Associate Director, Software Engineering
S&P GlobalAbout the role
About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
12The Team:
Join the Structured Finance Value Stream at S&P Global Ratings, where we leverage our broad and expert knowledge of data domains, technology stacks, and architectural patterns within the Ratings organization. Our team fosters knowledge sharing and collaboration, resulting in a unified strategy. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development and evolution of S&P Ratings' next-generation analytics platform.
Responsibilities and Impact:
- Lead the development of innovative technology solutions for S&P Global Ratings products, utilizing state-of-the-art technologies including web applications, data pipelines, big data, machine learning, and multi-cloud environments.
- Oversee the complete software development lifecycle (SDLC), encompassing architecture, design, development, and support of robust technology solutions.
- Engage actively in all scrum ceremonies, applying AGILE best practices to enhance team productivity and project outcomes.
- Drive the development team to create high-quality, high-performance, and scalable code that meets business objectives.
- Develop comprehensive technical design documents and conduct detailed technical walkthroughs to ensure clarity and alignment.
- Collaborate seamlessly with technical and non-technical stakeholders to facilitate effective communication and successful project delivery.
- Proactively address and resolve production issues to maintain optimal system performance and reliability.
Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $109,000 to $180,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan.
This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here.
What We’re Looking For:
Basic Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in technology, with a strong focus on application development and production support.
- Extensive hands-on experience in designing, developing, testing, and deploying complex projects successfully.
- Extensive experience with Java Core, with a significant focus on developing concurrent and distributed systems.
- Advanced knowledge of user interface design and development using React, Typescript, HTML5, XML, and CSS.
- Advanced expertise in Spring-based technologies, such as Spring Boot.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing REST APIs and microservices-based solutions.
- Competence in writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
- Proficiency in SQL, with a solid understanding of data models; knowledge of Python is preferred
- Working knowledge of AWS cloud services (e.g., EC2, ECS, Load Balancer, Security Group, EMR, Lambda, S3, Glue).
- Experience in DevOps development and deployment using Docker and containers.
About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.
S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s forem
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