VP Engineering Lead

Responsible for the analysis, design, development and delivery of software solutions.

Defines requirements for new applications and customizations, adhering to standards, processes and best practices.

IT experience with successful track record in managing medium-to-large scale development organization with demonstrated thought-leadership, cross-functional influence, and partnership.
Experienced with Oracle, Micro services, Azure, SQL
Experienced with Real time data
Experienced with Team Management
Hands on attitude
Progressively grown career with proven design and development experiences in multiple languages, secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT), and vulnerability management
Understands internals of operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mainframe) to deliver interoperable and performant code
Has skills to develop and evangelize on reference architecture and run principles to help teams adopt Engineering Principles from the start (poison pill, active/active/active, auto-scaling, self-healing, others)
Understands use cases for advanced design patterns (e.g., service-to-worker, MVC, API gateway, intercepting filter, dependency injection, lazy loading, all from gang of four) to implement efficient code
Understands and implements Application Programming Interface (API) standards and cataloguing to drive API/service adoption and commercialization
Has skills to promote and coach teams on take on full stack development and facilitate end-to-end service ownership
Has skills to engage engineers across Technology organization to promote standard software patterns and reuse of common libraries and services
Has experience in leading and coaching teams to perform software planning and estimation for large scale complex programs
Has skills to drive trade-off discussions to set right development capacity based on value drivers (e.g., regulatory, security, new business, market parity, technical debt)
Has experience in design and execution of automation across multiple business areas and provides guidance on best methods and tools.
Has an expert understanding of DevOps best practices to guide developers and abstract application development from underlying hosting platforms and infrastructure
Performance engineering experience to ensure applications are built to scale, run, and perform for varying demands.
Has skills to evaluate practices, metrics, and roles to continually optimize SDLC methodologies and automate processes to improve lead time and quality
Has skills to perform architecture and cost analysis for internal, hybrid, and public cloud environments
Has skills to succinctly articulate architecture patterns of complex systems, with business and technical implications, to executive and customer stakeholders
Experience in setting up test environments simulating production set ups, including high availability and monitoring; leverage automation and ephemeral architecture for test environments to drive down run costs

Formally supervise and coach 10+ groups/teams of engineers to build, enhance, and support multiple applications/services in the delivery of internal or market-facing Products, Platforms, or Product bundles
Oversee the management of the Software Engineering function and acts as the highest authority on high-level and complex decisions within the function
Work with business/product owners to develop and deliver on new services to introduce new products and bundles
Work on complex enterprise-wide initiatives spanning multiple services/programs and drives resolution
Ensure objectives and development plans are established at the start of the year and reviewed continuously throughout the year
Recruit and hire the right talent, always bringing in someone better than at least half the individuals in the role
Continuously engage and improve teams' performance by conducting recurring meetings, knowing your people, managing career development, and understanding who is at risk
Provide and facilitate timely feedback, coaching in the moment, and mentoring for staff at all levels
Emulate and drive Companies Way behaviours through their behaviour, recognitions, coaching, and employee engagement
Manage and optimize budgets, forecasting, and cost allocation while delivering on business needs in the area of ownership
Provide strategic thinking and leadership on a wide range of application types, architectures, or software-development methodologies
Benchmark and drive engineering productivity, quality, and technology policy compliance in the areas of ownership
Update Executive Leadership on status of high visibility initiatives