Hybrid Senior Manager, Software Engineering – Backend Java/AWS

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• Job title: Senior Manager, Software Engineering – Backend Java/AWS
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $175,000 - $225,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Chef, Cloud, Java, Open Source, Puppet, Spring, VMware
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Senior Manager managing software engineering teams at Early Warning Services. Overseeing development and implementation of software solutions in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Manages activities of two or more teams.
• Build Product Engineering components and maintain them through production.
• Provide supervision in terms of costs, methods, and staffing.
• Provide technical guidance to design and engineering patterns on product design.
• Guide efforts applied to identification, enhancement and automation of applications and systems.
• Ensure testing policies and procedures are followed.
• Provide input for employee selection, training, guidance, performance management and development to ensure department objectives and Service Level Agreements (SLA) are met.
• Actively contribute toward the vision, organization and leadership of the Engineering team(s).
• Enhance and mature the Agile software development lifecycle within the team by applying industry best practices and processes.
• Keep management informed of team progress, problems and solutions.
• Participate in and support initiatives for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Serve as main liaison between Engineering and other departments within the company.
• Promote DevOps principles and collaborate with other groups.
• Support the company’s commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
• Manager is involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have company-wide effect.
• Manager may have subordinate supervisors or team leads as well as engineers as direct reports.
• Establishes and assures teams adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.
• Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Requirements

• Education and /or experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Three or more years of experience in the following: Full Stack development/ development management (Technologies: Java, Spring, AWS Cloud) system automation, scripting, Chef, Puppet or similar Cloud technologies, VMWare, AWS, or similar
• Automated testing, continuous integration and delivery
• Demonstrated experience with state of the art technology, architecture and design concepts, operating systems, database systems, computer networking, and security.
• Experience with open source frameworks and tools.
• Proven experience in Agile and DevOps software development philosophy, methodologies, practices, and procedures.
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively in cross-functional groups and generate results.
• Must be able to excel in a fast paced environment with multiple priorities.
• Work experience that demonstrates a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Ability to envision project goals, product architectural solutions, and focus on details and tasks to ensure successful implementation.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple deadline-driven projects simultaneously.
• Proven prior leadership experience.
• Proven leadership skills in leading DevOps teams and their interaction across an organization.

Benefits

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.