Mendix Developer (Naval Business)

The people we all rely on to make the world go round – they rely on Thales.  Thales rely on its employees to invent the future: right here, right now.

Present in Romania for over 40 years, Thales is expanding its presence in the country by growing its Digital capabilities and by developing a Group Engineering Competence Centre (ECC). Operating from Bucharest, Thales delivers solutions in a number of core businesses, from ground transportation, space and defence, to security and aeronautics.
Several professional opportunities have arisen. If you are looking for the solidity of a Global Group that is at the forefront of innovation, but with the agility of a human structure that tailors to the personal development of its employees and allows opportunities for evolution in an international environment, then this is the place for you!

About the project

Customer Services are one area where we truly make a difference; our team helps our customers make the most of the equipment they have ordered from Thales. In this role you will learn about many different Thales customers, including specifically the key relationship we have with the UK Royal Navy, and you will help us to deliver a major business transformation in the way we ensure outstanding customer experiences.

Your role

Be part of the Romanian Mendix Team, part of the Thales Mendix Developers chapter, to deliver cutting-edge customer services applications to be used by our Customers, Employees, Partners and Suppliers across the UK and Thales Group.

The responsibilities include:

• Designing, developing and testing innovative Low-code solutions in an agile way
• Execution of proof-of-concept activities around Mendix platform
• Working as part of an international team on Mendix-based applications
• Implementation, integration, testing and assisting with deployment into production, validating with end-users and implementing imrpovements
• Executing DevOps activities for clients

The role demands continuous on the job learning of new technologies and dedication in finding solutions.

As part of a local team acting in an international environment, your day-to-day interactions will be with many people and teams, focusing on Thales UK:

• Supporting the UK Digital Capability Team, including IS/IT and Customer Services teams
• Interfacing with several Customer Services Teams around the UK and their Customers and with the wider Thales UK Services Operations Team

What are we looking for?

Are you passionate for technology, do you enjoy constantly developing your skills and are you interested in designing, developing and testing innovative Low-code solutions in an agile way? Then you are the person we are looking for.

As a knowledgeable (prefferably certified in Mendix) developer, you have relevant experience with development of mobile hybrid applications within a Low Code environment, as well as experience with automated testing for Web and mobile applications. You are a driven developer with experience in development using CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, XML and JSON.

You have working experience as part of teams using Agile frameworks, Scrum or Kanban to deliver value to customers. You have basic understanding of DevOps principles and proven experience with and knowledge of software development and testing.

As communication and collaboration are key success factors, you need to have good communication skills and you are able to create a good working relationship between various stakeholders such as the development team members, the IS/IT and Operations teams, and functional leads. You are a team player with strong dedication to achieve common team goals and an energetic person, who approaches work with enthusiasm and a “can-do” attitude. Experience in distributed team environments is desirable.

Preferably, you have a bachelor or master degree in computer science, system or network engineering, IT service management or comparable, and have spent some years as individual contributor in these areas.

An important requirement to fulfil this role is flexibility and the ability to communicate efficiently in English to all types (technical, management) of stakeholders. You are willing to work in the UK for a period of a couple of weeks up to 4 months for the purpose of knowledge transfer.

If you don't necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the role, because skills and competencies show up in lots of different ways and can be based on your life experience.

YOUR CAREER AT THALES:

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your competences in different areas:

• Room and attention to personal development.
• Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solutiom
• Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path.
• Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group.
• Work for different Thales domains & entities.

YOUR IMMEDIATE BENEFITS

• 24 holiday days a year
• Benefit Online
• A good work-life balance which includes flexible working hours
• A comprehensive compensation and benefit package including medical coverage & life insurance
• Hybrid Workplace
• goFLUENT & Udemy Subscription