Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com. It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry. Who will you be working with? The Wabtec Movement Planner (MP) team combines software application expertise with railroad domain knowledge to implement an advanced algorithmic software solution that provides real-time traffic planning for world’s railroad networks. In this role an individual will engage with internal teams to provide technical leadership to improve Movement Planner to move freight faster at a lower cost while using existing rail networks. This role will report to senior manager of MP team. How will you make a difference? As a subject matter expert of the MP team, you will be responsible for guiding engineers to build simple solutions to complex problems, with a large number of variables and scenarios considered. This role requires collaborating with developers, cyber security analysts, senior management, and other external stakeholders to implement effective analysis, quality, to address customer questions and support if major outage occurs. In this role, technical lead will work with product architect to address and execute technical roadmap for product advancement. What do we want to know about you? You must have: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering 7 years minimum experience developing software in professional environment 7 years minimum experience as subject matter expert for a software application 7 years minimum experience triaging software issues in production or test environments We would love it if you had: Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, deployment, and customer engagement. Expertise with Java/J2EE, C , SOA, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Java Script & Angular will be a plus. Strong experience developing large-scale Web-based solutions and familiarity with the technology involved. Experience with distributed SQL like Kafka, DDS / No SQL systems like Rabbit MQ. Proven experience in delivering highly available applications for mission-critical systems. Advanced understanding of orchestration frameworks, software design patterns for HA, and observable microservices. Ability to understand the technology stack and its impact on the final product. Capable of efficiently conducting customer and stakeholder interviews and elaborating on personas. Superior knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle and strong collaboration history with Quality Engineering and Dev Ops teams. Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments to others. Ability to break down complex problems and estimate the level of effort. Understanding of microservice-based and message-driven architectures Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team. Able to navigate difficult situations and accountability within a matrixed organization. Strategic and creative thinking to analyze issues that may arise and create solutions. Ability to respond positively to feedback and implement change in processes and procedures as needed. Rail domain experience is a plus What will your typical day look like? Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like lean/agile/XP, CI, software and product security, scalability, documentation practices, refactoring and testing techniques Collaborate with C and Java developers on client-server architecture, microservices or RESTful services. Contribute to peer reviews with the intent of strengthening the quality of software. Interpret field reports and test results to support troubleshooting of issues. Work with mixed discipline team of architect, developers, product owners, and data quality engineers to implement tools and strategies to improve product. Perform data analytics and other strategies to optimize the efficiency and quality of data being collected. Work with management to prioritize business and information needs and identify new processes that will improve the systems in place to define new opportunities. What about the physical demands of the job? Employee will be performing work that primarily involves sitting/standing. Employee will spend a lot of time looking at a computer monitor. Employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Employee able to travel if needed less than 10% Employee able to use a computer for programming and interacting with his team. Employee will be repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers. Employee will be communicating with others to exchange information. You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met. Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable). Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Want to move the world? Want to innovate and bring that innovation to life? At Wabtec, we are in the business of realizing potential – that of the transportation industry, and yours! Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective success across the vibrant portfolios of Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, we offer employees hands-on opportunities all over the world to shape the future of transportation – as well as their own. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, leveraging our digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services to create transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Along with our industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine, and industrial solutions. Wabtec celebrates thinkers and doers. Our values included in the About Us page are rooted in innovation, collaboration, inclusiveness, and continuous improvement to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Whether your talents lie in digital solution development, next-gen manufacturing, advanced service delivery, or the spectrum of business functions that support them, Wabtec literally has a world of opportunity for you across our global network. Our employees are the architects of the future. Where will you be tomorrow?