Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make peopleu2019s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com. Job Details: This role is responsible for the team leadership of a Software Engineering group to deliver products and objectives of any given project in accordance with key milestones and deliverables. They will conceptualize, design, code, debug and perform development activities in accordance with designated standards and procedures. Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Lead and develop a team of software engineers (native app & frontend developers) across multiple projects. Be hands-on with the frontend developers where needed, particularly in React and / or ReactNative Responsible for resource planning and the allocation of work within the team to meet project milestones while maintaining project schedules and earned value metrics. Assign roles, responsibilities, and manage the day-to-day activities of the team. Coach and mentor team members, taking a proactive approach to their continual development. Produce regular checkpoint reports. Use current programming languages and technologies, including React, ReactNative, to provide creative, thorough, and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems. Share technical expertise within the department and with other departments as requested. Encourage cross-functional collaboration. Support bids, proposals, and customer variation requests. Analyze and contribute to system and subsystem requirements specifications and design definitions. Design, develop, and test applications and programs to support the companyu2019s products. Design, develop, and test software programs following established quality standards and internal procedures, including coding, unit testing, and software configuration control. Complete high- and low-level detailed software design specifications, storyboards, and interface specifications. Provide support for products from conception to delivery, including problem-solving, defect maintenance, and customer service support. Prepare reports, manuals, procedures, and status reports, with the ability to create and review technical documents, contracts, and proposals. Undertake all performance management processes and handle any issues regarding conduct or capability. Oversee all recruitment processes for permanent and contract staff within the frontend and native app development teams. Champion the application of software best practices such as Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development (TDD), SOLID principles, and Clean Code methodologies. Work with the DevOps team to maximize automation and efficiency within development teams. Keep abreast of improvements and developments in software engineering Comply with Cubic's values, policies, and procedures, including the code of conduct, quality, security, and occupational health, safety, and environmental standards. Perform additional duties as assigned by management Minimum Job Requirements: Skills knowledge and experience: Essential: Demonstrable software engineering experience with a proven track record of specification, design and development of software Current knowledge of software engineering programming languages and technologies Fluent German and English language skills - a must-have Able to coach the use of Scrum or comparable agile methods, striving to produce highly motivated and self-organising teams Good understanding of refactoring techniques for improving legacy code Hands on capability at a coding level when required Key input to team members appraisals, ensuring that they have measurable personal development goals which encourage software best practices Key input to recruitment, identifying candidates with strong skills with software best practices Result orientated and capable of taking a lead role in a project including developing concepts, objectives, resource requirements and cost controls Demonstrate the ability to manage a team including setting objectives, performance management and development Effective decision maker with the ability to consider the impact and take accountability for decisions Proven track record of problem solving and effective resolution. With the ability to define test schedules and data requirements Excellent written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including ability to create and review reports, technical documents, contracts and proposals. Desirable: Scrum experience Relevant industry/product knowledge Education and qualifications Essential: Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related discipline or equivalent qualification/experience Desirable: Masteru2019s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related discipline or equivalent qualification/experience Certified in Requirements Engineering Certified Scrum Master or other comparable agile method Personal Qualities Takes ownership. Balances short-term gains against long-term benefits for all decisions Works for the best interests of the company and its customers. Considers any broader implications when decision making Self-motivated and pragmatic, with the ability motivate and lead others to achieve individual and shared goals Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with a willingness to share knowledge, coach and collaborate effectively with individuals and other departments Strong organisation and planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects and undertake new tasks quickly Constantly motivates their teams to deliver the best, most cost-effective solutions Diligent, with good attention to detail. Able to problem solve and find effective and timely resolutions The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need. Worker Type: Employee Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make peopleu2019s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). CTS is an industry-leading integrator of payment and information solutions and related services for intelligent travel applications. CTS delivers integrated systems for transportation and traffic management, delivering tools for travelers to choose the smartest and easiest way to travel and pay for their journeys, and enabling transportation authorities and agencies to manage demand across the entire transportation network. Cubic Defense provides networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions, and live, virtual, constructive and game-based training solutions for both U.S. and Allied Forces. These mission-inspired capabilities enable assured multi-domain access; converged digital intelligence; and superior readiness for defense, intelligence, security and commercial missions. Cubic is proud to have a presence in over 60 countries and employ over 5,000 people worldwide. We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law. For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help To learn more, visit Cubic.com. Follow us on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/cubic) !