Software Engineer at Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) – Lagos & Rivers

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees, which is reflected in our industry-leading development programme and our commitment to see our employees’ ideas travel and come to fruition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Engineer

Reference ID: 120839BR
Locations: Lagos and Port Harcourt
Experience level: Experienced Professionals

The Role

If you’re a driven IT professional who has gained valuable experience in role above, this is the chance to propel and develop your career.

Where you fit in

Information technology is critical to Shell’s businesses in Nigeria continuing to help meet the world’s growing energy demand in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways.
The IT function provides capabilities that continually improve the way our business is run and is focused on aligning and simplifying IT systems to increase customer satisfaction and business value.
You’re going to be joining a team of talented IT and Digital professionals, who relish taking initiative, think innovatively, and ready to develop new skills to be successful in a dynamic multinational environment.

What are the role?

We are looking for high-potential Software Engineer who will create huge impact to the growth of our business in Nigeria.
The Software Engineer will be entrusted of the delivery of software, which may include new development, configuration and installation of third-party packages, and software integration efforts.
You will be part of every section of the software development lifecycle, including software and website design, development, programming, and software deployment for both the installation and decommissioning of software.
In this role, you will be working closely with our highly skilled data scientists, business users, project managers, and engineers in achieving elegant IT solutions.

What we need from you

We’re keen to hear from passionate professionals who have strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
You must have excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively translate business insights to our stakeholders.
You’re someone who is innovative and thinks out-of-the-box to be able to quickly link technical solutions with business strategy.

Ideally, you should have as many of the following as possible on your CV:

Bachelor’s degree in any of IT, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, minimum 2nd class lower
3-7 years of corporate IT experience
Agile project delivery experience
Professional certifications related to business analysis, project or programme management, systems and software engineering
Understanding of systems engineering concepts and data/process analysis and modelling
Ability to document requirements and specifications
Experience in development platforms such as HTML5 – Microsoft .Net, Microsoft .Net (Services and Windows), Linux, Java, Mobile Development (IOS), Mobile Development (Android), HTML5 – SAP Application Development, Service – SAP Application Development, COTS (Commercial Off the Shelf Software)
Ability to develop software in Java, Ruby on Rails, C++ , Python or other programming languages
Excellent knowledge of relational databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
Experience developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC)
Proficiency in software engineering tools
Knowledge of Oracle Database 11g/12c or the latest version, Microsoft SQL Server 2014/2016 or the latest version, and awareness of HANA Database, Sybase database, SAP Solution Manager, Linux/Windows/Scripting, and ITIL.