Senior Manager, Software Engineering

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world.  We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world.  Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

Summary

CHS has an exciting opportunity in our Information Technology group. CHS is on the forefront of digital transformation, embarking on a journey to seamlessly integrate technology systems and data using cutting-edge tools and technologies. We are on the lookout for a Senior Manager, Software Engineering with a specialized focus on application development. This role is pivotal in driving our digital strategies forward, leveraging modern software engineering practices to achieve excellence in application development. This position will lead a team of software engineers, embracing modern software development practices (including agile product development and DevOps) and technologies. This role requires a deep understanding of software engineering, a passion for servant leadership, and the ability to drive digital transformation initiatives across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a matrixed engineering team, coordinating closely with product teams to supply the necessary operational tools, practices, and platforms that facilitate innovative product development.
• Define and implement a visionary strategy for the development of architectural software building blocks, aligning with CHS's broader digital objectives.
• Establish, advocate, and enforce standards and best practices for application development across the organization, ensuring consistency and quality in software development.
• Promote and integrate Agile, Scrum, DevOps, Lean, ITIL, and other modern methodologies and frameworks to streamline delivery processes and enhance product quality.
• Lead the engineering team to ensure adherence to development lifecycle processes and CHS policies including SOX, PCI, and data privacy considerations.
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence within the engineering team, encouraging the exploration and adoption of best practices in software engineering.
• Engage with product teams and stakeholders to improve applications' performance, availability, and security, ensuring that foundational tools and platforms meet high internal standards.
• Manage recruitment, hiring, and annual review processes for the engineering team, promoting a culture of excellence, innovation, and team satisfaction.
• Oversee the departmental budget, focusing on technology investments that enhance our capabilities.
• Mentor and develop team members, encouraging them to extend beyond their comfort zones and achieve ambitious objectives while maintaining a high level of team satisfaction.
• Keep abreast of emerging trends and technologies that offer significant benefits to the organization, our business partners, or customers, ensuring CHS remains at the cutting edge.
• Collaborate with architectural teams to maintain and enhance architectural standards.
• Delivery exceptional communication and customer service to stakeholders.
• Coach team members in accountability and thriving in a high-performing product team setting.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology Management, or related field (or equivalent years of experience, education and/or training)
• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology and software engineering to include:
  • Comprehensive knowledge of software development lifecycle, best practices in software development, code reviews, source code management, build processes, secure coding standards, testing, and operations.
  • Proficient understanding of Agile, Scrum, DevOps, and CI/CD methodologies
  • Experience with creating a shared vision and strategy for an organization
• 4+ years of IT management roles overseeing software development teams to include:
  • Experience in hiring, mentoring, and evaluating technical talent
  • Ability to motivate and lead teams towards achieving software development goals

Additional Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in information technology, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems
• Direct software development experience
• Proficient in the development and oversight of web applications with responsive design, as well as hybrid and/or native mobile applications
• Deep comprehension of micro-frontend and microservice