Specialist: Software Engineer at Vodafone Global Enterprise

About the Job

Role purpose

• The Software Engineer is responsible for creating prototypes, designing and building modules and solutions in iterative agile cycles, develop, maintain, and optimize the business outcome.
• This role is responsible for estimating user and technical stories, designing and developing code, writing and executing unit and integration tests, and supporting testing of deliverables against user and technical story acceptance tests.
•  The incumbent is responsible for collaborating with architects and other developers to produce “just enough” design, and ensuring that enough technical documentation and training is provided for reference and operational support.
• This role is responsible for providing software-related third level support. Experience with machine learning models and Python scripts will be beneficial.

Your responsibilities will include

• Estimate user and technical stories to help inform and prioritize backlog
• Design modules according to user stories, UX designs, and technical stories
• Develop solutions according to module designs and deploy using delivery pipeline
• Develop and execute unit and integration tests; support testing against user and technical story acceptance tests
• Suggest improvements to user stories and UX
• Manage technical debt as part of daily activities
• Maintain coding standards
• Mac

The ideal candidate for this role will have
Technical / Professional Qualifications:

• Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field
• 3 -5 years relevant experience of which a minimum of three years is in programming and/or systems analysis applying agile frameworks
• Experience working with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, LSD, and FDD
• Expertise in multiple programming and markup languages, such as JavaScript, Java, SQL, JSON, YAML, and Python.
• Good knowledge of software architecture principles
• Experience with RPA processes
• Experience working in cloud-native environments
• Professional experience and knowledge of the Telecommunications industry beneficial

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Agile and lean programming and development of software systems in dynamic environments
• Backlog item estimation
• Unit, integration, smoke and static code analysis testing
• Expertise in multiple programming and markup languages, such as Java, SQL, JSON, YAML, and Python.
• Understanding paradigms such as object-oriented-, even-driven-, procedural-, functional-, and declarative programming
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies and tools
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to learn new methods and processes
• Strong time-management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple balls, and comfortable working under pressure