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As a Senior 3E Engineer, you will design, develop, test, and implement 3E applications, configurations, and integrations that meet the needs of Irwin Mitchell. Working within a product team, you will translate business requirements into technical solutions, write and review code, manage releases, and ensure the quality, performance, and maintainability of delivered work.

You will bring deep knowledge of 3E’s technical architecture to design complex, scalable solutions, guide best practice, and lead development across multiple user stories. In this senior role, you will mentor engineers, provide technical leadership, and contribute to the engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring all work aligns with agreed quality and assurance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Software Engineering

• Lead the full software development lifecycle, setting technical standards and ensuring quality delivery.
• Configure and customise 3E, including entities, forms, workflows, rules, integrations, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop, test, document, and maintain enhancements, defect fixes, and integration features.
• Manage source control and robust automated deployment processes.
• Ensure solutions meet agreed specifications, quality benchmarks, and performance standards.

Process & Efficiency

• Analyse existing processes, identify optimisation opportunities, and support improvements.
• Promote modern engineering standards, coach others in best practice, and advocate for process efficiency.

Application Design & Architecture

• Design and deliver solutions of medium to high complexity in line with architectural principles and standards.
• Produce and maintain design documentation, translating logical designs into physical designs.
• Ensure all technical work is documented in Azure DevOps or ServiceNow.

Information Security

• Apply in‑depth information security knowledge to design and assure secure solutions with appropriate controls.

Service Support & Integration

• Provide technical leadership on critical/P1 incidents, ongoing maintenance, and defect resolution.
• Participate in the 3E on‑call rota.
• Define and support integrations across systems, including Azure Functions and third‑party connectors.

Collaboration, Leadership & Innovation

• Collaborate with product teams and communicate technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and consultancies.
• Mentor Integration Engineers.
• Support innovation and continuous improvement, including exploration of emerging and generative technologies.

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. 

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.