Manager, Automation Technology

Position Summary

The Manager, Automation Technology will provide oversight and strategic direction for the Bank’s Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) deployment pipeline and automation platforms to ensure secure, efficient and consistent delivery of Bank processes. This role will oversee a variety of automation services needed for the delivery of software and technology platforms to support the Bank’s current operations and technology strategy.

Primary Success Factors

• Hands-on technical management required to lead and develop a highly technical team; managing staff, scope of work, objectives, and quality of deliverables to deliver risk-appropriate, resilient technology that meets and exceeds operational requirements.

• Actively advance culture of automation with team and across the organization promoting collaboration and innovation including interfacing with Enterprise Architecture, security teams and stakeholders in software development and business solutions.

•  Leads projects and adheres to the Bank’s governance and project management standards to effectively implement and maintain technology initiatives.

• Maintains industry knowledge and trends in the areas of automation and continuous build/continuous integration pipeline and recommends appropriate strategic initiatives for adoption. Evaluates technology, leads proof of concepts and evaluations through final recommendation, including hands-on execution where needed

• Leads the development, design, integration and, at times, execution for CI/CD build deployment pipeline and automation platforms.

• Provide technical leadership with business aptitude in the creation of automation playbooks to improve efficiencies for Bank processes throughout the organization.

• Responsible for the support, monitoring, maintenance, and secure operations of the CI/CD tools and platforms at the Bank as well as third-party plug-in support for the build pipeline.

• Responsible for the security, monitoring, maintenance, and efficient deployment of Bank software and capabilities to maximize effectiveness for the Bank’s technology stack.

• Provides subject matter expertise on project working teams that introduce new capabilities and technologies to ensure that new processes, development, and deployment activities are automated and efficiently deployed.

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of technical documents (procedures, policies, and architecture diagrams) specific to Bank deployment and automation practices.

• Responsible for key technology infrastructure resources, including CI/CD build and deployment and automation.

• Responsible for hands-on technical execution of tasks, as well as oversight and management of day-to-day support functions including needs assessment, priority-setting and the delivery of project results including resources, timelines, workload planning and budgets.

• Ensures compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and regulations to ensure safe and sound business operations.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science or related field

• Five to ten years of technical IT experience with at least one year in a technical management role or at least seven years of experience in a lead technical role with leadership training

• Strong working knowledge of VPN, MFA, and IAM security concepts

• Knowledge of software packing tools (.exe, Docker, etc.)

• Knowledge of programming languages (YAML, Groovy, shell, bash etc.) 

• Strong working knowledge of microservice architecture and deployment practices, software packing tools, version control tools and security/vulnerability tools

• Knowledge of cloud platforms and architecture

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Strong service orientation to deliver quality-focused outcomes

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Knowledge of IT service management processes and business change control processes

• Strong proficiency in automating and optimizing processes

• Strong working knowledge of complex technical concepts (software development, systems integration, automation, system/application architecture)

It is the policy of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation or status as a parent as defined by applicable law. It is the Bank's policy to comply with applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities.