Experienced .Net Software Engineer applied R&D

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Help us to enable breakthrough color solutions by designing experimental and commercial color software

AkzoNobel Performance Coatings (PC) is a world leader renowned for quality, reliability, and sustainability. We are passionate about innovation, and our portfolio includes high performance paints and coatings for ships, aircraft, automotive, industrial installations, architectural components, and mobile devices. As experts in fouling control, color matching, surface design and fire protection, our customers include major global industrial and consumer companies.

Central to our success is a PC Color RD&I team that develops Color IT solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. Within this context, your mission is this role is to contribute to the ongoing success of the team through the design, development, testing and deployment of frameworks, reusable color components (building blocks) and color engines. This requires you to combine (color) research and color IT technology capabilities with an understanding of colorimetry, mathematics, physics and business.

Is this a role that matches your skills and ambitions as a team player with advanced colorimetric knowledge and the ability to work under pressure and deliver according to agreed quality standards? Could you create experimental software that supports rapid and innovative research within Color RD&I? Have you acquired the project management skills and experience necessary to set up, execute and report within multidisciplinary project teams? Can you propose and present ideas and research proposals and solutions to management teams, IT specialists, Application Owners/Managers and RD&I peers? Above all, can you make a real difference within our dynamic, multinational and multicultural business environment?

If you offer all this we invite you to apply for the role of

Experienced .Net software engineer applied R&D

The role and its responsibilities

Based at our site in Sassenheim, the Netherlands, you perform a wide range of activities around your core objective of converting customer demands into colorimetric and/or software requirements, and proposing software solutions in accordance with standard software architecture platforms.

Thus you lead the design, development and deployment of experimental software components/tools, working closely with color technologists/researchers and assuming responsibility for training, roll out, hand-over and maintenance. This includes creating user manuals and training material(s) for various user levels and facilitates knowledge sharing sessions.

At all times you collect and take into account user needs, translating them into IT requirements and sustainable IT solutions. In doing so you leverage technical and non-technical skills and work together with business end-users, analysts and developers to ensure that the implemented solutions meet business requirements.

Further, you ensure that color engines, building blocks and/or software applications are developed and deployed via the use of high quality IT requirement analyses, high quality coding standards and effective and high quality IT testing.

In addition you contribute to the formulation of portfolio(s)/road map(s) with respect to color IT software solutions and/or software development to achieve global BA PC Color RD&I objectives and actively contributes to KPI, Quality Improvement and Review meetings.

Further, you act as (sub)project leader in medium size Color IT or Color Research projects in the BA PC color domain, and contribute to the screening of patents and filing of new patents.

Needless to say, you monitor and stay up to date with internal and external developments in colorimetry, color instruments, digital algorithms and software technologies. You also ensure the transfer and retention of colorimetric knowledge within the Building Block Team.

Candidate profile

To apply for this position you must possess the following attributes:

University degree (Bachelor or Master) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Chemistry, (Chemical) Engineering or Physics;

IT professional with at least 5 years of experience in collecting and managing requirements, test management, application lifecycle management, IT system architecture, IT security, technology platforms and design, engineering, developing pilot products, and application development;

At least 8 years of experience in a multinational organization and a track record in building cross-functional cross-cultural bridges;

Certified Microsoft C# developer and an affinity with database architecture and structure and creating queries (MS Access, MS SQL);

Expert in the use of software development and monitoring tools such as MS Team Foundation Server, Test Manager & VisualStudio UnitTesting;

Strong communication skills including fluent written and spoken English.

You should also be authorized to work in the EU, or possess a valid EU work permit.

Application details

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A pre-employment screening may form part of the selection process.

Agency or sales calls are not appreciated

AkzoNobel creates everyday essentials to make people’s lives more liveable and inspiring. As a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, we supply essential ingredients, essential protection and essential color to industries and consumers worldwide. Backed by a pioneering heritage, our innovative products and sustainable technologies are designed to meet the growing demands of our fast-changing planet, while making life easier. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we have approximately 45,000 people in around 80 countries, while our portfolio includes well-known brands such as Flexa, Sikkens, Alabastine and Jozo. Consistently ranked as a leader in sustainability, we are dedicated to energizing cities and communities while creating a protected, colorful world where life is improved by what we do.

Keywords: Vacancy, Full-time, Sassenheim, Software developer, .Net engineer.