Software Engineer II (webMethods) - Full-time / Part-time

Job Title: Software Engineer II - webMethods

Location: Beachwood, OH

You may know Penske for our big yellow trucks. But did you know we’re an industry-leading technology innovation company? At Penske we have a 50-year history of leading the transportation and supply-chain industry, delivering world-class and award-winning technology solutions. And, it starts with our associates. No matter what your skills or technology stack, our IT team is for you. You’ll work and grow alongside great people and on really cool projects. We inspire our IT experts to push the boundaries, create possibilities, be innovative, and, most of all, to have fun. Ultimately, you’ll help develop and ensure our technology solutions keep our company and our customers moving forward. Do you have what IT takes?

Summary Statement:

Working with a diverse team, you will lead the technical design of complex components that support our business critical applications, while mentoring other developers on best practices in an effort to deliver our next generation of innovative solutions to our customers

What you will be doing:

As a Software Engineer II, you will be leading the effort to develop, enhance, and support applications in a fast-paced development environment; while working with senior members of the staff on medium to large sized projects in a diverse range of topics to produce deliverables. You will be maintaining and modernizing our existing systems as well as working on new applications. Working in our collaborative environment you will have the opportunity to further develop your skills while also acting as a mentor and guide a team of software engineers on development best practices and ensure code quality through code reviews.

Penske Responsibilities:

• Be the primary contact and lead support associate for one or more critical applications and processes, resolving customer issues in a timely manner.

• Play a critical role in supporting the application lifecycle (develop, test, release and support) based on detailed requirements and guidance from senior engineers/architects and management.

• Collaborate with technical/business leaders and product owners to acquire and understand requirements / acceptance criteria.

• Produce deliverables for medium to large sized projects with clean, well-documented and easily maintainable code that adheres to defined coding standards.

• Participate in Design and Deploy Tollgate reviews and gain buy in from cross-functional teams including QA, Architect, Security, Webmaster and Operations.

• Effectively document systems, software architecture and processes, including application documentation, dependency diagrams, etc.

• Write unit / UI tests to identify defects and leverage CI/CD for building and deploying code.

• Triage production issues and work with multiple teams to perform problem analysis

• Lead the backend database design effort and where applicable collaborate with product owners and designers on UI/UX design.

• Assign projects and review deliverables from onshore and offshore software engineers.

• Provide constructive input to department management regarding team members assigned to project

• Participate in the hiring process to assist in assessing candidate technical skills and independently conduct new hire interviews.

Penske Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent years of software development experience

• 8-10 years experience of webMethods development

• 1-2 years of experience working with webMethods administration

• Full stack development experience in integration technologies such as MQ Series, API’s and Kafka.

• Knowledge of event driven architecture strategies and best practices.

• In-depth knowledge of webMethods installation and maintenance in Windows and Linux environments.

• Expert knowledge of relational database design and implementation.

• Experience in Source Code management tools and automation

• Expert knowledge of the full system development lifecycle.

• Familiarity with My webMethods

• Ability to independently conduct new hire interviews

• Ability to estimate and lead medium to large sized projects.

• Ability to research emerging software development frameworks and tools

• Strong problem solving and analytic skill.

• Ability to handle multiple projects and assignments simultaneously and effectively in a cross-functional team environment

• Solid written and oral communication skills; ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language

• Ability to work independently and direct work to other team members.

• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.

• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

EEO Statement

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate must regularly lift and /or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Function: Software Engineering

Job Family: Information Technology

Address: 3000 Auburn Dr

Primary Location: US-OH-Beachwood

Employer: Penske Logistics LLC

Req ID: 2403521