Engineering Manager

At Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) our purpose is to 'open up the world for those who want to see'. Every day, we give people all around the world the opportunity to experience something amazing – travel  

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join the team You will be a self-motivated team player, a mentor to others contributing to our culture of engineering and operational excellence, continuously improving both our team and products, and participating in a larger product and engineering area. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our dynamic team as we rebuild and modernise a large enterprise distribution solution that is critical for FCTG's supply ecosystem. We are growing so that we can deliver modern quality solutions to achieve our strategic challenges for the future. 

Day to day:

• Maintain a successful and critical legacy .NET application with some existing quirks with a focus on modernisation in the future
• Translate business requirements and uses cases to user stories to help develop and deliver functional/technical specifications, requirements documents, detailed use cases for new product features or functionality
• Design, build efficient, testable, and maintainable code with the right balance between pragmatism and design within your solution
• Work across the entire end to end stack of .NET stack including Entity Framework, Windows Forms, MVC, SOAP and WCF sitting on top of a MS SQL Server
• Collaborate in our cross-functional Product Management and Engineering teams to share and discover better ways of working
• Take initiative and always look for ways in improving the quality of our solutions, code bases, technical debt, standards, processes, and best practices 
• Lead in our culture of engineering and operational excellence, continuously improving our craftsmanship 
• Developing test cases and perform unit testing to support solution delivery teams
• Analyse and ensure that performance (non-functional) requirements are met
• Provide post-implementation and on-going support
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and accurately document interoperability problems and their probable causes
• Identify root/cause, provide testing guidance, and assist clients with implementing solutions
• Be part of a team that plays an essential role in getting our customers on to their flights

You'll be perfect for the role if you have:

• Minimum 5+ years' experience in software development, using either C# or VB coding, testing and automation techniques to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Proficiency in some of the following: C# or VB, SQL Server, SOAP or REST
• Passionate about software engineering best practices and know what it means to ship high-quality code that is maintainable and extendable
• Highly collaborative team-player who thrives in a team environment without being adversarial and can also work independently
• Happy to help and assist your team members with their challenges and leverage others to help you
• You have a growth mindset, embracing challenges to continuously improve and innovate
• Good knowledge of software design patterns (e.g. Singleton, Factory etc)
• Appreciation of the SDLC in the context of agile delivery, different agile delivery methodologies
  
  

You'll earn brownie points: 

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps and experience with the Cloud (e.g. Azure, AWS etc.)
• .NET Core experience and any knowledge of upgrading existing .NET frameworks

What you'll enjoy:

Culture: you will be employed by an inclusive company that offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place To Work Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd 

Our People: FCTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability  

Development: Individualised Learning & Development pathway options

Access to 'LinkedIn Learning' for ongoing skills development: over 24,500 courses in over 20 languages

Exclusive Staff Discounts: Accessible via our employee-only portal with 350+ of Australia's leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan and more 

Travel Discounts: Including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more

Brightness of Future: Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we promote from within  

Corporate Health Discounts: Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA, access to internal gym 

Mental Health: Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Social: Regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend global conferences (Bangkok in

 Giving Back: Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising; paid parental and volunteer leave

Sustainability: The protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, as a leading travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change to the environment

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