Software Development Lead

Location:

King Of Prussia, PA, US, 19406

Workplace Environment: Hybrid

Company: AmeriGas Propane, Inc.

Requistion Number: 26538

When you work for AmeriGas, you become a part of something BIG! Founded in 1959, AmeriGas is the nation’s premier propane company, serving over 1.5 million residential, commercial, industrial and motor fuel propane customers. Together, over 6,500 dedicated professionals will deliver over 1 billion gallons of propane from 1,800+ distribution points across the United States.

Applications for this position will be accepted until .

Posting

Job Summary (Purpose):

The Software Development Lead will guide and manage the development of existing applications and new technology solutions. Working under the direction of management, this position manages outside development resources, during the software development lifecycle. The Development Lead will collaborate with internal or external partners to build and develop platforms to meet the needs of the business.

Key Characteristics:

•   Strong software development background
•   Collaborative ability to work with internal and external partners.
•   Proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•   Provides technical leadership to drive the successful completion of development projects.
•   Works with business partners in a cross functional matrix to gain a clear understanding of requirements.
•   Acts as a technology and domain subject matter expert in multiple business domains and or technical areas.
•   Recommends and implements tools associated with team based software development.
•   Creates and/or approves technical design documentation.
•   Responsible for ensuring scalable design implementations that focus on code/module/component reuse and covering a larger breath of implementation needs.
•   Identifies opportunities for continuous quality improvement of technical standards, methodologies, and technologies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

•   Excellent communication and collaboration capabilities to be able to discuss, influence, and deliver technical concepts easily and efficiently to development teams.
•   Knowledge of full systems development life cycle (SDLC).
•   Excellent track record in delivering complex and cross functional programs.
•   Highly organized with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
•   Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization either verbally, through email, or by attending team meetings on the status of current initiatives.
•   Ability to manage onshore and offshore resources.
•   Must be able to assist development teams during detail design activities to clear roadblocks and drive to an outcome.
•   Ability to help production support teams to troubleshoot production issues if needed.
•   Ability to lead using SCRUM management tools to deliver on sprint goals and commitments.

Education and Experience Required:

•   BE or BS Degree in one of the following subject areas: Computer Science, Information Technology or related field preferred.
•   3 - 5+ years of software development experience.
•   3 years of cloud architecture experience.
•   Experience in both Waterfall and AGILE project management methodologies preferred.
•   Experience with Azure, such as Web and Worker roles and Azure service bus.
•   Experience in distributed application development using SCRUM management tools and strategies with such as VSO and JIRA.

Working Conditions:

• Normal office conditions.

AmeriGas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected class in its practices.

AmeriGas is a Drug Free Workplace. Candidates must be willing to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and a criminal background check. Successful applicants shall be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen as a condition of employment, and if hired, shall be subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with AmeriGas policies. As a federal contractor that engages in safety-sensitive work, AmeriGas cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician. Similarly, applicants for such positions who are actively using medical marijuana may be denied hire on that basis.