Wenco International Mining Systems (www.wencomine.com), a subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM), provides industry leading, innovative technologies to customers in the mining and material movement sectors, enabling sustainable and safe operations. Wenco has R&D offices located in Australia, Canada and Chile. This role is based in the Wenco Headquarters, Richmond, BC.
As Wenco continues to build our next generation of technology, we need a wide range of professionals to help us achieve our objectives. We are currently looking for a full-time Technical Lead with skills in the development, deployment and monitoring of highly available, highly robust services.
Reporting to the Software Development Manager, the Technical Lead will work as a member of an agile software development team and will lead our efforts to create and maintain a number of interfaces communicating our Fleet Management and Assets Health Management Systems with 3rd Parties OEM interfaces to collect sensors and events data.
Key Responsibilities
Software Development
- Lead a cross-functional, agile development team with Product, QA, and other technical stakeholders
- Design and implement robust, reliable and resilient software solutions
- Lead the assessment, analysis, planning and design of software release packages
- Contribute to the investigation and resolution of customer issues
Technical Leadership
- Take technical responsibility across all stages of the software development process
- Promote a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and technical excellence within the development team
- Mentor the team on modern development practices
- Drive key technical initiatives such as continuous integration and the repayment of technical debt
- Collaborate with development teams from across the organization
- Participate actively in communities of practice and knowledge sharing
Qualifications & Skills
- A minimum of 8 years work experience as a software developer with at least two years in a technical leadership role
- Experience across the entire development lifecycle including design, development, unit and automated testing, deployment, and monitoring
- Experience developing cross-platform applications in C++ and/or C#
- Experience with containerization and orchestration management tools such as Kubernetes
- Experience working on Scrum teams
Nice to Have
- Experience with OEM Interfaces development
- Experience delivering products onto cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools
- Knowledge of behavior-driven development
- Experience and/or knowledge of mining or related industries
- Experience with Python development
Education & Eligibility
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Systems/Electronics/Software Engineering or equivalent
- Must be eligible to work in Canada
- This role may require some international travel (<10%)
Wenco advances the efficiency and safety of the world’s surface mining equipment through our fleet management systems. We are committed to providing a stable yet exciting work place environment for individual employees to build and grow their career with the Company.
Wenco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer
The information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. It is not intended as an employment contract. Job descriptions are subject to change, which may not necessarily affect compensation.
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As our team experiences high volumes of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. To be considered, please ensure a resume is attached.
