Software Engineering Manager

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

The St Louis Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks serving all or parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas with branches in Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis. The St. Louis Fed’s most critical functions include promoting stable prices and economic growth, fostering a sound financial system, providing payment services to financial institutions, supporting the U.S. Treasury's financial operations, and advancing economic education, community development and fair access to credit. The Bank strives to maintain an engaging and exciting work environment that is both inviting and collegial.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to provide leadership and direction to software engineers utilizing Agile development methodologies to design, engineer, implement, test, and transition new or enhanced software solutions for production use. As the Software Engineering Manager, you will report to a Senior Manager and work with enterprise architecture, infrastructure operations peers, product and project leaders/managers, and other in-house developers, engineers, and analysts.  As Software Engineering Manager, you will oversee our department's budget, report progress to senior management, and strategically manage team resources by identifying talent, supporting professional development, and optimizing resource allocation.

Responsibilities 

• Responsible for overseeing and managing the organization’s information technology assets. Coordinate development from concept to installation. Act as a liaison between clients, vendors, and consultants.  

• Responsible for performance appraisals, development, motivating, coaching, and mentoring. 

• Provide recommendations for hiring, staffing, scheduling, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and training needs. 

• Manage agile team(s), including consultants, developers, and testers. 

• Provide leadership regarding all aspects of the agile teams, including technical direction, process improvement activities, alternatives analysis, risk management, corrective actions, resolution of issues and defects, value delivery, and general challenges.    

• Assure compliance to Federal Reserve Bank, System, and Treasury policies and procedures.  

• Communicate effectively with clients and all levels of management, peers, and organizations within the Federal Reserve System and the Treasury. 

• Partner with our Treasury Product Management organization, Treasury customers, scrum masters, and other Federal Reserve System management areas such as Financial Management, National IT, Audit, Procurement, Legal, Vendors, etc. 

• Research and maintain current knowledge of new application methodologies and tools, as well as Federal Reserve District and System technology priorities. 

• Maintain a vigilant security posture, including assisting with upgrading information security as necessary. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree, with a major or specialized courses in Engineering, Computer Science or MIS or commensurate experience. 

• 5+ years in the area of IT Leadership, including responsibility for engineering and delivery of a complex application(s), including: 

• Staffing decisions, mentoring and development, and performance evaluations. 

• Broad technology experience with any Objected Oriented Programing language or Cloud Native technologies. 

• Experience with cloud computing, DevOps, development pipeline orchestration, and software engineering practices is required. 

• Experience leading teams utilizing Agile methodologies. 

• Experience working collaboratively across IT and business units. 

• Understanding of secure software development principles, test-driven development methodologies. 

• Understanding of modern web application architecture and API communication patterns. 

• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills. 

• Ability to process and assess complex procedures, practices, and policies. 

• Industry-related certifications or degrees in the areas of application development/methodology, process, agile methodologies, cloud development, and/or cybersecurity are desired. 

• Candidates with less experience may be considered at a lower job grade or salary. 

• US Citizenship Required. 

• Travel may be required between 5% and 15%.  

Total Rewards

Bring your passion and expertise, and we'll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.

Salary: $170-207k

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that all brought together in a flexible work environment where you can truly find balance:

• Generous paid time off
• Tuition & Training assistance/reimbursement
• 401(k) match & Annuity/Pension fund
• Top-notch health care benefits
• Child and family care leave
• Professional development opportunities
• And more...

At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, we are committed to a strong and resilient economy for all. We prioritize inclusion and strive to be a workplace where all employees can thrive. Learn more about Bank’s culture

The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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