Manager, Software Engineering

What You'll Do:
Build and manage a team of six to ten deployment and orchestration analysts, and consulting/contractor team. Maintain and execute organizational policies and procedures for change management, configuration management, release and deployment management, service monitoring, support, and problem management.
Manage a team discovering, synthesizing, and analyzing information from a variety of internal and external sources, including tools, processes, documentation, and stakeholders.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Manage and mentor a team of deployment and orchestration analysts working on What If Margins (WIM) and Renaissance

• Participate in the scrum ceremonies - initial duties may require filling the role of Scrum Master if one is not assigned

• Take ownership of the orchestration discipline. Manages the development of the Renaissance orchestration end-to-end workflow

• Coordinate with Technical Operations, Infrastructure and Development teams to define and scope implementation plans for major projects from start to finish

• Liaison for orchestration and deployment for the business and the technology teams

• Perform the PO duties for deployment and orchestration

• Establish requirements traceability for deployment and orchestration

• Develop a team that delivers high quality user stories and acceptance criteria

• Work with IT management team, and stakeholders to clarify and ensure implementation approach adherence to business requirements

• Ensure implementation approach compliance with all related company policies, COBIT, ITIL guidelines and other regulatory requirements associated with the project

• Report status to leadership team on deployment and orchestration

• Create presentations, policy and procedures required to support the implementation approach

• Creation and management of extensive confluence pages throughout the implementation lifecycle of a project/program/work-effort

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Direct work of staff and conduct appropriate personnel actions (hiring, promotions, terminations, etc.) when necessary

• Communicate and advise staff on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities, and methods and software change issues

• Prepare and conduct employee reviews as well as monitor progress to satisfy employee management goals

• Promote employee's development by conducting career-planning sessions and scheduling employee training classes, conferences, and seminars

• Ensure that proper funding added to the departmental budget

Qualifications:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• Excellent problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Proven ability to lead and motivate staff

• Demonstrate strong confidence in abilities and knowledge.

• Ability to work well in crisis situations.

• Ability to run full-cycle implementation projects

• Implementation experience with demonstrated success delivering projects from start to finish

• Software Integration background with Real Time messaging between systems

• Self-motivated team player with a positive attitude, strong analytic and problem-solving skills

• Effective communication skills (both verbal and written), and a commitment to accuracy, reliability, and Interpersonal Relationship building skills

• Self-managed high energy person with the ability to learn new concepts quickly and apply new tools, processes, and standards

• Discovery and Requirement Gathering capabilities

• Highly organized with attention-to-detail and a history of successful delivery according to timelines

• Proven experience leading change in an Agile/Scrum environment in a similar role

• Powerful desire to continuously learn and understand recent technologies from a variety of sources (existing internal documentation, self-study/research etc.)

• Ability to translate ambiguous ideas, technical data, and complex information into straightforward, effective, and easily digestible documents or descriptions

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Confluence, JIRA

• General knowledge of programming languages, databases, testing tools, CI/CD tools, networking technologies, security controls as applied to software technologies

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Information Technology, MIS, Computer Science or Business is a plus

• Master's degree preferred

• 4+ years of software development project experience

• Expert in agile software development

Certificates or Licenses:

• CCBA, CBAP, CSM, and/or any related certification is a plus

Who We Are
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures, and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
What We Offer
A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
A hybrid work environment, up to 3 days per week of remote work
Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
Generous PTO and Parental leave
Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision
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Step 3
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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer