Responsibilities Include: 

• Technical leadership / working with vendors
• Technical design and application architecture
• Code reviews and quality processes
• Guides technology adoption across product teams, builds, and maximizes the capabilities and skills within the chapter, manages and supports chapter members (employees and contingent labor). 
• Responsible for the development and growth of their chapter members and building of competencies.
• Responsible for team composition optimization, for reviewing priorities and assessing resource and/or backlog redirection, for metrics associated with talent evolution, and for all other administrative responsibilities within the Chapter.  
• Must be a Technologist who identifies relevant technology trends and tools that could improve skillsets and overall technology product delivery. 
• Act as the Practice Leader / Servant who is hands-on, contributes directly to the success of the team, acquires domain knowledge, engages with solution architects, and product owners as a technical SME to ensure alignment of strategic direction for the technology managed within their area.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience is required. Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Management of Information Systems is a plus.

 

Experience 

• 7+ years’ experience as a Software Engineer or Application Developer developing software solutions using technology such as C#, .NET, REST API design and development, OOPs, Angular/React. 
• 2+ years’ experience with React, GraphQL, and containers are a must.  
• Experience with API Management Tools and eventing streaming technologies like Kafka 
• 2+ years’ experience managing, coaching, mentoring, and developing a highly motivated technical workforce. 
• Strong experience with Test automation frameworks such as Cypress, Selenium desired. 
• Experience interviewing, recruiting, hiring, assessing, and retaining technical personnel. 
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies. 
• Strong knowledge of modern software engineering fundamentals. 
• Experience with Hot Chocolate GraphQL framework is a plus 
• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, facilitation, and influencing skills. 
• Experience working with architects and product owners to understand capacity and demands and optimize these skills on teams. 
• Experience encouraging development team members to create a rewarding working environment in which they are driven and motivated to have a real impact within their respected product teams. 
• Experience creating an environment of learning and continuously improving your skills, development team skills, and your department. 
• Experience in evaluating technologies, running effective technology proof of concepts, and coordinating technology vendor relationships. 
• Experience working on cross-functional initiatives and products that cover several organizations, business units or countries. 
• Agile experience 
• Experience in fast-paced Agile environments is a plus. 
• Recognized servant leader.