Lead Consultant - Software

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES (indicate 5-10 key responsibilities/tasks that effectively describe the position; List from most important to least important):

• Lead software development groups and teams in change control, issues resolution, requirements management, analysis and design, programming/construction, testing and transition of applications into a production environment
• Serve as technical expert on development, coding, testing, and debugging stages of application and system integration
• Provide a high level of visibility to clients and act as frontline point of contact regarding the organisation standards
• Formulate and define system scope and objectives for assigned projects
• Lead activities and interact with users through all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to assure consistently timely and accurate delivery of business application systems per Service Level Agreements
• Develop detailed specifications, application coding, unit and systems testing for the IT department
• Examine, devise and modify procedures to solve complex problems that require a deep level of specialization and expertise in regard to existing system capabilities, technological advancement, operating time or the form of desired results
• Work with units throughout the organisation to facilitate development, validation, and delivery of software solutions
• Lead the planning and training of internal clients when new applications are launched, or new processes are put in place
• Lead the collaboration between team members as well as across FCEs/BSUs to identify ways to improve existing processes and technical output
• Provide technical and analytical guidance to team members to facilitate the implementation of new technologies
• Conduct project tracking activity and walk throughs of software code to ensure adherence to quality standards and procedures
• Conduct analysis, identification, planning and control of risk management procedures and practices at a departmental level.
• Promote and institute policies that foster quality standards and industry best practice
• Create and update all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development, and testing
• Provide recommendations for improvement to existing processes and procedures
• Responsible for staying abreast of all new technological trends, developments and products through participation in professional associations, familiarity with trade journals and professional publications, attendance of relevant conferences, etc.
• Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the job function.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

• Strong programming skills and knowledge of information processing technology
• Extensive experience with the most current software engineering standards, practices, methods, tools and trends
• Prior experience working with Windows and Unix operating systems
• Must be able to demonstrate a proactive approach to problem resolution, attention to detail and the ability to be lead a team-oriented (cross process/function/group) environment
• Ingenuity and demonstrated proficiency developing technical strategies
• Ability to interact effectively with all departments and employee levels
• Demonstrated ability to develop technical solutions that adhere to corporate business objectives
• Ability to work independently on multiple projects
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills are crucial

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent coursework emphasizing an information processing or business-related curricula.
• Also, possible to have an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired if necessary.
• 8-10 years of progressively responsible software development experience.

Mandatory & Good to Have Skills-

• 4+ years of integration development experience with at least 2 years working specifically with MuleSoft CloudHub 1.0 or 2.0.
• Must have implemented at least 2 integrations end to end.
• Must have familiarity in implementing Error handling across Mule applications.
• Strong knowledge of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform including API Manager Design Center and Runtime Manager.
• Experience with RESTful and SOAP web services API design and development.
• Familiarity with integration patterns including Near-Realtime Synchronous/asynchronous processing and Batch processing.
• Hands-on experience with MuleSoft connectors transformers and components.
• Proficiency in Java or other object-oriented programming languages, Web Services, SOAP/REST