Job description
Making a difference. That's what a career at AGCO is all about. At AGCO you have a voice and the opportunity to impact our long-term success, as well as your own
AGCO (NYSE: AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions. Our portfolio of international brands, including Fendt®, GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, provides smart and effective agricultural solutions to farmers around the world – including a full line of tractors, combine harvesters, hay and forage equipment, seeding and tillage implements, grain handling, seed processing and animal protein production systems. With global sales of approximately USD 12.7 billion in 2022, AGCO’s international team of over 24,000 employees work together to deliver high-tech solutions for farmers feeding the world. Join us as we bring agriculture into the future.
IT Analyst - Programmer
Hybrid Working – Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
Job Summary
The IT Analyst/Programmer – Dealer Portal is an integral part of the Product Teams in the Agile Software Delivery Process. The IT Analyst I – Dealer Portal enriches the team in the areas of Requirements Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Production Support.
Requirements Analysis
- Refinement of User Stories and Features
- Methodical support in generating ideas with Product Owners and Subject Matter Experts
- Definition of the integration points with other systems and communication of the effects of possible system changes in cooperation with other teams
- Support in estimating efforts for new developments and improvements
- Knowledge transfer for new and changed functions for the change management process
Design & Development
- Contribution to the definition of wireframes and visual designs
- Maintaining and managing all software applications and protocols
- Designing and developing new enhanced functionality for software applications
- Translating business needs and requirements into programming languages
- Create reusable, effective, and scalable code
Continuous Testing
- Quality assurance of the implementation of technical and functional requirements
- Planning and execution of tests
- Definition of test conditions and scripts
- Analysis of test results
Production Support
- Successful processing of dealer inquiries for troubleshooting and changes as part of the AGCO IT incident process
- Good problem solving and error analysis
- Monitoring of the system uptime
General
- Active participation and preparation for agile ceremonies such as Product Increment Planning, Sprint Planning, Refinements, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives
- Responsibility for compliance with all AGCO guidelines by all employees and teams, as well as compliance with all control processes and standards
Qualifications / Experience
- Bachelor`s / Master`s degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or equivalent education
- Several years of professional experience
- Relevant experience in software development
- Knowledge of agile methods (e.g. SAFe) is an advantage
- Experience in requirements engineering, testing and production support is desirable
- Analytical comprehensive thinking
- Good communication skills in spoken and written English
- Independent and solution-oriented behaviour
- Strong analytical, holistic and conceptual thinking
- Proven Experience with SQL/MySQL
- Hands on experience on HTML/CSS/JavaScript/JQuery
- Hands on experience on C#/ASP.Net (classic .ASP)
- Hands on experience in integrating SOAP/Restful web services/JSON
- Experience and knowledge of Portals
We offer the following benefits:
Basic salary: £competitive- A company performance / Individual performance related bonus (7%)
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (The company contributes up to 10% for a 5% employee contributions)
- Life assurance and critical illness cover for Pension members
- 26 days holidays + statutory holidays
- Holiday trading
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their immediate family
- On-site parking
- On-site restaurant
Employee development and growth is part of our company culture. If you are looking for an opportunity to work in an inspiring multinational environment for a leading global player of agricultural solutions, we look forward to receiving your application!