SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £18 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

Base Location: Dublin

Salary: €54,900 - €82,200 + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

What is the Role?

The role of a Senior AI Developer is to build high quality and fully performing software that complies with coding standards, technical design and security guidelines and guardrails. Provide leadership and accountability for ensuring the ongoing maintenance, and developed service improvements to, our core... applications. To analyse system requirements and to design, test, code and modify very complex programmes and scripts to agreed company standards. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, able to undertake technical leadership (high level business analysis and application design) and co-ordination of technical development within product lifecycle, and/or system maintenance tasks. Defines development standards in line with specifications. Collaborating with product leadership roles to deliver business outcomes in agile, DevOps environment as part of a team. Continuously improve the way software is delivered within the organisation.

Key Accountabilities

- Deliver product backlog items across the end-to-end products as part of an agile in a DevOps environment.

- Setting priorities and managing systems maintenance activities, by leading the process of detailed technical planning.

- Ensuring user requirements are comprehensive, analysed and enabling the desired outcome.

- Undertaking complex systems designs and leading the development process within the multi-disciplinary teams to undertake detailed analysis and coding activities.

- Diagnosing and resolving problems with applications systems (both internal and third party) in the production environment.

- Supporting team members in the fixing of faults as appropriate.

- Coding programs according to industry standards and specifications.

- Developing test plans and test data and conducting tests.

- Using development knowledge to analyse and help to create business environments.

What do I need?

- Excellent analysis capability and extensive design experience.

- Experience from a similar senior / lead development role in supporting business critical systems in a medium/large organisation.

- Extensive experience of designing and implementing Azure infrastructure, preferably certified professionals.

- Excellent technical computing, analysis, design, and development skills.

- Collaborated with diverse stakeholders and team members to deliver complex technical solutions in agile environments.

- Experience working in environments that follow DevOps principles and strong working knowledge of and experience in using DevOps tools.

Functional and Technical Skills

- Extensive Phyton development experience with in-depth knowledge of data driven projects.

- Experience in using Power Platform, PVA, UiPath, and RPA development would be crucial.

- A deep understanding of machine learning concepts is essential.

- Experience in data manipulation, cleansing and pre-processing.

- Experience in deployments using containers (Docker / Kubernetes) and in Infrastructure as Code deployments using Terraform and ARM templates.

- Applying industry best practices, automation and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g., security, elasticity, performance.

- Familiarity with configuring and using Monitoring tools to support the releases (any tools but preference for Azure monitor, App Insights, Log Analytics) can also be beneficial.

- Knowledge in .NET Framework, C#, Azure Function Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Logic Apps can be beneficial.

- Microsoft Azure certifications are a plus.

About our Business

SSE Airtricity is Ireland's second largest and fastest growing energy provider, supplying around 800,000 domestic and commercial gas, electricity and home energy services customers in the Republic and Northern Ireland. At SSE Airtricity we believe in making energy better. Around 40% of the electricity SSE Airtricity supplies to its customers on an island basis is generated from renewable sources - the greenest energy supply of any provider on the island and over three times the average on an all-island basis.

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Laura on [email protected] / 01738 341814.

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

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