Principal Engineer

at  Elanco

SOLUTION OPS ENGINEER JOB DESCRIPTION

Role Title: Principal Engineer – Software Engineering
Location: UK, Hook (Hybrid type of work)
Team: Software Engineering and Platforms
Supervisor: Software Engineering Director
Career Progression: Engineering, Architecture, Analyst

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Historically, the role of IT has been to provide a reliable ecosystem to run the business, drive efficiencies and reduce costs. These areas remain integral, however, driven by the quickening pace of innovation, IT must evolve, proactively partnering with the business to enable new digital business models that power new types of customer engagement.
At Elanco, our engineer roles bring adaptive set of skills covering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Commercial-of-the-Shelf (CotS) and/or Custom Developed applications. The role is part of our software engineering team established to deliver Engineering expertise to business facing products and services. As an Engineer you will be deployed into a multi-disciplined product team applying your software engineering talent to Elanco’s biggest opportunities.
To be successful in an engineering role in Elanco requires a highly motivated individual, with an innovative mindset and a willingness to drive tangible outcomes. The individual must be able to articulate complex technical topics and collaborate with the internal engineering organisation to improve engineering across the enterprise.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in some of the following areas essential.
• 8 years of technical leadership experience.
• 10-15 years of engineering experience.
• 5-10 years of experience working with modern application architecture methodologies (Service Orientated Architecture, API-Centric Design, Twelve-Factor App, FAIR, etc.).
• 5 + years of experience working with Cloud Native design patterns, with a preference towards Microsoft Azure / Google Cloud.
• 5 + years of experience designing and delivering digital solutions following a product-mindset and a variety of delivery methodologies (e.g. Agile, CCPM, etc.).
• 5 + years of experience working within a “DevSecOps” culture, including modern software development practices, covering Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), etc.
• Experience with software deployment capabilities including Kubernetes.
• Proven track record of “hands-on” software engineering (e.g. Programming, Scripting, Markup Languages), with a preference towards web technologies (e.g. TypeScript, JavaScript, Node, Next.js/React etc.).
• Experience supporting digital platforms, including Integrations, Release Management, Regression Testing, Integrations, Data Obfuscation, etc.
• Experience scaling an “API-Ecosystem”, designing, and implementing “API-First” integration patterns.
• Experience working with authentication and authorisation protocols/patterns.
• Experience defining and implementing large-scale, transformative digital solutions.
• Demonstrated influence and communication skills across all levels of IT and third parties.
• Experience working in complex, diverse landscapes (business, technology, regulatory, partners, providers, geographies, etc.).
• Strong organizational and communications skills with multiple examples of being able to convey complex technical topics, that resulted in a definitive direction.
  Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology.
  Other Information: Occasional travel may be required.
  Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected statu

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