Principal Engineer I

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

We have an incredible opportunity for a Principal Engineer I to join ICON’s IT Digital Operations team. As a Principal Engineer I at ICON, you will manage client services activities, supporting your team and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes across our clinical programs.

What You Will Do:

Your focus will be on coordinating software development and engineering delivery, resolving issues, and developing team capability.

Key responsibilities include:

• As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
• Consults with senior management regarding best course of action to meet business needs, goal and deadlines. Escalates issues to senior management to make informed decisions.
• Ensure that proposed and existing systems/architectures are aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Develops a vision for areas of responsibility and designs an executable strategy to reach the vision. Continually evaluates business needs and adjusts accordingly.
• Perform as a project lead/owner for medium-large scale initiatives.
• Manage enterprise services by supporting the unpinning infrastructure provided by those systems.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other functional areas within IT to ensure availability, reliability and scalability of corporate servers to meet business requirements

Your Profile:

You will have solid software development and engineering experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
• In-depth knowledge of system installations, upgrades, routine maintenance, and vendor-supplied patches
• Proven experience in planning and coordinating large-scale system initiatives
• Experience in providing off-hours support through a rotating on-call procedure
• Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to align proposed and existing systems/architectures with organizational goals and objectives
• Experience in performing as a project lead/owner for medium-large scale initiatives

Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

Rewards & Benefits

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.

Benefits may include:

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
• Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
• Retirement and pension plans
• Life assurance and disability coverage
• Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
• Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

Inclusion and Accessibility

ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.

If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.

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