Software Engineering Manager (Flexible Hybrid)

About the position

As a valued leader on our team, you will manage the work of a team designing, producing, testing, or implementing software, technology, or processes, as well as create and maintain IT architecture, large scale data stores, and cloud-based systems. The Enterprise Data - Software Engineering - Manager role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities: Determine the needs of diverse and complex customer groups requiring applied understanding of strategic issues of importance to the function/initiative. Plan and direct the work of the team as they design and develop software solutions to meet needs. Ensure teams use a process-driven approach in designing solutions. Oversee the implementation of new software technology. Oversee the effective and efficient maintenance of existing software.

Responsibilities

• Determine the needs of diverse and complex customer groups requiring applied understanding of strategic issues of importance to the function/initiative.
• Plan and direct the work of the team as they design and develop software solutions to meet needs.
• Ensure teams use a process-driven approach in designing solutions.
• Oversee the implementation of new software technology.
• Oversee the effective and efficient maintenance of existing software.

Requirements

• 6 years of experience
• Full Software Development Lifecycle experience in mission critical and complex strategic initiatives with customer-oriented mindset and relationship building skills
• Strong team management skills and collective capabilities for leadership, including leading teams, giving feedback, facilitating meetings, and coaching and mentoring
• Attention to detail and a deep understanding of software engineering best practices
• Experience leading or managing Agile Scrum teams in Agile Ceremonies ex: PI Planning etc to support critical projects and business operations (Kanban/Scrum/SAFe)
• Experience working day to day with product owners and other development team members to develop software for new features and user stories needed in new/revised applications
• Experience with TDD and BDD best practices for Agile Teams
• Strong understanding of DevOps (CI/CD) processes and procedures (Jenkins, Nexus, Git/Bitbucket)
• At least 4 years of experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with written presentation and documentation skills

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor degree or equivalent
• Experience leading engineering teams with demonstrated experience using AWS Cloud services such as EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, AppFlow, etc.
• Proficiency with specific programming languages: Java, Python, Node.JS and designing tools (ex. Figma)
• Demonstrated experience with User Experience (UX) and front-end design (UI) aspects of software development
• Experience leading teams through DevOps adoption including strong familiarity with Gitlab.
• Experience or knowledge of containerization, configuration management, and API design.
• Experience working in agile environment, working with tools such as JIRA, Confluence
• Experience with API event-driven architecture
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing workflow & orchestration-based capabilities
• Experience in Lean (Agile) practices and ability to drive a culture of adoption to new methods of working.

Benefits

• Broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee’s physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.