Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Qatar

Full time Staff Position

The role will be working for an integrated national oil corporation that stands at the forefront of efforts for the long term sustainable development,utilization and monetization of oil and gas resources in the State of Qatar. The role will sit within their Information & Communication Technology department.

Primary purpose of job

Design and build efficient and innovative software solutions and interfaces that integrate with Trading’s existing IT architecture to enable business growth and risk control through automation.

• Work with traders, risk & finance managers, system architects, business analysts, project managers and other ICT departments to develop efficient and scalable systems, applications, interfaces and tools from scratch, and enable Trading business growth through high level of automation and process optimization.
• Build and maintain software solutions that fully integrate with the existing third party and in-house platforms in accordance with QET’s overall IT architecture design.
• Provide timely technical support to in-house trading solutions to ensure business continuity.
• Establish DevOps framework and tools for the Trading Solutions team as the foundation for futures growth and long-term success.
• Lead external IT consultants and developers, provide technical requirements and test cases, manage the development timeline, and perform quality control to ensure the delivery of IT solutions that meet the business requirements.
• Stay updated with the latest technology and tools, find innovative solutions, conduct POCs, document and share knowledge & practices to help gain a sustainable and competitive advantage in the market.
• Apply security measures by following security procedures and standards to ensure secure environment, manage and address Trading systems vulnerabilities and threats, adhere to established standards, processes, procedures, and policies throughout the software development life cycle.

Experience & Skills Required

• Minimum 8 years of experience designing, developing and implementing multitier software solutions using C#, Angular JS, .Net within a commodity trading, banking or hedge fund environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing, deploying, and maintaining systems on Azure, with expertise in Azure services (Azure Active Directory, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure App Services, Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, etc) and the implementation practices.
• Experience on backend API development using C#. In-depth knowledge of RESTful and GraphQL web services is required.
• Experience on frontend SPA development using Angular.
• Hands on experience with CI/CD tooling including platforms such as Azure DevOps, Github.
• Experience using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Bicep or Terraform.
• Extensive experience in writing efficient SQL, and relevant experience with database design.
• Ability to perform full SDLC activities using Agile methods, including requirement definition, prototyping, proof of concept, design, implementation, testing and maintenance.
• Understanding of micro-services architecture.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Self-reliance and self-sufficiency; willingness to help build a business from the ground upwards in a phased manner but with quick short-term solutions essential for success.
• Strong delivery focus is critical.