Application Engineer

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Job Title: Application Engineer

Job Summary:

• Talent IT Service Delivery team is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of programs/projects to develop and maintain global applications and systems in Talent IT Landscape.
• The .Net Technical Leader coordinates and manages a team of development resources to enforce process and review output of developers to ensure predictability and quality of deliverables.
• AE Technical Lead will have full responsibility for the delivery application end-to-end working with Project Manager, QA resources and Support Team.
  
  

Essential Functions of the Job:

Together with the Application Engineer Team Lead:

• Develop and deliver technical systems.
• Maintain adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc.
• Participate in the development and review of documents to comply with SDLC methodologies [e.g. Engineering Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), estimation, Solution Design Document (SDD) and Software Architecture Documents (SAD)].
• Provide support and documentation to assist in sustaining the project during the transition to production where necessary.
• Adhere to Application Engineering methodologies, standards, code reviews.
• Provide feedback regarding application engineering methodologies, standards and leading practices when appropriate.
• Identify potential points of contention for missed activities and notify project leadership of situation and remediation plan.
• Minimize technical exposure and risk on projects.
• Technical deliverables (i.e., code and documentation) on projects assigned.
• Translate detailed Requirements and Design and Solution Architecture deliverables into detailed design specifications.
• Assign tasks to developers.
• Review of code completed.
• Review performance of developers.
• Make assessments of contractor abilities.
• Proactively anticipate project issues before they occur; define the problem; identify possible causes; work with team to identify solutions; select and implement most appropriate solution.
• Apply judgment in implementing Application Engineering methodologies, processes, and practices to specific requirements of projects/programs which may include product design engineering, information security, code maintainability and reliability.
  
  

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

• Challenge/hold the Service Delivery team to account
• Must be able to work within a matrix organization – balancing the needs of the service line against firm initiatives and goals
• Must make decisions, such as prioritize relationships to develop, negotiate with customers and overcome obstacles
• Identify, manage and resolve complex issues, preventing escalations, where possible
• Manage, negotiate and resolve project risks effectively
• Demonstrate, by example, in-depth knowledge of the EY competency principles and practices, including coaching, learning and mentoring
• Leader and team player – sets example for project managers, business analysts and others to follow
• Create an open, honest, accountable and collaborative team environment
  
  

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• A strong understanding of Microsoft technologies including .NET Core, .NET Framework, ASP.NET
• Expert level in MVC, Web API, Entity Framework, MSSQL, and Cosmos DB
• Responsive Web design experience
• Good understanding of HTML5, CSS and SCSS
• Experience in designing/consuming ODATA APIs
• Expert level in SQL, Database designing, TSQL, stored procedures
• Expert level in at least in one of the following technologies: Angular, React
• Experience in building on Azure using Databricks, ADF/ADLS
• A strong understanding of Azure PaaS solutions (App Services, Azure Search, Azure CDN, etc)
• A strong understanding of designing and implementing microservices in Azure (Service Fabric, Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure Functions, API Management, etc)
• Ability to analyse current state architecture and provide paths forward for improvement.
• An understanding of DevOps best practices
• Experience using distributed version control systems: Git/SVN/TFS
• High level understanding of service line business processes and application landscape.
• Effectively navigating EY matrix
• Relationship management (internal & external stakeholders)
• End to end understanding of IT life cycle (pipeline, resource, demand, project delivery, financial)
• Good business acumen and ability to negotiate with business partners
• Strong customer orientation and able to manage customer expectations
• Good executive presence
• Ability to develop strategic plans and translate them to actionable roadmaps
• Good financial and people leadership skills
• Initiates, builds and maintains productive customer relationships
• Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change
• Business Analysis experience
• Basic understanding of data modelling
  
  

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Direct reports
• Working relationships (daily) with TCS AMS team
• Liaison to the Business for that Portfolio / App
  
  

Other Requirements:

• Fluent English speaker
  
  

Job Requirements:

Education:

• A degree in Computer Science and/or a business related degree; or equivalent work experience
  
  

Experience:

• 6+ years of application services and/or client/supplier relationship management in a technology environment
• 1+ years in Azure complete project life cycle implementation
• 3+ years in .NET a corporate IT environment working with multiple disciplines to deliver projects in line with customer needs
• Significant experience in a customer service role and business management role
• Work experience in a professional services industry, preferred
  
  

Certification Requirements:

• Azure Certification
  
  

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