Manager Software Engineering

Manager Software Engineering
 

Are you a professional who is passionate about Technology leadership?
 

Do you have experience of Project planning?
 

About the Business
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management.
 

About our Team
As a Software Engineering Manager you will be managing and liaising with dynamic , passionate cross functional teams, where collaboration as a team is key.
 

About the Role
As Engineering Manager, you will provide leadership, management, direction, and vision to engineers, offshore contractors, platform suppliers and other specialists. The position is additionally expected to report progress to senior management. Additional responsibilities may include oversight of the department budget, identifying and supporting talent, and defining resource requirements and allocations
 

Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring a team of software engineers and offshore resources to deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.
• Providing technical guidance and mentorship to team members, promoting a culture of continuous learning, growth, and collaboration.
• Leading the development of technical standards and perform reviews to ensure enterprise and architectural standards and processes are followed
• Collaborating with cross functional stakeholders including product managers, designers and architects to define requirements and design solutions for our product suite
• Driving the agile development process, establish best practices, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Requirements

• Possess current experience in Software Engineering (Java Python) and managing a team of technologists.
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience in project planning and management tools to manage project progress, budget, and scope experience
• Be experienced in building Cloud native solutions and knowledge in Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Experience in code reviews and development approaches. Proven ability to lead test-driven development and maintenance.
• Experience in Software development process expert in applicable methodologies (e.g., Agile (Scrum, Kanban)). Expertise in data modelling, design and manipulation, optimization, best practices, tuning, and leading industry trend knowledge. Java Python development experience needed as well as a desire to use those skills.
• Experience with various resource models such as Managed Services and/or Staff Augmentation

Women in Tech:
LexisNexis Risk is very supportive of women in Technology and has been a founding signature for the Tech Talent Charter. Currently 27% of our Technology workforce are women which is much higher than the UK average of 17%. We have the following initiatives in place to support women in technology:
Mentoring scheme for women in technology
Women’s network forum
Women in Technology Employee Resource Group (ERG)
LexisNexis Risk Solutions proudly support the tech talent charter.