Senior Developer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our NWY Buildings Group as part of the team delivering our UKIMEA Digital and Automation programme.

The role will support the development, maintenance and support of project and client facing tools and services for our UK Building Engineering sector. These tools will create use case wrappers for our developing global project data and design automation platforms.

You will be working in a small, geographically dispersed, agile development team with colleagues of various digital skills, including UX design, frontend & backend development and software architecture. You will be integrated into the Buildings business and will report to the Buildings UK digital team leaders. You will also be expected to work closely with our software development leadership across the business to drive consistency in development practice, knowledge sharing mentoring and staff development.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Responsible for designing, developing and supporting high quality software as part of an agile team.

• You will be accountable for significant and complex software development activities. This will require you to be responsible for predicting and planning your work and coordinating efforts with other team members.

• You will take a longer term strategic view of the business and contribute to Arup’s digital development plan.

• You will be responsible for the performance and development of others. This would require you to provide guidance, mentoring, training, motivation and direction to staff, some of which have developed through a hybrid route of building engineering and digital development.

Competencies

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

• Has extensive knowledge of specialist areas and keeps up to date with current industry information and own knowledge and skills;

• Contributes to the development of others through sharing expertise, demonstrates design/supervisory experience;

• Has achieved a professional qualification or has significant commercial experience in relevant area of expertise.

Planning & Organising

• Liaises with other relevant stakeholders in order to plan, organise and deliver development tasks

• Realistic about own and others’ capabilities, ensuring others have adequate resources/training to carry out required tasks;

• Able to see the ‘big picture’ and make changes in order to meet strategic needs.

Thinking & Decision Making

• Forecasts possibilities by weighing up information in order to predict and plan likely developments;

• Uses diverse information and provides innovative solutions to complex problems;

Communication

• Clearly and concisely explains complex concepts to ensure others understanding;

• Adapts communication style to suit the audience;

• Clearly and concisely identifies key issues, without avoiding the difficult issues.

Team Working & Leadership

• Supports, trains and shares expertise with junior staff;

• Is seen as accessible and approachable to others looking for help or information;

• Is clear with directions, involving all team members and support staff.

Skills and Experience

Required experience and skills

• NodeJS

• AWS

• ExpressJS

• REST

• PostGreSQL

• React

• Docker

• Microservice Architecture Patterns

• TDD

• Agile Methodologies (Scrum or Kanban)

Desired experience and skills

• Terraform

• Azure DevOps Pipelines

• Kubernetes

• Graph DB Experience (Gremlin, Amazon Neptune)

• Python or .Net

Personal Attributes

• Ability to communicate with people at all levels in both technical and non-technical environments;

• Ability to maintain personal effectiveness throughout software lifecycle.

• Ability to collaborate well with others.

• Ability to build High level, strategic relationships with other Arup colleagues globally including Project Directors, Technical Leads and Product Managers.

• You will work closely with Product Owner/s, Architects and delivery teams to build systems that drive towards Arup’s vision of improved productivity and differentiation of our service within the built environment.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary at all levels, and one of the best benefits packages in our sector. Core benefits include cover under the UK Healthcare Plan (private medical insurance), Life Assurance, Accident Insurance, and Income Protection (long term disability) cover. Core benefits are funded by us and made available to all permanent staff in order to support and safeguard your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing. You will also have access to Choice Benefits to help with your work/life balance and financial security. In addition, all permanent employees are eligible for the Global Profit Share scheme. Subject to scheme rules employees can receive two Profit Share payments per year, which are dependent on the firm’s financial performance.

Shape your time with us

Our goal is to shape a better world. And to do that, we need to make Arup a phenomenal place to work for everyone. If we want to solve problems for people around the world, we must seek and attract the best people from the widest talent pool and create an environment that supports and includes them. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution. This includes people with disabilities, so please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process with your recruitment contact.

At Arup, you’ll be a welcomed member of the team with opportunities to participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador) or by joining one of our staff networks for women, culture or LGBT+ people. You’ll have access to a range of flexible working options – whether you’re a parent, a carer, a student, or just have a busy lifestyle - we recognise it’s not always easy to commit to standard working hours so if you’re interested in flexible working, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll discuss how this could work in your role.

Join us in shaping a better world.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcome all qualified applicants. You will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to sex, race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status. We recognise that not all disabilities are visible and will make reasonable adjustments to cater for diverse applicants in the selection and assessment process.

What happens next?

If this could be the next step in your journey, please apply online. All applications will be considered, and we will try our very best to respond to you within 72 hours of receiving your application.

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Closing date for applications is 27th August 2021