As the Director of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for managing the deliverables of software development efforts to build Power Digital portfolio of solutions that are sustainable, scalable, world class quality and on-time. You will apply your knowledge of management, software development methodologies, best practices and proven processes to lead multiple SCRUM teams in the delivery of packaged industry solutions across GE Power and the Energy value chain.
You may manage other managers or individual contributors - Demonstrate very strong technical leadership and people management skills including solid communication and analytical skills with thorough understanding of product development and successful problem definition, decomposition, estimation and resolution
You are seen as setting strategy - This leader will be influencing from a strategic and technical standpoint across the function and the business.
Coach, mentor and lead a diverse group of lean/agile software and user experience engineers
Work with product owners and architects to develop multi generation software technology plans
Work directly with customers to understand business and technical needs
Drive increased efficiency across the teams, eliminating duplication, leveraging product and technology reuse
Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities
Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables
Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products
Work with product owners across the businesses to understand market needs & vision; quickly translate that vision into demonstrable software
• Plan and manage budgets related to scope of team
Communicate effectively both within immediate team and GE leadership. Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results
Build a world class software development team to consistently deliver complex software platforms and research projects of varying size and duration
Influence decision making through active partnership with cross-functional teams
Manage strategic business partnerships and relationships through Technical, Financial, Contractual and Relationship management
Qualifications/Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
A minimum of 12 years of professional experience in software domain OR Master’s degree with 10 years of experience
Minimum of 8 years of experience in an engineering leadership / management role
Minimum of 4 years of experience developing software in an agile environment
Minimum of 2 years leading Agile scrum teams
Eligibility Requirements:
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen
Must be willing to travel
Must be willing to work out of an office located in San Ramon, CA or Atlanta, GA
Additional Eligibility Qualifications GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics Technical Expertise:
Recognizes patterns and complexity in problems. Extracts decomposition algorithms, and strategically plans how to execute programs by understanding how best to decompose to expose / protect against risk
Defines product vision. Lays out product roadmap. Maps current requirements to industry trends, analyses competition trends
Demonstrates mastery of the intricacies of interactions and dynamics in Agile teams. Demonstrates advanced understanding of Lean Six Sigma principles (e.g., Black belt certified). Guides new teams to adopt Agile, troubleshoots adoption efforts, and guide continuous improvement. Provides training on Lean / Agile. Drives elimination of inefficiencies in coding process. Teaches XP practices to others. Actively embraces new methods and practices that increase efficiency and effectiveness
Strong knowledge of CI/CD practices and Extreme Programming techniques
Demonstrates clear understanding of high availability architecture, performance optimization, effective troubleshooting and debugging
Hands-on experience in web services (REST, SOAP, WSDL etc.), using Apache Commons Suite & Maven, SQL Database such as Oracle MySQL, PostgreSQL etc.
Hands-on experience in utilizing Spring Framework (Core, MVC, Integration and Data)
Experience with Big Data / Hadoop and NoSQL Database is a big plus
Hands-on experience with web development using HTML5, Java Script, jQuery, CSS. Experience with Play framework, Angular is a big plus
Experience with process control application development for large-scale industrial systems Experience working on software projects in the Energy domain (Energy Management, Oil & Gas, Power & Water)
Business Acumen:
Prioritizes projects based on an assessment of competitive needs. Anticipates areas of competitive
vulnerability and offers plans to mitigate them
Evangelizes new technology, predicts trends, and identifies new opportunities based on trends. Acts as industry expert by participating in defining standards and open source initiatives
Creates a culture of customer focus and high performance to drive innovation. Creates and pitches value for the GE investor while balancing that with the sometimes competing value for the external customer. Continuous engagement with focus on GE strategy for customer satisfaction
Leadership:
Proven track record of strong people management within at least one discipline and or expertise within the discipline. Strong cross functional collaboration and influencing skills at high levels Ability to make decisions that have deep impact.
Managed a platform engineering team that delivered a minimum of 10 major releases
Establishes framework for a culture of successful collaboration by defining a common understanding
of who has decision rights and accountability, and how collaboration and transparency are rewarded
Establishes vision, Identifies and champions internal/external best practices, tools, and ideas to improve execution and quality. Drives an organization of efficiency, accountability and ownership
Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications. Continuously reflecting on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making. Understands when change is needed. Participates in technical strategy planning
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