IT Lead Software Engineer (Hybrid)

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Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B, O-1, J-1, TN, E-3, etc.). Applicants requiring visa sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered. Eversource supports work-life balance by offering hybrid schedules for certain roles. Eligibility is based on job responsibilities, operational needs, nature of work and team dynamics. Current guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs. These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change, based on managerial discretion and work performance. All applicants must be able to work up to five days in the office if needed (for example: emergencies, training, or other business needs) or should the policy change. Role and Scope of Position: - Will contribute to the legacy and smart Metering and Energy Efficient platforms in a multitude of ways, from architecting phenomenal systems, creating, and encouraging great software development practices engineering-wide, driving strategic technical improvements, and mentoring other engineers. - Responsible to work with internal staff and 3rd party vendors to oversee the development, integration, maintenance, patching and repairing of software and associated infrastructure for maximum efficiency and usability. - Creates or ensures architectural designs exist for systems. - Creates or ensures BC and DR plans exist for systems. - Leads software performance management (measure and improve). - Successfully plan and execute projects involving multiple developers and complex requirements, prioritizing strategically. - Contributes to major architectural decisions and reads all project related tech specs, tracking status and considering implications to other systems. - Spurs and facilitates meaningful discussion around complex issues. - Works with key stakeholders effectively to solve problems and make decisions. - Trusted to always share status with all stakeholders, and proactively remedy communication issues. Essential Functions: Implements functional strategy. Establishes operational plans for work area. Recognized master within discipline, having deep knowledge of theory and organizational practices within a specific discipline. Works with internal and 3rd party staff on-shore and off-shore to develop solutions and resolve complex problems. Develops and implements new products, processes, standards, or operational plans that will have impact on the achievement of functional results. Significantly improves on existing processes and practices Requires communication with executives in the business. Owns and develops elements of functional strategies and operational goals in area of expertise. Focuses on operational plans with short to medium-term impact on the organization (e.g., 1 - 2 years). Directs activities that have significant impact to the achievement of results for the discipline. Recommends and implements new products, processes, policies, standards, or operating plans in support of the functional strategy. Conducts extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems. Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across functions and / or businesses. Responsible for improving upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation. Solutions are novel and unique, and achieved through research and integration of industry best practice. Communicates with parties within and outside of own function, and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the organization, (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.). Works to influence others to accept job function's view / practices and agree / accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization. May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the job function. Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications: Technical Knowledge/Skill: Focused on technical decision making, leading work that affects one or more complex systems and mission-critical areas. When necessary, delivers code that sets the standard for quality and maintainability. Writes highly insightful, comprehensive code reviews. Has a broad understanding of Eversource and project architectures and how their domain fits within it. Systematically thinks through potential design impacts on other teams and the company. Go-to expert in an area, with an increasingly strategic mindset. Explores, researches and recommends technologies with sizable potential impact for ES. Identifies and advocate for foundational work and practice improvements in their domain. Convinces others about technical tradeoffs and decisions. Sought out as mentor and provider of techn