Senior Software Architect

News Corp - Princeton, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Princeton, NJ

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About the position

The Senior Software Architect at News Corp will lead the cyber security engineering team, responsible for building custom software to secure the enterprise and integrating commercial products to enhance cyber security functions. This role requires a blend of engineering expertise and strong communication skills, as it significantly impacts the success of the larger group. The position is hybrid, requiring three days in the office in Princeton, New Jersey.

Responsibilities

• Build out and manage a high-performance team of fully remote software engineers
• Keep your team happy, motivated and successful
• Develop and implement innovative processes, strategies and best practices to maximize team morale and productivity
• Conduct code reviews and ensure developers adhere to team best practices and process
• Develop technical requirements and documentation
• Determine and track key engineering metrics
• Drive a DevOps model that sees your team responsible for the daily operations and costs of the tools they develop
• Collaborate heavily with Cyber Security leadership and Business Unit leadership
• Oversee our Scrum based SDLC process ensuring excellence throughout all phases of the lifecycle
• Build robust software ensuring a firm commitment to test driven development, peer reviews, and inline documentation
• Enforce an Infrastructure as Code delivery model
• Serve as the security SME for product engineering teams
• Encourage cross training, skill development, and mentorship
• Collaborate with the Cloud Security, Product Security and Enterprise Security teams to identify needs that engineering can fill.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent experience
• 5 to 7 years of software development
• Experience with application design & architecture using modern design patterns
• Experience with cloud with a focus on AWS and GCP
• Experience with Scrum, DevOps, and Test-Driven Development
• Experience in Python and one or more of the following modern languages/frameworks - HTML5, Ruby, node.js, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Java
• Ability to communicate complicated technical issues and risks to engineers, project managers and product managers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
• Physical health benefits
• Retirement and savings plans
• Caregiving benefits
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Transportation benefits
• Elective benefits tailored to employee needs.