Director Middleware & Cloud Platform Engineering

Country: United States of America

The Director Middleware & Cloud Platform Engineering is responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and updating Santander Middleware platforms in accordance with the needs of the company and regulatory needs. Activities include evaluating, scheduling and resourcing development projects, investigating software development teams’ needs, building, testing, and maintaining the middleware platforms, and preparing systems documentation. Executes technical plans, system analysis, detailed design specifications, taking the platforms through ARB approval process, development, unit and component testing. Collaborates with cross functional teams to implement complex projects.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the Roadmap for implementing new features for the Enterprise middleware platforms.
• Authors and drives feature specifications with the dedicated Engineering team.
• Defines the customer journey and user experience and partner with our creative staff to deliver amazing designs.
• Leads a team of architects, senior platform engineers and domain SMEs to deliver regulatory compliant middleware platform leveraging agile methodology.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Work Experience: 9+ years Middleware Engineering Management, Software Development Team Management and/or Application Portfolio Management.

Skills and Abilities:

• Proven track record managing large, complex software development/integration projects in both host and distributed environments.
• Deep technical expertise in managing large middleware platforms that includes, Confluent Kafka and its products, IBM API Connect, Mulesoft, OpenShift & Kubernetes container platforms, Automating Springboot microservices deployments using Github Actions.
• Knowledge of AWS Cloud platform and its native services that includes but not limited to EC2, ECS, EKS, S3 is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of external competition, industry and/or market trends in relation to own business.
• Demonstrated understanding of IT Service Management concepts and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the latest technology innovations and their applicability to business operations.
• Demonstrated relationship management and leadership skills with a superior ability to make things happen through the use of influence and negotiation with all levels of management.
• Proactive team player with effective time management skills; ability to work independently, manage multiple deadlines/projects and keep key players informed. Experienced with quality management.

Diversity & EEO Statements: At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce and strive to increase the diversity of our teams. We actively encourage everyone to apply.

Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions: Frequent Minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing, and walking. Occasional moving and lifting equipment and furniture is required to support onsite and offsite meeting setup and teardown. Physically capable of lifting up to fifty pounds, able to bend, kneel, climb ladders.

Employer Rights: This job description does not list all the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate at any time for any reason.

$148,500.00 USD$210,000.00 USD