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Discover. A brighter future.
With us, you'll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it - we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine. Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover. Job Description At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We're all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.This role can be based out of our Riverwoods, IL or downtown Chicago office.The Business Technology Infrastructure Services Team is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager of the Public Cloud Platforms Chapter. This leader would be responsible for the technical development of engineering staff within the public cloud practice and supporting technologies (eg. AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure).The role is a 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 engineers.This role coaches 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. The role also will effectively collaborate and negotiate with Product teams internal and external to IS on the delivery of new capabilities. Span of control is approximately 18-26 Chapter engineers.Responsibilities- 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 the Chapter
- Engage with internal and external communities of practice to share experiences, contribute knowledge, learn and advocate for the Discover Technology brand
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related
- 4+ years of experience in Engineering People Leadership
- Demonstrated critical thinking and continuous learning skills
- Broad knowledge of cloud principles and tools, with experience building and managing a practice for supporting multiple infrastructure platforms.
- Demonstrated history of delivering capabilities through use of IaC, CI/CD, automated testing, and other software engineering practices.
- Experience managing and delivering shared service infrastructure or security technologies
- Execution Focused, Negotiation/Problem Solving Skills
- Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, interpersonal skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
- Skilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment
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