Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Engineering & Operations Lead to join our team. As part of our hub-hub-spoke model, this role will ensure seamless collaboration across stakeholders, foster a high-performing engineering and operations culture, and deliver technical excellence. The ideal candidate will have deep engineering expertise, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage a team of engineers (software, reliability, and operations), while acting as a technical leader, consensus-builder, and facilitator.
Key Responsibilities
1. Leadership & Team Management
- Manage and mentor a team of engineers, including those focused on platform operations and reliability.
- Foster an environment conducive to growth by mentoring engineers in their career development.
- Identify talent and provide opportunities for engineers to develop their skills and grow in their roles.
- Build a high-performing engineering culture by promoting automation, observability, collaboration, and accountability.
2. Technical Leadership
- Provide deep technical expertise and leadership in managing the D&A Platform.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to the Product Owners, facilitating technical conversations and decision-making.
- Collaborate with architects and engineers across teams to ensure alignment on technical designs and solutions.
- Oversee the operational reliability, scalability, and security of the platform.
3. Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with Product Owners to align engineering efforts with stakeholder value and business goals.
- Build communities of practitioners within Sector Data Offices and Business teams to drive shared best practices and engineering excellence.
- Facilitate collaboration between the MDAO Agile team and stakeholders across hubs and spokes.
4. Platform Governance and Excellence
- Drive best practices in governance, monitoring, and security for the platform.
- Ensure that platform reliability and operational excellence meet enterprise-grade standards.
- Stay abreast of advancements in platform engineering, cloud technologies, and software/data engineering, integrating relevant innovations into the team's work.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in engineering leadership, with a track record of successfully managing and mentoring engineering teams.
- Deep technical expertise in platform engineering, cloud technologies, software engineering, and data engineering.
- Proven ability to collaborate and align efforts with Product Owners, technical teams, and business stakeholders to drive engineering success.
- Strong understanding of platform reliability, scalability, and security in large-scale, enterprise-grade environments.
- Experience in fostering a high-performing engineering culture and driving automation, observability, and accountability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native technologies.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working with MDAO (Master Data Architecture Optimization) teams.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to lead in a dynamic and rapidly evolving space.
- Collaborative environment with exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
- Professional growth through mentorship, training, and development opportunities.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
