NatWest Group Hiring for Software Engineer C9 Job at Edinburgh, Scotland Full Time

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This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Join us as a Software Engineer

• Join the IFRS9 team within Technology that supports Risk Scenario Modelling stakeholders by managing the execution of the IFRS9 models, delivering change and developing fit for purpose solutions to complex problems
• You’ll be designing, producing, testing and implementing working code, working across the lifecycle of the system
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role

What you’ll do

Working in a permanent feature team, you’ll be developing knowledge of aspects of the associated platform across the disciplines of business, applications, data and infrastructure. You’ll also be liaising with principal engineers, architects in the domain and other key stakeholders to understand how the platform works and how it supports business objectives.

You’ll also be:

• Applying Agile methods to the development of software on the backlog
• Producing resilient and long-lived software and acting flexibly to cope with future needs
• Delivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototyping
• Designing and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities, using executable patterns

The skills you’ll need

We’re looking for someone with strong full stack experience in software design and implementation, including being able to exploit coding languages to solve complex problems. You’ll also need to be capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation against and with business and systems requirements.

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:

• Working knowledge of Cloud Data Platforms, AWS certification or experience using AWS is essential plus knowledge of the IFRS9 standard being advantageous
• Expertise in software development, especially in a regular batch context with attention to standards/controls, and familiarity with Python or PySpark coding
• Strong problem solving skills and good communication needed to support developer team and liaise with stakeholders
• Exposure to version control and CI/CD tools such as BitBucket, TeamCity or Artefactory and Agile methodologies like sprints or stand up with JIRA
• Experience of leading the implementation of programming best practice, especially around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performance
• Sound collaboration skills with the ability to work with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions that work for the business
• Experience of information security policies and practices within the financial sector
• Strong stakeholder management skills and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a simple way

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