
• Previously worked within a relevant industry or market
• Comfort interaction with customers and partners