At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.
Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.
That’s our vision. We’re driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.
If you’re as driven as we are, join us. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you’ll be helping shape an industry.
Symphony Health, part of the ICON plc family, is a team of curious thinkers and intellectual problem solvers driving the healthcare data industry forward. We leverage our large, integrated healthcare data repository and our analytic expertise to build customized, agile data solutions which answer the questions our clients -- life science manufacturers, payers, and providers -- have today, as well as those they'll have tomorrow. Together, we can help patients get the right drugs at the right times.
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have a key role in the design and implementation of complete features or new products within a scrum team. You will have the opportunity to provide guidance and mentorship to the wider team to ensure each team member understands the designs and are effectively trained in terms of the technology base and processes to be followed in the Scrum team.
Writing quality software and logging any defects as well as executing meaningful unit tests to coverage requirements.
Collaborating with the team, you will design components and/or the overall product.
You will have a detailed understanding of feature requirements including base feature, documentation requirements, related administration requirements, testing, and validation.
You will play an important role in mentoring junior engineers.
Responsible for updating tickets.
Working to understand validation requirements and creating feature documentation.
Responsible for code peer review and test standards and process.
Developing good estimates of effort required for analysis, design, and development so as to feed into overall sprint planning.
Partnering with the team on reasonably related duties as may be assigned from time to time.
What you need
A degree/ master’s degree in Information Technology.
4- 6 years within a similar role and working as part of a software development team.
Python, Hadoop, Spark, GitHub, Docker, shell scripts
You will be a subject matter expert in agile methodology with product development, testing, validation and engineering skills.
Energetic individual, eager to manage multiple activities and priorities. Dedication to quality in all work tasks and deliverables.
Excellent understanding of the software business and its practices.
Active involvement in the use of online communities and an understanding of the use of current online and digital technologies.
Due to the nature of this position it may be required for the employee to travel. Therefore, dependent on the employee’s location, the employee may be required to possess a valid Driver’s license.
All employees must read, write and speak fluent English and host country language
Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals – both ours and yours.
We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans – and related benefits such as life assurance – so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you’ll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.
ICON is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.
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