IoT Software Engineer

What you’ll do

As the Senior Architect Software Engineer – Internet of Things (IoT) IT is responsible for the development of various IoT projects. As such, this is a critical role in terms of customer perception and will directly impact the success/reputation of Vodafone’s IoT product offering and its ability to achieve the forecasted revenue targets. The role holder will work with the product and architect team to deliver customer quality software products.

As the Senior Architect Software Engineer – IoT Core Domain main responsibilities are:

• To deliver IoT software as per said requirements, managing all aspects of software deployment and continuous integration
• Proficient in problem determination, troubleshooting, root cause analysis
• Identify and recommend process improvements from time-to-time
• Document and Provide technical guidelines and best practices to Operations and Development teams
• Work closely with the enterprise architecture and product teams to ensure requirements can be realised and avoid unnecessary engineering costs later in the development process
• Oversee progress of development team to ensure consistency with initial design
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers
• Evaluate and identify opportunities to apply new technology solutions or ways of working to existing or upcoming products & services and to integration with legacy systems
• Act as a subject matter expert for selected domain environments/ecosystems
• Influence and build effective relationships with peers within Group, local markets, suppliers & partners.

Who you are

• Proven experience as software architect
• Industry experience with Software Platforms in Linux, on-premises and cloud
• Solid understanding of server technologies
• Strong academic knowledge and professional experience of software development: Java Enterprise, Oracle 11G, Linux, Windows, HTML5/JavaScript
• Experience using system monitoring tools and automated testing frameworks
• Experience with SQL, XML, JSON and CSV
• Experience of modern API technologies
• Experience in software architecture, design and development patterns
• Experience of providing and maintaining transformations and APIs for customers and partners
• Good understanding of Databases – Oracle, MongoDB, ElasticSearch
• Experience with java frameworks, SpringBoot, Spring technologies, Camunda
• Experience with container systems (docker) and orchestrators (docker compose, Kubernetes)
• Experience with messaging technologies, kafka, rabbitmq
• Experience with Unix shell, Perl, python to perform automation and maintenance tasks.
• Experience with CI/CD environments
• Educated to BSc degree level in telecommunications or related discipline with Software Development experience
• Big picture oriented, end-to-end and concept to-operations thinker
• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to adjust own style to suit audience and achieve objectives
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills (both written and spoken)
• Fluent in English (spoken and written), second language an advantage
• Inspirational leader, creative thinker.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Together we can.