Software Platform Engineer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Software Engineer

Rockwell Automation is doing things never before possible. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to make the world more intelligent, more connected, and more productive. We help the world work better and people work smarter, and we are looking for bright minds to make that happen. The makers, the forward thinkers, the problem solvers.

Are you interested in shaping a highly effective agile organization? Are you excited about the opportunity to influence and lead other skilled technical contributors? Are you passionate about fostering vital connections and developing a team who will help to make our company, partners and customers more productive and profitable? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, this is your opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team. As a member of the Rockwell Automation IT organization, you will join our transformation journey as we seek to improve and push boundaries.

As a Software Platform Engineer and member of an Agile Capability Team, you will have the opportunity to design, develop and deploy leading edge engineering and product configuration solutions that will deliver value to our customers. The team leverages multiple technologies including Azure cloud to deliver these new innovative solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs, codes, and tests new enterprise-wide applications
• Writes high-quality code compliant with enterprise and industry standards.
• Collaborates with product owners and stakeholders to ensure understanding of business priorities.
• Analyzes and improves the efficiency of various systems and services.
• Creates and executes required test scenarios/plans to ensure complete testing on all new and changed components.
• Troubleshoots problems identified by users.
• Helps to create a culture of openness, honesty, and transparency.
• Collaborates with capability team to build an agile culture in teams
  Coordinates with business stakeholders to understand and document business and functional requirements related to the end-user experience.
• Understands user needs based on business and functional requirements, user research, market analysis, customer feedback, and usability findings.
• Identify design problems and devise usable solutions.
• Builds strong relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the organization.
• Participates in the design and implementation of user research and usability testing to better understand end-user needs.
• Ensures that third-party applications and products are customized to deliver a consistent end-user experience

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or similar technical discipline.
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Experience in systems development and testing lifecycles.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience in networking technologies.
• Experience with server-side architectures and system design and development.
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-based technology and solutions.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, Azure, AWS, VMware technologies (including vRealize Automation (vRA)), Gitlab, GitHub, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, etc.
• Solid problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking abilities.
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to question thought partners across functional areas.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and changing business requirements.
• Excellent understanding of business complexity and project interdependencies
• Ability to partner with multiple stakeholders and influence project decisions.
• Strong teamwork, customer service and organizational skills

*This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.