Specialist Software Engineer

Role Description:

As a Specialist Software Engineer at Amgen, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining software applications to meet business requirements. You will collaborate with a team of software engineers, participate in software design and development, conduct code reviews, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions. Your strong programming skills, knowledge of software development best practices, and attention to detail will contribute to the successful delivery of reliable and efficient software applications.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of complex software projects from conception to deployment
• Manage software delivery scope, risk, and timeline
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers
• Contribute to both front-end and back-end development using cloud technology
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices
• Create and maintain documentation on software architecture, design, deployment, disaster recovery, and operations
• Identify and resolve technical challenges effectively
• Work closely with product team, business team, and other stakeholders
• Design, develop, modify and support Planisware based applications using Planisware L1 configurations.
• Design and develop solution for new requirements for a PPM Tool using Planisware based on discussion with business users
• Manage support tickets and investigate issues with existing functionality.
• Validate design with business requirements to ensure completeness of the solution.
• Leverage best practices, disciplined approaches, and standards to solving technical problems.
• Perform ongoing monitoring, debug, optimization, and refinement.
• Apply standard methodologies and experience to build, develop and customize Planisware  applications.
• Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and other testing strategies to ensure the quality of the software
• Customize modules to meet specific business requirements
• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for applications, ensuring that they operate smoothly and efficiently

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

[GCF Level 5A]

• Doctorate Degree OR
• Master’s degree with 4 - 6 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field  OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 6 - 8 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field  OR
• Diploma with 10 - 12 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills (Not more than 3 to 4):

• 5+ years of Planisware Experience (as either a Planisware user or consultant).
• 2+ years of Planisware related consulting/configuration experience.
• Hands on experience with various cloud services, understand pros and cons of various cloud service in well architected cloud design principles
• Hands on experience with Full Stack software development. Proficient in programming language Python(preferred), JavaScript, SQL/NoSQL.
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills; Ability to learn quickly; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experienced with API integration, serverless, microservices architecture.
• Experience in SQL/NOSQL database, vector database for large language models
• Experience with popular large language models
• Experience with Langchain or llamaIndex framework for language models; Experience with prompt engineering, model fine tuning
• Experience with Web site development, understand of web site localization processes, which involve adapting content to fit cultural and linguistic contexts.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
• Experience with data processing tools like Hadoop, Spark, or similar
• Experience with SAP integration technologies

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills