If you meet the requirements and are looking for an exciting opportunity to lead a team of engineers and drive innovation in technical operations, we encourage you to apply for the Director of Engineering position.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON- Develop and implement hiring strategies to attract top engineering talent
- Build, lead, and mentor a team of engineers with expertise in Data Integration Technologies like Informatica, Autosys, MAP, MFT and EDI
- Own end-to-end Engineering Delivery of your platforms. Manage specific team budget & develop annual operating plans in alignment with roadmap and platform strategy.
- Partner and engage with multiple data engineering squads and their leadership to align on platform-centric roadmap & requirements that will support thousands of data engineers and data scientists.
- Partner with Principal Engineers & Principal Architects to develop tools and frameworks for improving security, reliability, maintainability, availability, scalability, self-serviceability and performance of your platform’s foundation.
- Work with a global customer base to understand their needs and build solutions that meet those needs
- Manage and prioritize engineering projects to ensure timely delivery
- Stay current with industry trends and technologies to continuously improve our engineering practices
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth integration of engineering solutions
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
WHAT YOU BRING- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering; preferably in the cloud or infrastructure space
- 4+ years of experience in a leadership role
- Expertise in at least one major cloud platform such as AWS or Azure
- Background in leading/managing platforms/products in the Data Engineering & Orchestration Space.
- Experience with modern data integration platforms such as IDMC, MAP and AUTOSYS
- Experience in managing Databases in global scale and strong in managing operations
- Deep foundational knowledge of software engineering practices, particularly on distributed systems and cloud native architectures.
- Strong communication, ability to influence, solve complex problems, and leadership ability while being a team player are a must.
- Ability to articulate a vision and strategy in a way that inspires and motivates a team and focuses their energy on achieving business goals.
- High emotional intelligence with the ability to bring diverse groups together to solve common goals.
- Focused leader of people and teams dedicated to empowering and growing team members rooted in trust and aligned to Nike's Maxims.
- Skilled in providing analysis and estimation of the strategic and financial value of new products / features.
- Pragmatic mindset, highly focused on delivery and customer value rooted in continuous delivery of world class resilient, scalable systems.