Development Practice Lead

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Principal Accountabilities

Get familiarized with Civica standard software development processes, and practices set by TSG, and constantly aware about the new processes and practices as they get defined and changes to the existing ones.

Proactively identifying need of software development processes and practices based on implementation within projects and input it to Development Practice Manager.

Supporting practice managers in respective practice areas.

Support in org-level activities with guidance from practice managers

Report progress to respective practice managers.

Liaison with concerned stakeholders for practice team initiatives (example, Software Delivery teams, Technology Strategy Group, Civica India Leadership, Resourcing and Recruitment teams, etc.).

Make project teams aware about the software development best practices and help them applying them, as well as aiding in overcoming ground level challenges.

Mentoring graduates, bench resources, and team of experienced Software Engineers.

Providing technical guidance to teams of internal projects.

Drive learning and development plans to upscale and reskill software engineers across levels.

Co-ordinating with external training vendors/ institutes to fulfil ad-hoc or recurring technical requirements.

Conducting interviews for hiring and promotion process.

Comply with Civica's ISO 9001 Quality Management System

Essential Competencies

Having hands-on experience of full-stack web application development in Angular and Microsoft technologies, .NET and/or .NET Core.

Hands-on experience with Unit Testing and/or TDD.

Working knowledge of ALM and Version control tools (primarily, Azure DevOps and Git).

Well-versed with Software engineering best practices.

Hands-on experience with any Static Code Analysis tool (preferably SonarQube, ESLint).

Readiness to conduct technical trainings for large group (30+) of people with diverse experience range.

Ability to strategize and conduct technical evaluations for external candidates and Civica employees.

Fluent in spoken English and able to take part in meetings and discussions.

Exceptional oral and written communication skills.

Good leadership and mentoring quality.

Proactive personality and able to work autonomously.

Ability to work at detailed and abstract levels.

Able to deliver commitments on time with quality.

Requirements

Mandatory Skills

Angular (version 2 and above) - 4+ years

Web API development in .Net or .Net Core technologies using C# - 2+ years

Unit testing for Angular and C# - 2+ years

Mentoring team(s) of Software Engineers - 1+ years

Benefits

About Civica:

We're Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local government to central [federal] government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens.

Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration.

As a company, we're passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to help champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities.

Benefits: Life at Civica is fun and flexible. We have the following benefits that make us - one of the top employers of choice and a great place to work.

Civica Foundation | Giving Culture: We encourage our people to take advantage of our Days of Difference initiative that makes a lasting impact in the community through goodness and charity.

Civica Culture | Work life balance and Blended working : Flexible working, less commuting and more time with friends and family gives a perfect work life balance to our people.

Learning and Development | Growth Opportunities: Civica has a unique 70:20:10 learning model, which supports your learning demands in an interesting, challenging & fun way!

Benefits

Employee Wellbeing: Being a people-first company, we have integrated health and wellbeing benefits for our members and their family. We have a team of Mental Health Champions working hard to change the stigma around Mental Health. We routinely run awareness workshops to ensure our colleagues better understand how Mental Health can impact your day-to-day life. We are available for support when you need it most and actively encourage our people to reach out to us.

Generous Leave Policy: Civica allows you to take time off from work with generous leave benefits.

Rewards and Recognition: We recognise and appreciate our colleagues for their contribution by monetary/non-monetary recognitions and rewards.

Tenure Milestone Recognition: We value and recognise the years of service of our people.

Employee-led Affinity Groups: Civica has different affinity groups in place, where people can share experiences and put forward their ideas, suggestions and recommendations to make Civica an even more inclusive organization for everyone. Our groups are for anyone who wants to support and ally with that community.