M&S Consulting is hiring a
Software Engineering Manager, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

The job is for a Software Engineering Manager who will lead and manage several agile development teams, collaborate on cross-organization initiatives, and ensure technical integrity of software products while building high-performing teams. The candidate should have at least 10 years of related work experience, including managing technology teams and projects, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline
• At least ten (10) years of related work experience
• At least five (5) years of managing one or more technology teams and projects including staff management of at least eight (8) resources and budget of at least $1.5 million
• Five (5) years or more of progressive responsibility as an engineer on development teams directly responsible for building and delivering software-intensive systems
• Knowledge of and experience in applying business, technology and management principles involved in strategic planning, organizational change management, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and other resources
• Substantial experience and expertise in building, delivering and supporting software-intensive solutions with a focus on engineering, execution and operational excellence meeting stringent business, quality, security and compliance concerns
• Knowledge of industry-leading technology best practices and methods including agile software development, iterative delivery and cloud computing
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships and leverage those relationships to improve the quality of work products
• Excellent communication, organization, time management, interpersonal and management skills
• Excellent problem identification, analysis and solving skills
• Well organized and thorough at work

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on and influence cross-organization and cross-product initiatives
• Partner with peers and leaders across organizational boundaries, communicating effectively with people up and down the organization in both business and technology
• Engineering Delivery & Project Management
• Establish and extend credibility as an engineer and engineering manager in turn facilitating collaboration with architects and other technical experts
• Understand viewpoints of and collaborate effectively with product managers and architects to ensure products are defined, architected, implemented, delivered and supported in alignment with organizational strategy
• Accountable for the credibility of estimates and for consistently and predictably delivering on resulting commitments with expected outcomes
• Responsible for technical integrity, compliance, and alignment of software products with technology strategy
• Responsible for compliance of practices and products with all security, privacy, audit and other requirements and FINRA standards
• Provide clear and timely communication to and effective coordination with stakeholders and leadership to ensure risks, issues and changes are well managed
• Effectively manage projects with responsibility for outcomes, budget, schedule, resources, quality, risks and internal and external dependencies
• Team Development
• Build and develop high-performing, appropriately-staffed, self-organizing agile development teams that deliver business value rapidly with high-quality products
• Assess software engineering practices and implement improvements in engineering practices, operational efficiency, time to value and product quality
• Budget and Vendor Management
• Responsible for the development, forecasting, and management of budgets
• Responsible for ensuring vendor commitments are met within agreed to budget and schedule and that delivered product or service meets business, operational, compliance and other needs

Preferred Qualifications

*Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship