Senior Software Governance Engineer

AVEVA; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

AVEVA in Beijing seeks a Senior Software Governance Engineer to establish and drive governance across the China HMI product portfolio, ensuring releases meet AVEVA requirements for quality, security, and compliance. You will work with Development, QA, DevOps, Product Management, Security, Legal, and Global R&D to enforce governance during the software lifecycle and enable confident releases.

This role balances regulatory needs with engineering productivity, driving automation and end-to-end

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, release engineering, DevOps, software quality, software governance, or related roles.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), software release processes, and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience with source control and CI/CD systems such as Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong understanding of software quality and engineering risk management, including static analysis, code quality assessment, defect management, and technical debt reduction.
• Experience using software quality and security tools such as Coverity, SonarQube, Black Duck, Snyk, Fortify, or similar solutions.
• Familiarity with SSDLC and open-source software licensing concepts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good written and spoken English for collaboration with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Own software governance for the China HMI product portfolio, ensuring products are released and delivered in accordance with AVEVA release, quality, security, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate release readiness and cross-product release activities across HMI, SCADA, Historian, and other related products.
• Identify, assess, and drive reduction of software risks through proactive monitoring of engineering quality indicators, including compiler warnings, static analysis findings, technical debt, vulnerability reports, and defect trends.
• Serve as Security Advisor for assigned products, driving vulnerability management and remediation using tools such as Black Duck and Coverity.
• Govern open-source software usage, license compliance, and SBOM generation to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance.
• Establish and maintain end-to-end traceability between requirements, source code, build artifacts, releases, and customer deliverables to support auditability and software supply chain integrity.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of software governance practices while balancing compliance requirements with engineering productivity.

Skills

SDLC understanding

Release engineering

DevOps experience

Software quality management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, or related discipline

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

Coverity

SonarQube

Black Duck

Snyk

Fortify

Job description

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting‑edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals and minerals – safely, efficiently and more sustainably.

We’re the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we’ve been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ve also recently been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies.

If you’re a curious and collaborative person who wants to make a big impact through technology, then we want to hear from you! Find out more at AVEVA Careers.

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Job Title: Senior Software Governance Engineer

Location: Beijing

Employment Type: full-time

The job

The Senior Software Governance Engineer is responsible for establishing and driving software governance practices across the China HMI product portfolio. This role ensures products are delivered in accordance with AVEVA release requirements and meet expectations for quality, security, compliance, traceability, auditability, and engineering risk management.

Working closely with Development, QA, DevOps, Product Management, Security, Legal, and Global R&D teams, the position serves as a key governance authority throughout the software development lifecycle and helps ensure that software can be released with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Own software governance for the China HMI product portfolio, ensuring products are released and delivered in accordance with AVEVA release, quality, security, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate release readiness and cross-product release activities across HMI, SCADA, Historian, and other related products.
• Identify, assess, and drive reduction of software risks through proactive monitoring of engineering quality indicators, including compiler warnings, static analysis findings, technical debt, vulnerability reports, and defect trends.
• Serve as Security Advisor for assigned products, driving vulnerability management and remediation using tools such as Black Duck and Coverity.
• Govern open-source software usage, license compliance, and SBOM generation to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance.
• Establish and maintain end-to-end traceability between requirements, source code, build artifacts, releases, and customer deliverables to support auditability and software supply chain integrity.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of software governance practices while balancing compliance requirements with engineering productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, release engineering, DevOps, software quality, software governance, or related technical roles.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), software release processes, and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience with source control and CI/CD systems such as Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong understanding of software quality and engineering risk management, including static analysis, code quality assessment, defect management, and technical debt reduction.
• Experience using software quality and security tools such as Coverity, SonarQube, Black Duck, Snyk, Fortify, or similar solutions.
• Familiarity with software vulnerability management and Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) practices.
• Understanding of open-source software licensing and software composition analysis concepts.
• Experience analyzing technical issues and driving cross-functional teams to resolve quality, security, or release risks.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify systemic issues rather than isolated defects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good written and spoken English for collaboration with global teams.

R&D at AVEVA

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.

Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.

Come and join AVEVA to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.