IIOT Senior Software Developer

Spirax-Sarco Engineering
Cheltenham
5 days ago
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IIOT Senior Software Developer

Benefits (UK only): 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day, private medical insurance, bonus scheme, share scheme, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, on‑site gym, free on‑site parking, salary sacrifice schemes for technology and electric vehicles.


Role Overview

You will provide technical leadership to deliver new smart connected products and services enabled by Industry 4.0 technology including IIoT, machine learning and more.


Using TypeScript and integrating connected devices with operational technologies such as PLC and SCADA, alongside enterprise platforms including Field Service and Asset Management systems.


Driving the delivery of next generation IoT Connected Services using complimentary Azure public cloud native services alongside evolving DevOps responsible for IoT Connected Services.


You’ll collaborate with IoT implementation and outsourced partners to operate and continuously improve Connected Services, working both hands‑on and at a technical leadership level with internal teams and third parties to design, build and evolve applications using agile delivery practices.


Objectives and Responsibilities

  • Product Development and Delivery – working with internal product owner team, internal and external delivery teams to develop and release IoT enabled connected products and systems.
  • Solution Delivery – design and develop technical solutions aligned with architecture goals, working closely with the Product Owner and Delivery Lead to deliver sprint outcomes on time and to a high standard of quality.
  • IoT Platform & Edge – contribute to the selection and ongoing management of IoT hardware, edge software and platform technologies, while supporting the design, development and release of IoT applications.
  • Customer on‑boarding – assist the sales and technical teams with the customer’s technical teams to define and implement on‑site IoT connectivity from the devices to the IoT Edge device.
  • BAU Maintenance and Support – working with the Connected Services Operation Manager to provide level 3 incident support to operate the digital solutions and meet customer support goals.

Your previous experience

  • Senior Software Engineer on the IoT or related technologies, e.g. IoT, M2M, Smart Products or Connected Device technology.
  • Full Stack Software Engineer delivering modern industrial systems.
  • Experience of Typescript and web technologies desired.
  • Demonstrable experience delivering IoT solutions using public cloud native services.
  • Technical lead on delivery of IoT enabled service offering in a commercial environment providing simultaneous multi‑customer offerings on a single platform.
  • Experience with different aspects of IoT functionality, such as connectivity, security, provisioning, device management, data ingestion, real‑time processing, analytics, edge and end devices, data off‑loading, and integration with external systems including IAM, BI, AI/ML, billing and CRM.
  • Experience developing/working with steam or fluid process system applications is a plus.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate

  • Company Core Values at all times.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical/computer engineering discipline or strong relevant experience.
  • Ideally, a competent user of Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and related IoT services (Time Series Insights, Power BI, AI/ML).
  • Proficient in C#, web technologies such as React, and database technologies.
  • Skills in API development, integration, and performance optimisation.
  • Strong DevOps focus and experience building and deploying infrastructure with cloud deployment technologies.
  • Experience working with Agile methodology and within cross‑functional teams.
  • Analyse program needs, and tailor designed software solutions to users using a problem‑solving approach.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free on‑site parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.


Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued – across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.


We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.


We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender‑neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause‑friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments.


We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.


About Spirax Group

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.


Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi‑national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.


Our purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!


Our purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.


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