Job Description:
This role is the Senior Technical anchor and squad leader for a CARS (Cognitive Agentic & Robotic Services) DevOps squad, responsible for the design and quality of migrations from Automation Anywhere to open-source Python on the Convergence platform as well as the overall automation software design. The Sr. Software Architect leads solution design within the platform standards, owns day-to-day technical decisions, and is the most senior engineer on the ground in their region.
The role is a key enabler of Mars’ digital strategy – a modern, pro-code automation platform that drives efficiency, resilience, and cost savings across hundreds of business processes. The Sr. Software Architect makes sure the squad delivers at pace while every migrated automation is correct, consistent with the platform standard, audit-ready and continuously drives improvements.
Solution Design & Technical Leadership
Lead solution design for the squad’s migrations, applying the Convergence platform and migration standards set by the CARS Senior Engineering Lead.
Act as the most senior engineer on the ground and the daily technical decision-maker, keeping delivery unblocked across time zones.
Break down complex legacy automations into clear specifications, patterns, and work the squad can execute.
Champion AI-assisted development while setting expectations for how generated code is reviewed and verified.
Quality & Standards
Own the squad’s code review gate, upholding CARS coding, testing, and audit standards before changes are merged.
Make sure migrated automations are proven equivalent to the originals through automated testing, including edge cases.
Ensure test evidence meets ITGC audit standards and that the clean audit history is protected.
Escalate standards or architecture questions to the CARS Senior Engineering Lead rather than forking the platform approach.
Squad Leadership
Run or coordinate squad ceremonies and flow, surfacing blockers and dependencies to the Senior Manager.
Balance migration throughput against quality and keep the squad focused on Phase 1 targets.
Mentoring & Collaboration
Mentor T2 and T1 engineers and grow the squad’s capability on Python, testing, and the Convergence platform.
Partner with the other squad lead and the Senior Engineering Lead to keep both geographies aligned.
Document architecture decisions, patterns, and runbooks to support scalability and audit.
The role operates as the senior technical lead within a CARS DevOps squad in Brazil or GCC India, reporting to the Senior Manager, CARS, and aligning technically with the CARS Senior Engineering Lead, who owns the platform standard and the independent quality gate. The Sr. Software Architect is the squad lead and the first technical escalation point for the squad.
The associate works in an Agile delivery model where AI-assisted development is core, balanced by rigorous review and verification.
Technology scope includes but is not limited to: Python, Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, SQL Server, AI coding assistants, Automation Anywhere (source platform being retired), and the Convergence home-grown platform.
Required:
7+ years of software engineering with expert, production-grade Python, including object-oriented design
Proven experience leading technical delivery and solution design in a team setting.
Strong architecture and design judgment for building and migrating automations or applications.
Excellent code review skills and the ability to set and uphold quality and testing standards.
Experience proving correctness through automated testing, including in audit or controlled environments.
Hands-on experience running software in production, including monitoring, incident response, and operational support.Strong communication skills to lead a squad and align across geographies.
Fluent English (written and verbal) – required for global collaboration
Preferred:
Experience leading RPA-to-code migrations or platform builds.
Hands-on use of AI coding assistants (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Claude).
Experience leading squads.
Cloud platform experience (Azure or GCP) and enterprise integration patterns.
Exposure to ITGC or other audit and control frameworks
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of software engineering with expert, production-grade Python including object-oriented design
- Proven experience leading technical delivery and solution design in a team setting
- Strong architecture and design judgment for building and migrating automations or applications
- Excellent code review skills and ability to set and uphold quality and testing standards
- Experience proving correctness through automated testing, including in audit or controlled environments
- Hands-on experience running software in production, including monitoring, incident response, and operational support
- Strong communication skills to lead a squad and align across geographies
- Fluent English (written and verbal)
- Experience leading RPA-to-code migrations or platform builds
- Hands-on use of AI coding assistants (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Claude)
- Experience leading squads
- Cloud platform experience (Azure or GCP) and enterprise integration patterns
- Exposure to ITGC or other audit and control frameworks
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
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What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
