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Senior Software System Engineer

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Woodlands
Senior level
Woodlands
Senior level
As a Senior Software System Engineer at Illumina, you will transform customer needs into technical specifications, lead requirement gathering and analysis, manage product backlogs, and verify team deliveries. You will act as the liaison with product management, coordinate with development teams, and troubleshoot system issues while contributing to a global R&D team.
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What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Senior Software System Engineer (Product Owner)

  • Transform operational/customer needs into technical description and design specification for a software system.

  • Lead the requirement gathering process and perform requirement analysis and risk analysis.

  • Assume a product owner role in a scrum team of software developer and testers.

  • Develop, manage and prioritize the team’s product backlog and software releases

  • Act as the primary liaison to product manager and other development teams to coordinate inter-dependencies to fulfill overall product delivery

  • Work with overall system owner and PMO to align team’s delivery schedule

  • Verify team’s delivery against requirements to ensure the right functionality

  • Assist in troubleshooting system problems during development and sustaining of product.

  • Develop and review project artefacts defined in SDLC guidelines in conformance to regulatory requirements.

  • Learn, grow and have fun with highly capable engineers and scientists from various disciplines in a global R&D team

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Who we’re looking for:

  • Working experience in life science industry with knowledge in DNA Sequencing or as a Business/System Analyst.  (Medical Device is preferred)

  • Experience working with a software development team and familiar with SDLC processes and practices. Having Scrum Master or Product Owner certification is preferred.

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

  • Strong analytical skills, problem solving and troubleshooting.

  • Good organization and project management skills. Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) is highly appreciated

  • A track record that includes being part of a team which completed and shipped successful products

  • Be curious, detail oriented, and analytical, with a proven ability to learn quickly

  • Proactive and team-oriented with strong collaboration skills; comfortable working across functions and time zones

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Preferred Experience/Education:

  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience

  • Experience in biotech and bioinformatics is a plus


Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.

Top Skills

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Scrum
Sdlc

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