Director, Software Engineering

Job Description:

Position Description: 

Develops Cloud native platform capabilities using software architectures, design principles, and data structures. Leads software development teams in the design, development, and testing of Cloud native, real-time Microservices applications using Java, JavaScript, Python, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Develops Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) Jenkins pipelines using Maven and Gradle. Monitors automation systems – Datadog, ELK, Cloud Watch, or Splunk. Monitors performance, security, usability, reliability, and scalability of application services. Draws on in-depth knowledge of the business or function to provide platform solutions. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Leads the delivery of Cloud based software functionalities using Agile methodology.  

• Manages on-call support rotation and leads production support functions by troubleshooting and problem solving.  

• Translates and incorporates business vision, strategy, and architectural roadmaps into implementation design.  

• Participates in high-level, cross-functional architecture design teams.  

• Oversees the technical implementation of a development team for a business unit.  

• Initiates and drives project or strategy discussions with users or external groups to resolve issues. 

• Sets vision, goals, and direction of team/organization.  

• Plans and leads product initiatives.  

• Provides leadership, technical supervision, and expertise to multiple teams in broad technical areas on complex organization-wide projects.  

• Advises senior management on technical strategy.  

• Researches and recommends new technologies to be implemented for platform solutions. 

• Regularly provides guidance, training, and coaching to other team members for performance and career development.  

• Identifies and plans for future resource needs. 

Education and Experience: 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and six (6) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) performing application design and development using Cloud technologies in a financial services industry. 

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and four (4) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) performing application design and development using Cloud technologies in a financial services industry. 

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