Senior Engineering Manager – VDI OS Wintel Chapter
Job Description
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The Business Technology Infrastructure Services Team is looking for a Senior Manager of the VDI OS Wintel Engineer Chapter. This leader would be responsible for the technical development of engineering staff within the VDI OS Wintel technologies. The role is a technical, hands-on, servant leader and subject matter expert, accountable for effectively skilling, tooling and allocating Chapter members to best support the needs of Product and Value Stream Engineering teams, along with a disciplined approach to professional development of Chapter members. This individual would coach the team to continuously improve their process and practices, enforce appropriate quality and user experiences, drive out waste and toil, and to foster a culture of continuous innovation and learning. Effectively collaborates and negotiates with Product teams internal and external to IS. Span of control is approx. 18-22 Chapter members.
Responsibilities
Technical Expertise
- Define how technical work should be done, selecting appropriate tools, defining technology, quality, experience and implementation standards and practices within own technical domain
- Develop own technical skills to attain Subject Matter Expertise in at least one technical implementation within own technical domain
- Ensure consistency of technical execution and knowledge across Products, sharing common practices and challenges within the Chapter
- Engineer solutions for special projects as needed
- Internal Organization and Chapter Leadership
- Develop own Chapter into a highly technically competent, consistent, thoughtful and customer-centric team of technology experts
- Work with Product Owners and Value Stream Engineering leaders to efficiently and effectively allocate chapter resources to meet Product needs
- Foster a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the Chapter
- Establish and track to appropriate OKRs to ensure outcomes are met
- Building a Culture of Talent and Innovation
- Instill a sense of purpose, curiosity and continuous learning with each and every Chapter member, motivating all to achieve their best
- Own the career and performance management process for the chapter, ensuring the collective’s technical competency continues to consistently evolve to effectively support PO and VSA needs
- Attract, onboard and develop/retrain talent to achieve the strongest Chapter possible
- Utilize PO and VSA feedback and performance/satisfaction metrics to identify areas of continuous improvement within team
- 5+ years of Technical People Management experience
- Broad knowledge of Wintel Engineering principles, ideally with experience building and managing a practice covering both Infrastructure platforms and Applications across on-prem and cloud environments.
- Broad knowledge of automation principles and supporting tools (ideally Chef, Terraform and Ansible), with experience building and managing a practice for multiple infrastructure platforms. Relevant and demonstrated experience driving Infrastructure- and Compliance-as-Code implementations.
- Organization/Prioritization
- Execution Focused
- Negotiation/Problem Solving Skills
- Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly languageSkilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Engage with internal and external communities of practice to share experiences, contribute knowledge, learn and advocate for the Discover Technology brand
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
- 4+ years of experience in Engineering People Leadership and Development or related field
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of Technical People Management experience
- Broad knowledge of Wintel Engineering principles, ideally with experience building and managing a practice covering both Infrastructure platforms and Applications across on-prem and cloud environments.
- Broad knowledge of automation principles and supporting tools (ideally Chef, Terraform and Ansible), with experience building and managing a practice for multiple infrastructure platforms. Relevant and demonstrated experience driving Infrastructure- and Compliance-as-Code implementations.
- Organization/Prioritization
- Execution Focused
- Negotiation/Problem Solving Skills
- Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly languageSkilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Engage with internal and external communities of practice to share experiences, contribute knowledge, learn and advocate for the Discover Technology brand
The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.