Senior Localization Engineer / Senior Technical Project Manager

Manage activities associated with the technical aspects of project execution with a focus on managing the translation and localization lifecycle using CAT tools and associated tools.

Senior Localization Engineer

The successful candidate will join an existing team of Localization Engineers who take responsibility for the management of the Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tool and associated resources for the Language Services group

Our Language Services team is part of our Commercialization and Outcomes group is a global team providing translation of clinical trial related materials for both internal and external clients.

The candidate will play a key role in supporting our Project Managers, by assisting in preparing files for translation, automating processes and developing tools and scripts for Production and external clients.

Ideal candidate will have a strong technical skillset, customer-facing experience and some project management exposure.

Skills required:

• 5+ years of experience in Language Services industry working with Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tools, such as MemoQ, XTM, Trados etc.
• Project management experience a plus.
• Localization Engineer experience
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages (Visual Basic, Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
• Understanding of APIs and integrations.
• Regular expressions and manipulating text.
• Experience with localising webapps and software and supporting translation projects
• Knowledge of markup languages (XML, HTML, XLIFF, etc.)

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing engineering support to colleagues in Production.
• Investigating new file types, creating filters and workflows.
• Improving localisation engineering processes.
• Serving as a product owner for our CAT tool, liaising with the tool’s provider, flagging issues and requesting new features.
• Identifying areas for automation.
• Creating macros and scripts to automate processes.
• Mentoring junior Engineers.
• Actively participating in strategic in initiatives and providing expert support to deliver such projects.
• Acting as a subject matter expert for external and internal clients when required.

Locations:

Remote but located in Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Spain, Ireland

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