Lead Software Engineer
Location: Irving, Texas
Description: Wolters Kluwer is at present looking to employ Lead Software Engineer right now, this vacancy will be depute in Texas. For detail informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. CCH (www.tax.cchgroup.com), a Wolters Kluwer business (CCHGroup.com ) is a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services. It has served tax, accounting and business professionals since 1913. Among its market-leading products are The ProSystem fx® Office, CorpSystem®, CCH® TeamMate, CCH® Tax Research NetWork™, Accounting Research Manager® and the U.S. Master Tax Guide®. CCH is based in Riverwoods, Ill.
CCH offers a range of innovative online productivity tools as part of IntelliConnectâ„¢, including the award-winning CCH@Hand â€" a breakthrough application that speeds and integrates tax research with the workflows of accountants, tax preparers and lawyers.
Scope and Focus of Responsibility:
This professional leads project teams (usually 5â€"15 people), is responsible for the technology used on projects and its implementation, and mentors less-experienced staff in their career development. He or she also influences and collaborates with internal customers and work teams across departments.
Technology
- has mastered tools and technology used in the area
- understands the use of industry tools and technology and how their implementation affects project goals
- solves complex, analytical problems independently
- generates innovative approaches and solutions to complex problems
- is an internal technical resource at the department level
- is responsible for the technology used for projects
- evaluates current technology and recommends tools for implementation within a project or department
- is responsible for the technical design of complex projects
- is responsible for developing, approving, and implementing designs
- directs modifications of designs based on feedback from the development process
- is responsible for the integrity and quality of project development processes
- leads project teams and complex projects
- may supervise teams, usually consisting of 5â€"15 people
- determines, prioritizes, and delegates tasks at the project level
- defines, monitors, and maintains project plans
- collaborates with managers to determine project budgets, schedules, and resource requirements, and ensures they are met
- assists with determining departmental budgets and schedules, and helps ensure that they are met
- builds cost/benefit analyses of design alternatives and collaborates with manager before selecting final design
- proactively identifies, recommends, and implements improvements to the development process
- is responsible for identifying efficiencies and reducing costs through adherence and enhancements to project management methodologies, if established for the work team
- ensures that a project management methodology is followed, if established for the department
- is responsible for effectively identifying and migrating non-development tasks to support work teams
- proactively manages individual career development
- works with team members to define career development plans and ensures that the resources are available to progress according to the plan
- may conduct performance reviews, recommend candidates for promotion, and manage performance improvement plans as necessary
- provides input for compensation evaluations and recommends adjustments for staff
- recruits and selects candidates for hire
- communicates in a professional manner when interacting with less-experienced staff, peers, senior staff, and internal or external customers
- demonstrates the ability to actively listen to others
- communicates departmental and project strategies to team members
- channels strategic ideas and other input from staff to management
- produces well-written technical and business documentation
- writes project justification documents, which may include capital expenditure requests, and prepares proposals
- prepares and conducts presentations for various user areas and staff levels, including management
- coaches less-experienced staff members in a mentor-type relationship
- is responsible for one or more projects that financially impact the company; errors can cause substantial delay, expense, and inefficiency within the company
- influences and negotiates with other work teams
- interacts and collaborates with team members and other teams in a cooperative spirit
- fosters an environment in which others are encouraged to be innovative
- represents the company externally at a technical level; may give presentations to industry groups
- understands the impact of new projects and technical changes on other areas
- has broad knowledge of CCH products
- has in-depth knowledge of CCH products that are supported in the department
- proactively generates relevant ideas for new and improved use of technology based on knowledge of CCH’s business, products and systems, and our customers’ business needs
- balances customer needs with CCH business goals
- is familiar with what key business competitors are offering within their technology solutions
- is able to build and maintain relationships with vendors of technology used in the area, in partnership with higher-level management and technical staff
- recommends buy vs. build development solutions
- understands strategic vision at the departmental level
- collaborates with peers, architects, and managers to determine project strategy and how to implement it
- implements project strategy
- sets performance and team goals that are consistent with business goals
- interprets business goals and understands how to implement them
- identifies and ensures that short-term goals are achieved
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; OR, if no degree, 8 years of software development experience.
PREFERRED:
Master’s Degree in Computer Science.
EXPERIENCE:
- 4 years of software development experience, including:
- 4 years experience developing software in a commercial software development environment using .NET/C# and WCF (Windows Communication Foundation).
- 2 years experience leading a software development team of two or more people.
- Experience developing at least one, large scale and complex application for external users.
- Experience reviewing technical, functional/non-functional specifications, source code and test plans to ensure consistency with design specifications and best practices.
- Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 or 2010.
- Experience with Microsoft C# and/or C++.
- Experience reviewing design documents.
- Experience collaborating across multiple internal teams.
- Experience with organization, time management, and multi-tasking.
- Experience communicating effectively orally and in writing
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Experience providing technical leadership to software development team working onshore and offshore that designs, develop highly scalable middle tier/back-office services/systems for a SaaS (Software as a Service) product suite using Microsoft technologies such as .NET 3.5/4.0, C#, WCF (Windows Communication Foundation), Visual Studio 2008/2010, Enterprise Library 3.1 and SQL Server 2005/2008
- 1 year experience working in an Agile/SCRUM environment.
- 1 year experience with WPF. (Windows Presentation Foundation)
- Experience with object oriented design principles and programming techniques and computer science foundation such as memory management and low-level algorithm performance.
- Experience in applying right industry standards, best practices, frameworks and design patterns
- Experience designing and working with n-tier architectures (UI, Business Logic Layer, Data Access Layer)
- Experience in designing database schema, indexes, and stored procedures and optimize/tune SQL Server 2005/2008 stored procedures.
- Experience in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Cloud computing for a SaaS(Software as a Service) product-line
- Experience as lead team for timely and quality delivery of user stories using agile development methodologies to defined Service level agreements
Wolters Kluwer offers a competitive compensation and benefit package including 4-weeks of paid time off (1st year), 12 paid holidays, and a generous profit sharing program.
We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce.
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This vacancy will be opened on: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 08:55:37 GMT
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