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Job Purpose and Impact

The Software Engineering Associate Director will provide leadership and guidance to the engineering teams across technology and business capabilities to build and enhance modern business applications in the company. In this role, you will provide tactical leadership on product development, architecture, and technology adherence to ensure the delivery of solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and robust. You will also lead team development, build cross team relationships and collaborate across the entire engineering community to drive an effective and authentic engineering culture and to maximize the effectiveness of the engineering capabilities.

Key Accountabilities

• Direct a team of engineering professionals that design, develop, deploy, and enhance the new and existing software solutions.
• Develop and communicate a clear vision for the engineering organization, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives and technology roadmaps.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex cloud projects and programs. Ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Lead and inspire a large, diverse team of engineers and managers. Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Your role involves developing plans and achieving results in a fast-changing business and/or regulatory environment. You will lead and develop a team, make talent management decisions, and coordinate with managers to select staff aligned with the organization's needs.
• Act as a key liaison between the engineering team and other departments, such as product management, sales, and customer support. Ensure effective communication and alignment on project goals and priorities.
• Ensure that financial resources are used efficiently to support project goals and organizational priorities. Monitor budget expenditures and adjust plans as necessary.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of cloud engineering initiatives. Use data-driven insights to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of six years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of supervisory experience
• Confirmed hands on technical experience with technologies including cloud, software development and continuous integration, and continuous delivery
• Experience using modern software engineering technologies and practices including, but not limited to: public cloud (AWS, Azure & GCP), micro-services, CI/CD, DevSecOps
• Experience with software development, software delivery lifecycle, application modernization, DevOps, Service/Infrastructure as Service and Operations
• Understanding of CI/CD toolchain products like Jira, Git, Artifactory, Jenkins, SonarQube and IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible
• Proven track record of managing engineering teams and delivering large-scale, high-performance solutions
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Go
• Experience with cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes and Docker
• Proven experience in leading complex cloud projects from inception to completion; strong project management skills, including experience with Agile methodologies
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions