• Job Description

  Req#: 128190

  Overview / Responsibilities

  Wood is currently recruiting for a GoTechnology Development Lead with extensive experience in software industry.

  • Lead Software Developer manages the Development Support team and acts as a highly specialised expert in the support and delivery of the GoTechnology software application.
  • They supervise and direct a team of developers and other resources to ensure quick resolution of issues raised by external and internal sources.
  • This broad role involves being the focal point for product and domain knowledge and acts as a lynchpin between the business and the development teams to assist consistency of delivery.
  • While their primary role involves management of the Development Support team, a key responsibility is to maintain a close working relationship with their corresponding Lead Developer and assist where necessary in the enhancement and delivery of the GoTechnology application.
  • Works with the GoTechnology Support Team to resolve complex technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation
  • Supervises and directs people and other resources to achieve specific business outcomes to ensure a resolution time within set KPIs while removing obstacles that limit their delivery.
  • Assists the Lead Developer and directs their team where necessary to assist during sprints to ensure the delivery of the full scope of the sprints is on schedule.
  • Provide technical guidance on behalf of Wood Commissioning and act as a representative during discussions around delivery and scope.
  • Governs and contributes to core principles, practices, architectural and security by design principles and standards
  • Leads by example by writing well designed, high-quality, well-tested and clean code following SOLID principles
  • Resolves complex technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation
  • As a subject matter expert on the team, maintains an understanding of current technology, product and domain knowledge, database management, programming practices, and future trends through ongoing self-learning
  • Designs and monitors quality of source code, configurations, tooling, automated tests and monitors, diagnoses, and corrects performance and security issues
  • Conducts code reviews and advocates for technical excellence while being open to change when needed

  Skills / Qualifications

  • Degree level education in relevant subject such as Computer Science or Software Engineering
  • Typically 5 – 10 years related experience
  • Substantial general work experience together with comprehensive job related experience in own area of expertise to fully competent
  • Expert-level knowledge of two or more languages
  • Proven working experience of leading software development teams using Agile, Continuous Integration and Delivery practices
  • Proven ability to provide leadership, mentoring and leading others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
  • Commercial working experience of design and development of full-stack medium/large web applications with hands-on experience with front-end, middle-tier and ORM frameworks
  • Secure coding practice in line with industry best practice such as OWASP
  • Expert in design patterns and Object-Oriented programming
  • Strong Analytical and Problem-solving skills
  • Expert in writing unit and integration tests using a mocking framework
  • Proven track record of leading full life-cycle development, including requirement gathering and analysis, design, implementation, deployment, testing and maintenance
  • Extensive experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery platforms and tools
  • geographically dispersed team
  • Disciplined, organised, self-motivated and focused on the delivery of results
  • Positive attitude with excellent verbal & written communication and collaboration skills
  • Strong Analytical and Problem-solving skills

  Company Overview

  Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

  Diversity Statement

  We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

• About the company

  John Wood Group plc, commonly known as Wood, is a multinational energy services company with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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