Lead Software Engineer
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Job Description:
Lead Software Engineer
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Our Robotic Process Automation Technologies team is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to help play a critical role in Discovers automation journey. As part of the newly created RPA Technologies team, you will focus on solving Discovers most critical, cross-functional challenges with a goal of pushing the status quo and maximizing the use of RPA in solutions.
This individual will be a key member on a Business Technology (BT) team, which falls within BTs Application Development organization. Our team plays a critical role in the large scale roll out of a new, enterprise-wide Robotic Process Automation (RPA) service offering. Working alongside a Center of Excellence team made up of BT and Lean experts, you will help support, integrate, and configure RPA processes with the goal of maximizing return on investment (ROI). You will perform system analysis and participate in a wide range of discussions focused on building, and supporting our RPA capabilities. You will have the opportunity to work in an innovative, highly visible, and diverse environment, working together with the team and our business partners to rapidly respond to challenges in the process improvement and automation environments.
The ideal candidate should have strong understanding of how to implement and support vendor applications in a multi-tier environment and will have hands-on experience deploying and supporting off-the shelf application packages. Experience with Windows based application systems is a plus. Each member of the team is expected to be nimble, responding quickly and autonomously to ambiguity or requirements changes. If youre looking for an opportunity to help deliver strategic, sustainable technical solutions quickly, then this may be the role for you!
Given the teams role in interfacing with many areas of the organization, team members must foster good working relationships with business and IT peers to ensure the team meets its objectives. All members of the team should possess good organization skills with the ability to exercise discretion when escalating, and be adept at creatively solving issues independently.
Responsible for designing, developing, and implementing software solutions that meet business needs.
Responsibilities
- Modifies existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, upgrade interfaces, and improve performance.
- Analyzes information to determine, recommend, and plan installations of new systems and modifications to existing systems.
- Consults with the business on project status, proposals, technical issues, software design, and maintenance.
- Leads software programming and the development of technical documentation.
- Develops and directs software system testing and validation procedures.
Skills:
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Software, Math, or Computer Science
- 2+ years of experience in Software Engineering
- In lieu of a degree, 4+ years of experience in Software Engineering
Preferred Qualifications
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
- Experience working with vendor software in a multi-tier environment and a good understanding of how to design integration for such systems
- Strong analysis, problem solving, networking, and communication skills
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex solutions in pressure situations
- Experience with Robotic Process Automation platforms and concepts
- Experience supporting Windows based application systems
- Process mapping or flow chart creation experience
Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, among other things, or as a qualified individual with a disability.
So, what are you waiting for? Apply today!