Thales Group Hiring for Mobile Software Engineer at Ottawa, ON Full Time

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Mobile Software Engineer

Thales is seeking a Mobile Software Engineer for our Ottawa office. As a member of a collaborative development team, the Mobile Software Engineer will be instrumental in the identification and implementation of a Cloud Protection Licensing (CPL) wide mobile software that covers the product portfolio. The primary objective is to design, develop, test and deliver high-quality mobile products. The Mobile Software Engineer will work closely with product owners, system architects, software engineers, UX/UI designers, security teams, technical writers, customer support team, and 3rd parties as necessary to ensure timely delivery of quality products and to provide support throughout the lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:
The Mobile Software Engineer is responsible for developing and testing android projects. This includes:

Develop /follow mobile application coding standards to facilitate code maintenance and enhancement

Continuously improve code quality through writing unit tests, automation and performing code reviews

Design, implement and execute the automation testing to improve the test execution efficiency for the SDK and App to deliver user perceived quality of the product

Integrate with our backend services to make sure we are delivering a great mobile user experience

Interface closely with product managers, user experience, operations and customers to understand end user requirements and convert them into a pragmatic and effective technical solution

Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute innovative and original ideas to our technology, algorithms and product

Resolve issues found during engineering test and QA in a timely manner, taking risk into account

Coordinate with customer support teams to diagnose product issues and successfully deliver results within a schedule

Consistent use of group tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git/GitHub for tracking of defects and management of code

Independently manage time and prioritize tasks to achieve results within cost and schedule constraints

Required Skills and Experience:
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience

5 years’ development and testing experience in mobile app/SDK

Must have demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the Google Play Store, i.e. Released at least 1 app to App store

Prior working experience and expertise programming in Java and Kotlin

Must have prior experience using Android software development tools such as Android Studio to develop, test, debug, and deploy quality software

Must be able to utilize tools such as git/GitHUB and JIRA/Confluence in the software development process

Prior experience in the use of API design such as REST

Experience working with CI/CD pipeline to build, test and deploy mobile apps/sdks

Experience with creating test strategy and UI automation testing for mobile apps

Experience with Agile development practices

Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills – verbal and written

Highly motivated and self-driven

Proven ability to work independently on assigned tasks

Occasional flexibility to work outside of normal business hours to collaborate with teams in different time zones

Preferred Skills and Experience:
Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Experience with Android using Objective-C/Swift/C is an asset

Experience with Xray to manage tests is an asset

Prior development experience with WearOS and/or ChromeOS

Experience with multi-site / multi-cultural team management

Understanding of enterprise application development, software as a service and enterprise security technologies

Able to think out of the box to offer innovative solutions to technical problems

Able to adapt communication style to match the needs of the audience

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment experience is a plus

Work Location:
20 Colonnade Rd. Suite 200

Ottawa, ON K2E 7M6

Annual Compensation: $105,000.00/Annually

Number of hours per week: 37.5 hours/week

Please add the Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full-Time

Language of Work: English

Benefits: Bonus, Disability benefits, Medical benefits, Dental benefits, Group insurance benefits, Life insurance benefits, Vision care benefits, Other benefits

Security and Safety : Basic security clearance

Transportation/Travel Information : Willing to travel, Willing to travel regularly, Valid driver’s licence, Travel expenses paid by employer

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.