Head of Software Engineering - Windsor, Canada - Centrica plc

Description

Head of Software Engineering page is loaded Head of Software Engineering Apply locations Windsor time type Full time posted on Posted 7 Days Ago job requisition id R

We are Centrica We're so much more than an energy company. We're a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is - we're powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you're developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn't job - it's a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future .

An opportunity to play your part - As a pivotal member of the team, you will oversee the comprehensive delivery of complex products or platforms, comprising various services.

Your primary collaboration will be with a product counterpart to craft and execute strategic roadmaps and platform strategies. Managing a compact yet proficient team of engineering managers and seasoned software engineers, you will form the core leadership group.

Embedded within the Product Engineering and Data Services leadership team, you will actively contribute to shaping the engineering direction, emphasizing aspects like personnel and procedural enhancements, engineering ecosystem development, and platform architecture strategies. Beyond routine tasks, you will also have avenues for:

In essence, this role offers a dynamic opportunity to lead the end-to-end delivery of intricate products or platforms while actively contributing to the overarching engineering strategy and fostering innovation within a collaborative environment.

The day to day

• Design, develop, and implement new features and enhancements aligning with business requirements.
• Lead the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring smooth transitions from design to deployment and operations.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to software engineering managers and teams, participating in design reviews and offering feedback on design quality.
• Proactively enhance deployment, monitoring, alerting, and incident handling practices within the platform.
• Manage stakeholders, coordinating communications and ensuring alignment with project plans.
• Monitor and improve engineering excellence metrics, consistently seeking opportunities for enhancement.
• Coach and nurture engineering talent within the platform, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer-centricity.
• Utilize cost management expertise to support business strategies and evaluate project success.
• Champion customer needs and pain points, striving to solve them effectively through platform innovations and solutions.

About You

• Software Development: 5+ years of experience in software development, including hands-on coding and software design.
• Team Management: 5+ leading and managing a team(s) of engineers.
• Product Development: Experience overseeing the development and launch of software products.
• Stakeholder Management: Experience working with other departments, such as Product, Sales, and Marketing, to align engineering efforts with broader company objectives.
• Security: Experience with implementing security best practices and understanding of security protocols, encryption, and data protection. Familiarity with security audits and compliance is also beneficial.
• Design: Experience with system design, architecture, and modeling. This includes understanding of design principles and patterns.
• Strategy: Proven experience in strategic planning and execution. This includes setting technical direction, driving innovation, and making high-level decisions about the technical tools and approaches the engineering team will use.

Whats in it for you ?

• Competitive salary and bonus potential.
• Company car allowance.
• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap.
• Pension scheme.
• Company Funded Healthcare Plan.
• 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team - a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.

As an international energy, services and solutions company, our focus is on satisfying the changing needs and demands of our customers in an evolving energy market.

We have a wide range of roles across the business - if you're passionate about driving change, making our customer's lives and experiences better, then we may have a role for you.

Our Values are our core, we live and breathe them every day - they are the Heart of Centrica

We developed our Values through conversations with our colleagues across the Centrica family - Care, Delivery, Collaboration, Agility and Courage is what it means to be Centrica. By living our values every day, we will be better able to fulfil our purpose and satisfy the changing needs of our customers.

Every great brand stands for something here at Centrica, we exist to make our customers lives better today as well as build a better tomorrow. To achieve this, we ensure we are ready to be at our best, ready to shape the future, and ready to be ourselves and belong.

Our people are who they are and the best person for the job is that person.

Our diversity groups are great at helping us increase awareness and understanding of how to continue to develop an inclusive environment for all, as well as connecting those with common interests, common passions and a sense of belonging. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included. We want our people to feel like they can be who they want to be at work, and we work hard to provide them with the respect and flexibility to do so, to allow them to strive in their careers by bringing their whole self to work.

We want our people to reflect the societies in which we work and the customers we serve. Employing such a diverse range of talent helps us to think and act differently and support our customers in the best ways possible.

Key focus areas - gender, ethnicity, disability and mental health, LGBT+.

Through a range of initiatives and strategies we work hard to ensure Centrica group is inclusive for everyone.