Hexagon Octave Technical Lead (Principal Software Engineer)

Metropolitan Council•390 Robert St. N St. Paul, MN

16d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Metropolitan Council is seeking a Hexagon Octave Technical Lead to provide technical leadership for the implementation, integration, support, and continuous improvement of the Hexagon Octave platform. This role will serve as the primary technical resource responsible for solution architecture, application configuration, integrations, data management, technical and production support. The ideal candidate combines deep Hexagon Octave expertise with strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and enterprise application delivery experience. This individual will partner closely with business stakeholders, implementation partners, IT teams, and vendors to ensure successful deployment and long-term operational excellence of the platform. This position is eligible for a hybrid telework arrangement (both remote and onsite). Candidate's permanent residence must be in Minnesota or Wisconsin. This posting will create a six-month eligibility list for current and future openings.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED with ten years of experience in software engineering
Associate degree with eight years of experience in software engineering
Bachelor's degree with six years of experience in software engineering
Master's degree with four years of experience in software engineering
Degree field of study in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with Hexagon solutions and operational technology platforms.
Experience integrating enterprise applications with ERP, GIS, EAM, SCADA, or operational systems.
Cloud platform experience.
7+ years of enterprise application implementation and support experience.
3+ years hands-on experience implementing or supporting Hexagon Octave.
Experience leading Hexagon Octave software implementations.
Strong understanding of system integrations, APIs, middleware, and data architecture.
Experience with data migration, data governance, and data quality processes.
Experience working with technical teams, consultants, and vendors.
Experience working with diverse populations of internal and external customers

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical lead for Hexagon Octave implementation and support activities.
Define solution architecture, technical standards, and best practices.
Provide technical direction to internal teams, consultants, and implementation partners.
Lead technical design reviews and solution validation activities.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
Lead technical workstreams throughout the implementation lifecycle.
Support requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and cutover activities.
Evaluate technical impacts of business requirements and proposed solution changes.
Drive issue resolution and technical decision-making during implementation.
Coordinate technical deliverables across multiple teams and vendors.
Design and oversee integrations between Hexagon Octave and enterprise systems.
Lead interface design, API integration, middleware coordination, and data exchange processes.
Develop data migration strategies and oversee data conversion activities.
Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance throughout the implementation.
Support integration testing and end-to-end validation.
Provide technical oversight for production support activities.
Manage incident resolution, root cause analysis, and system performance improvements.
Lead application upgrades, patches, and release management activities.
Monitor system health, reliability, and performance.
Establish support processes, documentation, and knowledge transfer plans.
Act as the primary technical liaison with Hexagon and implementation partners.
Review vendor deliverables and technical recommendations.
Communicate technical risks, issues, and mitigation plans to leadership.
Partner with business stakeholders to align technical solutions with operational needs.
Establish technical processes and architecture reviews.
Identify opportunities to optimize system capabilities and business processes.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives and platform adoption.