Manager Software Engineering (Data Engineering)

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Job Description: Seeking Manager of Software Engineering (Data Engineering) Responsible for the technical development of software engineering staff within a Discover application development area while using your technical expertise to drive vision into action and results. Develops and coaches' teams to be able to identify, manage, and escalate risk, and effectively manages risk within the teams you oversee.

Responsibilities Hire, retain and lead high-functioning, diverse group of engineering professionals, establishing clear objectives and key results, developing consistent set of practices and process across the team and driving towards resolution of challenging problems. This includes all performance management aspects of leading the engineers including acquiring and providing 360 feedback and administering reviews. Manages software ownership and development from initial concept through continuous improvement.

Mentor staff of engineers in both technical and soft skills to craft a team of highly technically competent, consistent, thoughtful and customer-centric technology experts. This includes ensuring the group is adhering to principles of engineering excellence within their technical domain, applying consistency of technical execution, sharing common practices and challenges within the team and fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the team. Lead and shape the technical vision within their domain and be an essential member of leadership team including acting as a leader in the Discover engineering community affecting and advancing the architecture across the company and ensuring adherence to all regulatory, compliance and audit requirements.

This includes defining how technical work should be done, selecting appropriate tools, defining technology, quality, experience and implementation standards and practices within own technical domain. Work with key stakeholders to efficiently and effectively allocate team members to product teams to meet business and Product area objectives. Engage with internal and external communities of practice to share experiences, contribute knowledge, learn and advocate for the Discover Technology brand.

Promotes team innovation and collaboration of ideas across teams. Contribute as an engineer within a product team designing, developing and maintaining quality technology solutions for a product or set of products including developing own subject matter expertise. Develop and manage a team that delivers data and analytic technologies.

Consult team members during project design and development. Develop and enhance technology solutions to support seamless integration and flow of data across the data ecosystem. Design and develop data ingestion and processes frameworks leveraging open-source tools Optimize the performance of ETL processes and scripts by working with other technical staff as needed Provide business analysis and develop ETL code and scripting to meet all technical specifications and business requirements according to the established designs Develop data driven solutions utilizing current and next generation technologies to meet evolving business needs.

Design, develop, test, and implement data-driven solutions to meet business requirements Ability to quickly identify an opportunity and recommend possible technical solutions. Custom Data pipeline development (Cloud and locally hosted) Work heavily within the Cloud ecosystem and migrate data from Teradata to AWS based platform. Ensure proper data governance policies are followed by implementing or validating Data Lineage, Quality checks, classification, etc.

Designs and develops data ingestion frameworks leveraging open source tools and data processing frameworks. Minimum Qualifications At a minimum, here’s what we need from you: Bachelor's Degree Information Technology, Business, or related 4 years of experience with Application Development or related In lieu of education, 6 years Application Development or related Preferred Qualifications If we had our say, we’d also look for: 2 years experience in People Leadership Hands on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) based solutions such as Lambda, Dynamo dB, Snowflake and S3.

Knowledge of Data Warehouse technology (Unix/Teradata/Ab Initio/Python/Spark/Snowflake/NoSQL) Experience in migrating ETL processes (not just data) from relational warehouse Databases to AWS based solutions. Experience in building & utilizing tools and frameworks within the Big Data ecosystem including Kafka, Spark, and NoSQL. Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jun-25-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation: The base pay for this position generally ranges between $104,000.00 to $175,600.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits: We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include: Paid Parental Leave Paid Time Off 401(k) Plan Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account STD, Life, LTD and AD&D Recognition Program Education Assistance Commuter Benefits Family Support Programs Employee Stock Purchase Plan Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com . What are you waiting for?

Apply today All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management. Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision) Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodationdiscover.com . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.