Doble Engineering Company Looking for Manager, Software Engineering at Montréal, QC Full Time

Manager, Software Engineering

Department: Engineering

Position Reports to (job title): Senior Director, Software Engineering

Work Schedule: M-F 8AM-5PM

Location: Montreal, Quebec

JOB SUMMARY:

Manage and lead a team of software developers in the definition and implementation of cloud-based services designed for management of electric utility assets. Interact on a daily basis with Doble management, engineering and solutions groups to develop and refine product requirements and communicate status. Coordinate special projects with electric utility company clients.

Essential Job Functions

• Manage a team of 5-10 software engineers. The team will be a mix local and remote, full-time and contract developers.
• Specify, architect and lead the development and timely delivery of cloud-based product services.
• Work effectively with Software Quality Assurance groups to ensure quality software releases.
• Work effectively with Client Service groups to ensure client satisfaction.
• Work efficiently with all levels and groups within the Doble organization.
• Mentor and grow team members.
• Manage project schedule and budget.
• Work to continually improve the efficiency of the software development environment and process.
• Interact efficiently on a regular basis with Doble clients and vendors.
• Interview and hire software development personnel.
• Direct product definition, architecture and schedule.
• Manage project development budget.
• Evaluate and recommend user interface, data processing, and data security decisions.
• Evaluate and recommend efficient techniques for processing and presenting data.
• Evaluate and recommend development tools and process improvement techniques.

Qualifications

A. EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

B. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 10-15+ years’ experience developing software and working with software development teams.
• 25+ years’ experience managing software development teams and projects.
• Proven expertise in the Agile development methodology.
• Proven track record of implementing and delivering software products in client-server and web-based environments.
• Experience with any of the following: C, C++, C#, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft WinForms
• Experience working with teams that architect and develop web portals using PHP, Ruby Rails, HTML5, Silverlight, and/or CSS3 technologies.
• Experience deploying portals in Apache, IIS 6, NGINX, environments
• Experience with various DBMS technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, SAP & Oracle.
• Front end widget control development with emphasis on high speed performance, on-demand data reads including SQL, or MySQL, WCF foundational, or RESTful API
• Experience developing Web Service (SOAP, WCF, and Restful Web API) data aggregation through XML, JSON messaging.
• Experience in code documentation, source controls and issue tracking systems (GitHub, TortoiseHG, Jira)
• Experience parsing and presenting information from large-scale distributed data systems.
• Experience in design and development of data security architectures.
• Experience in design optimization for performance and security.

C. EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

• Experience working with database historians such as OSIsoft PI.
• Knowledgeable in electric power utility technology, equipment and testing methodology
• Work with graphical and web authoring tools including Adobe Photoshop CS6, Fireworks, Photo Paint, Dream Weaver, Firebug or similar DOM or web element inspection tools.
• Experience working with LESS or similar adaptive CSS grid framework for PC, Tablet, and Smart Phone devices.
• Experience with code side, and XML editing tools (Glimpse, XML Spy).
• Provide links to 2 or 3 portals of their design to demonstrate capabilities.

D. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Expert knowledge of programming languages/technologies including C/C++/C# and AJAX.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft development environment including Visual Studio 2008+ and .NET.
• Able to express ideas clearly in written and oral communications.
• Able to clearly articulate project status to other project members and management.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• RRSP match
• Wellness program
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday