GTS Software Engineer Team Lead

Vulcraft/Verco Group (VVG) Group Technology Services is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead the development and evolution of our next-generation manufacturing and production systems. This position can be located at our Norfolk NE or Chemung NY VVG facilities.

This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader with strong C#/.NET development experience and a passion for connecting software with the shop floor. The successful candidate will help drive solutions that integrate PLCs manufacturing equipment Ignition and/or Litmus platforms MES applications databases and enterprise systems.

You will provide mentoring and technical leadership for a team of developers while collaborating closely with production controls process and operations teams across the organization. You will also need to have the willingness and ability to travel infrequently for meetings with/for users teammates and training.

Basic functions of the role include:

• Lead a team of software engineers in the design development and support of production software systems.
• Mentor teammates through code reviews architecture discussions and technical coaching.
• Architect and develop enterprise and manufacturing applications using C# technologies.
• Design solutions that interface with PLCs sensors cameras HMIs and production equipment.
• Develop and support solutions utilizing Ignition and/or Litmus platforms.
• Build integrations between OT and IT systems including MES SQL databases ERP platforms and cloud-based applications.
• Collaborate with production controls automation and business teams to identify and deliver high-value solutions.
• Drive best practices for software architecture testing security and DevOps.
• Lead technical research proof-of-concepts vendor evaluations and implementation efforts.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through manufacturing data collection visualization and analytics.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate lead and uphold safety practices policies procedures and housekeeping standards at all times.

• Work directly with cutting-edge manufacturing technologies.
• Help shape VVGs strategy around Ignition Litmus Industrial IoT and shop-floor digital transformation.
• Lead efforts that connect PLCs production equipment MES systems and enterprise applications into a unified manufacturing platform.
• Influence architecture decisions that impact multiple divisions across the United States and Canada.

• 3 years of experience leading technical teams or software development projects.
• 7 years of professional software development experience.
• If selected must be able to work from designated office location in Norfolk NE or Chemung NY.

• Strong proficiency with C# .NET SQL Server Visual Studio and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise applications in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience integrating software with hardware industrial devices or production equipment.
• Experience with Ignition and/or Litmus platforms.
• Experience interfacing with Allen-Bradley Siemens or other industrial PLC systems.
• Experience with OPC-UA MQTT REST APIs and industrial communication protocols.
• Experience developing shop-floor applications MES systems or Industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions.
• Experience working with manufacturing telemetry data historians Grafana InfluxDB or similar analytics platforms.
• Experience with Azure DevOps Git CI/CD pipelines and Agile development practices.
• Experience with Blazor WPF web technologies and cloud-hosted solutions.
• Understanding of OT/IT networking and industrial cybersecurity principles.