Software Engineering, Consultant

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About the Role

Person in role is responsible and accountable for software engineering, modernization and operational excellence across a portfolio of technology solutions. Collaborates with technology teams, third-party vendors, Group and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable and sustainable solutions while driving continuous improvements in engineering practices, application stability and delivery effectiveness.

Roles and Responsibilities:

30-50% - Application Management

• Own end-to-end technical accountability for applications under assigned portfolio.

• Manage application roadmap, technical debt and lifecycle activities.

• Ensure compliance with architecture, security, audit and SDLC requirements.

• Lead root cause analysis and drive preventive actions for recurring issues.

• Drive continuous improvements in application stability, security, maintainability, operational efficiency and scalability.

30-50% - Application Development

• Lead technical design and solution reviews for all enhancements.

• Promote engineering practices including code review, automated testing, CI/CD and AI-Assisted Engineering.

• Ensure solutions meet performance, security and supportability requirements.

• Drive automation and engineering improvements to improve delivery quality and productivity.

10% - Portfolio & Product Support

• Act as SME to provide technical consultation, effort estimation and solution recommendations.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects and stakeholders on solution design and delivery planning.

• Identify technical risks, dependencies and mitigation plans.

• Support modernization, automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Provide technical guidance during incidents, problem resolution and major changes.

• Manage vendor technical deliverables, quality, risks and SLA compliance for assigned applications.

10% - People Development & Mgmt

• Coach and mentor team members on technical and professional development.

• Promote engineering standards, best practices and knowledge sharing.

• Guide engineers and vendors to deliver quality solutions.

• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a technical lead role.

• Strong experience in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, .NET, Angular, RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, relational databases and enterprise application integration.

• Experience with Azure cloud services, Azure solution architecture, cloud-native application architecture and integration patterns.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Azure DevOps and Git branching strategies.

• Experience with DevSecOps practices, automated testing and release automation.

• Strong understanding of application architecture, system integration, performance tuning and security best practices.

• Experience managing enterprise applications across the full software development lifecycle.

• Experience in application modernization, technical debt management and cloud migration initiatives.

• Experience working with vendors and cross-functional technology teams.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.

• Experience managing multiple enterprise applications and vendors is preferred.