Engineering Manager

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of engineers to deliver high-quality, client-focused solutions. You will collaborate closely with Product Owners, Senior Engineering Managers, and Solution Architects to implement technical designs that align with client requirements and business objectives. Your role will require staying up-to-date with emerging technologies, ensuring application wellness, and fostering a collaborative and performance-driven culture within your team. You will also be responsible for managing engineers performance, facilitating their professional development, and providing regular project updates to senior leadership.

Core Responsibilities:

Requirement Analysis:

• Collaborate with Product Owners and Senior Engineering Managers to thoroughly understand client and business requirements.
• Plan and prioritize the implementation of technical solutions that meet client needs.
  
  

Solution Design:

• Work with Solution Architects to implement finalized architecture designs that consider scalability, security, and performance.
• Ensure the designs are executed effectively to meet client and business expectations.
  
  

Technical Expertise:

• Application & API Development: Guide the technical design and delivery of .NET web applications and RESTful APIs, ensuring adherence to microservices architecture and established design patterns (Dependency Injection, Repository pattern), while maintaining a consistent track record of on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Cloud-Native Development & DevOps: Oversee containerization strategy (Docker) and cloud deployment across GCP (primary) and Azure, and drive the build-out and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Application Security: Ensure the team follows secure coding practices against common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10), enforces standards-based authentication/authorization (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT), and proactively monitors/remediates vulnerabilities in dependencies and third-party packages.
• Data Management: Direct database schema design and query optimization to support application data needs, ensuring performance, integrity, and scalability across transactional and reporting use cases.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Champion a culture of automated testing (unit/integration) and rigorous code review, ensuring consistent troubleshooting and validation practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure application development aligns with applicable compliance and data protection requirements, embedding these considerations into the team's standard practices.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Coordinate with developers, engineers, product owners, and quality assurance professionals to deliver efficient and high-quality solutions.
• Ensure the application is kept up to date with the latest technology standards and free from security vulnerabilities.
  
  

Application Wellness:

• Ensure applications are regularly scanned for security issues, kept current with updates, and optimized for performance.
• Documentation:
• Build and maintain technical documentation for all managed applications and keep Confluence pages updated.
• Work collaboratively to maintain an accurate and up-to-date application catalog.
  
  

Team Evaluation and Development:

• Conduct regular performance reviews and one-on-one meetings with engineers.
• Identify training and development opportunities to foster a high-performing and motivated engineering team.
  
  

Status Updates:

• Provide weekly updates on project status, team performance, and any critical issues or escalations to Senior Engineering Managers.
• Ensure transparency and effective communication with both internal teams and clients.
  
  

Key Competencies:

Technical Solution Management:

• Proven experience in managing technical solutions, systems architecture, or a related field.
  
  

Communication and Presentation:

• Effective communication skills for effectively presenting ideas and updates to both technical teams and clients.
  
  

Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking:

• Ability to assess complex challenges and develop practical, efficient solutions.
  
  

Project Management Knowledge:

• Familiarity with project management principles, with relevant certifications being an added advantage.
  
  

Technology Selection:

• Evaluate and select the best technologies, tools, and vendors to support the needs of client projects.
  
  

Quality Assurance:

• Oversee and participate in quality assurance processes, ensuring that solutions meet performance, security, and reliability standards.