Job Description
Are you experienced in Railway software applications, communication, signaling, and processing systems? Software for railway control and protection systems (EN 50128)? A client organisation, developing one of the largest high-speed railways, is seeking an Integration Manager, who will inherit the strategy already developed and continue to work with the supply chain stakeholders as the project progresses to various contract awards, build, and test.
As an experienced railway software developer, you will come from within this safety-critical environment. You may have only worked on one railway system, signaling, rolling stock, communications, etc., but it is the gravitas and soft management skills that are required to remain on top of all the various software programmes being developed for a new operational railway.
This is a perfect opportunity for a railway software team leader, who knows how software in the railways is developed, to bring that critical insight to the client and help programme manage the oversight.
This role is believed not to be found in other new railways, and therefore considerable kudos is attached, along with the opportunity to further develop the systems and processes to ensure that the various software will integrate smoothly.
Of course, it wouldn't be your responsibility to ensure all software, coding, and systems deliver; that is the supply chain's responsibility. Rather, you will be using your knowledge to strategically oversee the projects with the interests of the client at heart.
So, maybe after ten years of developing software applications for railways, an opportunity to use that experience and knowledge to think strategically around integration and have a bigger holistic vision of the project would be welcome?
The nature of this project means that only those with EN 50128 from the railways will have the required skills, due to the safety-critical nature of such an infrastructure project.
As a clear aside, I would be interested in those rail software developers who are not yet at this level of experience, but who might feel that their skills could be transferable in the future as part of the team.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in railway software applications, communication, signaling, and processing systems.
- Knowledge of EN 50128 standards.
- Soft management skills and experience in overseeing software integration projects.