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Lead Software Development Engineer
DevOps

Lead Software Development Engineer

Poznań
Type of work
Undetermined
Experience
Senior
Employment Type
Permanent
Operating mode
Office

Tech stack

    Python

    advanced

    SQL Server

    advanced

    Azure

    advanced

Job description

Online interview
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Lead Software Development Engineer.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate Technical and people Leadership, Innovation, Strategy, and be accountable for the technical thought leadership, solution design, implementation & continuous improvement of R&D Tech Safety systems.  
This is a hands-on position where you will be empowered to be creative, innovative and bold in designing solutions that translate into direct impact on the business and on patients. 
The role holder will have depth and breadth across key competencies e.g. Software Development, Testing, DevOps, Data Architecture, Data Analytics, Life-cycle Management, etc. and the ability to successfully collaborate with experts from other subject domains.  
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate core engineer knowledge/experience of industry technologies, practices and frameworks such as Test Automation tools, Development tools, Cloud-based platforms, Containerization and Data Exchange / Data Streaming Technologies.  
This role will lead Agile teams in alignment with Agile and DevOps principles, partnering with Architecture Director, Product Director, Product Owners and others across R&D and Tech to deliver maximum value to our customers. 

Key responsibilities:

This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career.  These responsibilities may include the following:
  • Provide leadership, technical thought leadership, direction and GSK expertise to product teams composed of GSK FTEs, strategic partners and software vendors. Partner with other Technical Groups to understand and design potential data interfaces.
  • Support Product Owners to lead product teams to deliver value continuously, fostering and maintaining close links with customers and related Solution groups.
  • Contribute to release planning and Product road-maps, partnering with Product Owners and Product Director.
  • Proactively develop and deliver continuous improvement/simplification of Product portfolio to enhance user productivity, increase system reliability and reduce the total cost of ownership
  • Proactively engage in experimentation and innovation to drive relentless improvement e.g. to UX/DQ/DI and reducing technical debt/risk.
  • Author and maintain relevant technical documentation in support of the life-cycle plan for audits/reviews.

Why you?


Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for engineers with these required skills to achieve our goal:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in software development (2 years in Python), architecture design (e.g. SOA) & technology platforms/frameworks 
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in data engineering (DataFactory/Talend, Databricks, SQL Server DB, Power BI/Tableau, familiarity with APIs and Cognitive Services available on the Azure platform, particularly those for data enrichment).
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in Cloud technologies (Azure preferred).
  • Familiarity with Apache Spark & PySpark
  • Demonstrated experience with Agile, DevOps & Automation (test, build, deploy, CI/CD, etc.)
  • Computer Science or related bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following skills and experience, it would be a plus:

  • Experience in agile development and DevOps & ITIL, relevant technology platforms [e.g. Kubernetes] and frameworks [e.g. Docker] including cloud technologies & data structures (i.e. information management), data models or relational database design
  • Experience of Pharmaceuticals processes and systems, particularly those supporting Pharmacovigilance
  • Experience with dashboards, Data Visualization or Business Intelligence tools
  • Experience working with streaming data analytics
  • Experience leading global development teams
  • Experience implementing 3rd party solutions (cloud and on-prem)
  • Experience with security strategies and best practices, data integration mechanisms, architectural design tools, delivering and integrating COTS applications, areas of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Application Integration, Business Process Management and Data Quality.

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.
These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.

Benefits:
  • Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
  • Contract of employment
  • Company Car or Car Allowance
  • Long term incentives
  • Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)
  • Life insurance and pension plan
  • Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible
  • Sports cards (Multisport)
  • Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure
  • Personalized learning approach (mentoring, online training’ platforms: Pluralsight, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external training)
  • Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions, short Fridays option, health & well-being activities)
  • Encouraging community and integration events
  • Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday
  • Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers
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