Software Engineering Specialist

Job Description Summary
Responsible for designing, building, delivering and maintaining software applications & services. Working in the areas of machine, cloud, platform and/or application. Responsible for software lifecycle including activities such as requirement analysis, documentation/procedures and implementation. tex

Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
* Have awareness of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques.
* Ability to write code that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project.
* Understand performance parameters and can assess application performance.
* Understand core data structures and algorithms and has the ability to implement them using language of choice.
* Write code that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

Education Qualification
Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent with basic experience.

Desired Characteristics
Technical Expertise :
* Comfortable in building features such as web services and Queries on existing tables.
* Aware of methods and practices such as Lean/Agile/XP, etc.
* Prior work experience in an agile environment, or introductory training on Lean/Agile.
* Aware of and able to apply continuous integration (CI).
* General understanding of the impacts of technology choice to the software development life cycle.
* Hands on knowledge in OS (Ubuntu & SLES).
* Working knowledge on Kubernetes, Virtualization, Containerization.
* Knowledge on On-Prem, Cloud and Edge deployment models and architecture.

Business Acumen :
* Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks.
* Understands the technology landscape, up to date on current technology trends and new technology, brings new ideas to the team.
* Displays understanding of the project's value proposition for the customer. Shows commitment to deliver the best value proposition for the targeted customer.
* Learns organization vision statement and decision making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision

Personal/Leadership Attributes :
* Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence.
* Learns organization vision statement and decision making framework.
* Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision.
* Completes assigned tasks on time and with high quality.
* Takes independent responsibility for assigned deliverables.
* Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks.
* Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions.
* Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present.
* Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas.
* Takes the initiative to experiment with new software frameworks
* Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed.
* When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources