Head of Software Engineering
at Centrica
Windsor SL4, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 02 Jun, 2024 | Not Specified | 02 Mar, 2024 | N/A | Ethnicity,Veterans,Perspectives,It | No | No |
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Description:
We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.
Your work here isn’t job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.
An opportunity to play your part - As a pivotal member of the team, you will oversee the comprehensive delivery of complex products or platforms, comprising various services.
Your primary collaboration will be with a product counterpart to craft and execute strategic roadmaps and platform strategies. Managing a compact yet proficient team of engineering managers and seasoned software engineers, you will form the core leadership group.
Embedded within the Product Engineering and Data Services leadership team, you will actively contribute to shaping the engineering direction, emphasizing aspects like personnel and procedural enhancements, engineering ecosystem development, and platform architecture strategies. Beyond routine tasks, you will also have avenues for:
In essence, this role offers a dynamic opportunity to lead the end-to-end delivery of intricate products or platforms while actively contributing to the overarching engineering strategy and fostering innovation within a collaborative environment.
THE DAY TO DAY
- Design, develop, and implement new features and enhancements aligning with business requirements.
- Lead the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring smooth transitions from design to deployment and operations.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to software engineering managers and teams, participating in design reviews and offering feedback on design quality.
- Proactively enhance deployment, monitoring, alerting, and incident handling practices within the platform.
- Manage stakeholders, coordinating communications and ensuring alignment with project plans.
- Monitor and improve engineering excellence metrics, consistently seeking opportunities for enhancement.
- Coach and nurture engineering talent within the platform, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer-centricity.
- Utilize cost management expertise to support business strategies and evaluate project success.
- Champion customer needs and pain points, striving to solve them effectively through platform innovations and solutions.
AT CENTRICA WE EMBRACE DIVERSITY AND ACTIVELY SEEK TO ATTRACT INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES. TO BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, WE NEED THE BEST TEAM – A TEAM WITH A DIVERSE MIX OF PEOPLE AND SKILLS, WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME AND ABLE TO SUCCEED. WE ARE DEDICATED IN HELPING TO CLOSE THE DIVERSITY GAP AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE FEMALES, PEOPLE OF COLOUR AND LGBTQ+ EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS THOSE FROM A VARIETY OF CULTURES AND ETHNICITY TO VETERANS AND THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED. SUPPORTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS A BIG PART OF WHO WE ARE, WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO FIT INTO OUR CULTURE BUT TO ADD TO IT!
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE by hitting the ‘Apply’ button.
Applications will ONLY be accepted via the ‘Apply’ button.
This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required
Responsibilities:
Please refer the Job description for details
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Computer Software/Engineering
IT Software - Application Programming / Maintenance
Software Engineering
Graduate
Proficient
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Windsor SL4, United Kingdom